Friendship In The Kite Runner
Paolo Barrenechea
11/17/11
Per 3
Mrs. Filice
Friendship is Important
In the Kite Runner, Khaled Hassein’s use of time through Amir’s birthday watch and the use of mental flash-backs show that the time spent with someone should be cherished, for at any moment, they could be gone. As time goes on, people regret the past due to their actions and how they effect others and themselves. Hassein shows sorrow through Amir and how he regrets the way he treated Hassan. Amir remembers the past differently at the beginning of the novel than at the end of the novel. At the beginning of the novel, he saw Hassan differently, as a lower-class citizen and a servant. At the end of the novel, Amir looks at Hassan differently and how Baba always
11/17/11
Per 3
Mrs. Filice
Friendship is Important
In the Kite Runner, Khaled Hassein’s use of time through Amir’s birthday watch and the use of mental flash-backs show that the time spent with someone should be cherished, for at any moment, they could be gone. As time goes on, people regret the past due to their actions and how they effect others and themselves. Hassein shows sorrow through Amir and how he regrets the way he treated Hassan. Amir remembers the past differently at the beginning of the novel than at the end of the novel. At the beginning of the novel, he saw Hassan differently, as a lower-class citizen and a servant. At the end of the novel, Amir looks at Hassan differently and how Baba always