Kite Runner Tree Symbolism

For our visual representation of The Kite Runner we chose to focus on Amir’s redemption. Amir’s face is depicted as the branches of their childhood pomegranate tree. The tree represents Amir and Hassan’s friendship; though not dead it is fruitless. The branches are fruitless to show that Amir does not get any joy out of their friendship anymore, as the thought of Hassan brings him shame and guilt. He weighs down their friendship as the top of the tree is a weight to the rest of the tree. Hassan is represented in the roots because he sustains the friendship even through all those years. He is also depicted as the roots because of the symbolism that they are buried and that can symbolically mean dead. The blue kite is stuck in Amir’s branches