Key Themes In The Kite Runner
Key Themes Portrayed in The Kite Runner
Novels have to be catching to eye; a good book has to possess certain characteristics to allow the reader to be engaged in the novel and to be able to make personal connections or references to their everyday lives. Having a theme gives the novel an edge and creates a better story to read. Three key themes that are portrayed in the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini are betrayal, forgiveness and atonement. In the novel The Kite Runner, betrayal is one of the key themes. Many characters in the novel portray betrayal but one that is most lucid to the reader is Amir. Amir portrays betrayal when he allows his loyal friend Hassan to get raped by Assef, the hometown bully. After …show more content…
The most forgiving character in the novel is Hassan. Hassan is the type of person who is openhearted and is able to let go of the worst of situations. Many faulty events have happened during Hassan’s childhood but in the end of it all, he still found the strength to forgive. Two examples of his forgiveness are first seen with Amir, after the rape and frame incident, Hassan tries to reach out to Amir by sending him the letter. After writing “I am hopeful that one day I will hold one of your letters in my hands and read of your life in America” (229), Hassan demonstrates that he is willing to put the past in the past and try to re-kindle their friendship that had been broken for many years. Another example of Hassan’s forgiveness is with his mother Sanubar. After abandoning her only son, she takes the initiative to come back into Hassan’s life after all those years. Even though Hassan never really knew his mother and was so angry at her for leaving him motherless, he still lets her back into his life. Hassan forgives his mother Sanubar for not being there and not getting the chance to experience motherly love that should he should have gotten. Hassan’s good mentality and compassion about negativity allows the theme of forgiveness to play a major role in the
Novels have to be catching to eye; a good book has to possess certain characteristics to allow the reader to be engaged in the novel and to be able to make personal connections or references to their everyday lives. Having a theme gives the novel an edge and creates a better story to read. Three key themes that are portrayed in the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini are betrayal, forgiveness and atonement. In the novel The Kite Runner, betrayal is one of the key themes. Many characters in the novel portray betrayal but one that is most lucid to the reader is Amir. Amir portrays betrayal when he allows his loyal friend Hassan to get raped by Assef, the hometown bully. After …show more content…
The most forgiving character in the novel is Hassan. Hassan is the type of person who is openhearted and is able to let go of the worst of situations. Many faulty events have happened during Hassan’s childhood but in the end of it all, he still found the strength to forgive. Two examples of his forgiveness are first seen with Amir, after the rape and frame incident, Hassan tries to reach out to Amir by sending him the letter. After writing “I am hopeful that one day I will hold one of your letters in my hands and read of your life in America” (229), Hassan demonstrates that he is willing to put the past in the past and try to re-kindle their friendship that had been broken for many years. Another example of Hassan’s forgiveness is with his mother Sanubar. After abandoning her only son, she takes the initiative to come back into Hassan’s life after all those years. Even though Hassan never really knew his mother and was so angry at her for leaving him motherless, he still lets her back into his life. Hassan forgives his mother Sanubar for not being there and not getting the chance to experience motherly love that should he should have gotten. Hassan’s good mentality and compassion about negativity allows the theme of forgiveness to play a major role in the