The Kite Runner Reflection
The Kite Runner Reflection
“It may be unfair, but what happens in a single day can change the course of a lifetime” (Hosseini 150) The book The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini provides ironic examples for the lessons Baba tries to teach Amir. Baba tells Amir “It may be unfair, but what happens in a single day can change the course of a lifetime” (Hosseini 150), he does not realize how true his words rang for Amir. It is ironic that Baba is telling Amir this because after the one winter day in 1975 Amir’s life had been changed. It was the same day Baba was finally proud of what Amir had accomplished. Amir witnessed Assef abusing Hassan in the alley, and Amir did nothing to help, which led him to feel guilt and regret for the rest of his life. Baba shows irony as well, he is telling Amir this but he as well has a past of his own. When Baba had an affair with Ali’s wife, and gave birth to Hassan, Baba’s life was never going to be the same. He had to deal with keeping a secret from Amir, raising a child and having to pretend it is not his and living with the feeling of disrespect and guilt. Another example of irony is when Amir is grown up and gets mad at his wife Soraya for her bad past, it is ironic because Soraya confesses to her past yet Amir is still silent about his. The novel shows many examples of irony, and how one thing can change your life for good. My life is determined by the actions and decisions I make every day. The actions now determine my outcomes tomorrow. As I get older I am realizing that options become limited based on the choices I did or did not make when I was younger. One of my close friends made a decision that has seriously damaged her life in many ways. My friend is now a junior in high school and has a baby. She made the decision to be sexually active without any protection, and not tell her parents, her life is now shifted and lives a totally different life style. Her future will now be more limited now than it was before, she has
“It may be unfair, but what happens in a single day can change the course of a lifetime” (Hosseini 150) The book The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini provides ironic examples for the lessons Baba tries to teach Amir. Baba tells Amir “It may be unfair, but what happens in a single day can change the course of a lifetime” (Hosseini 150), he does not realize how true his words rang for Amir. It is ironic that Baba is telling Amir this because after the one winter day in 1975 Amir’s life had been changed. It was the same day Baba was finally proud of what Amir had accomplished. Amir witnessed Assef abusing Hassan in the alley, and Amir did nothing to help, which led him to feel guilt and regret for the rest of his life. Baba shows irony as well, he is telling Amir this but he as well has a past of his own. When Baba had an affair with Ali’s wife, and gave birth to Hassan, Baba’s life was never going to be the same. He had to deal with keeping a secret from Amir, raising a child and having to pretend it is not his and living with the feeling of disrespect and guilt. Another example of irony is when Amir is grown up and gets mad at his wife Soraya for her bad past, it is ironic because Soraya confesses to her past yet Amir is still silent about his. The novel shows many examples of irony, and how one thing can change your life for good. My life is determined by the actions and decisions I make every day. The actions now determine my outcomes tomorrow. As I get older I am realizing that options become limited based on the choices I did or did not make when I was younger. One of my close friends made a decision that has seriously damaged her life in many ways. My friend is now a junior in high school and has a baby. She made the decision to be sexually active without any protection, and not tell her parents, her life is now shifted and lives a totally different life style. Her future will now be more limited now than it was before, she has