The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner is one of the best novels which have the story of friendship between two boys, Amir and Hassan. In this novel we, as a reader will be able to see the love and loyalty that Hassan shows toward Amir, but their friendship and trust broken because of Amir’s betrayal.
The major character in the novel The Kite Runner is Amir Agha. He is the main character and also the narrator in the story. He was born in Kabul, in 1963 and he only lives with his father who he called Baba because his mother died giving birth to him. Since he was baby he already bonded with Hassan, the son of a servant in his house. The novel mentions that Amir’s first word is Baba, while Hassan’s first word is Amir. It shows that the bond between the two is very strong. Amir and Hassan always doing everything together, but Amir never wants to be Hassan true friend because he knew that they come from different social status. In this story Amir is describes as a coward boy, he never fight back when the other kids bully him and Hassan was always the one who defend him. Even though Amir constantly tests Hassan’s loyalty, Hassan still shows his loyalty toward Amir. Until one day, when he defends Amir’s kite from the big boys he was raped by them and when this terrible scene happen, Amir who saw it but he chooses to run away and betray Hassan who always stood up for him. At that time, their friendship no longer like what it used to be.
One of the memorable times that Amir and Hassan share together was when they spent their time together underneath the pomegranate tree. In that tree Amir read many stories for Hassan who was unable to read because he was uneducated. That pomegranate tree is one of the memories that Amir found back when he came back to Afghanistan. Amir carves Hassan and his names in the tree. The metaphorical significance of the pomegranate tree is that their names that carve together in that tree will always be together forever in the future and their
The Kite Runner is one of the best novels which have the story of friendship between two boys, Amir and Hassan. In this novel we, as a reader will be able to see the love and loyalty that Hassan shows toward Amir, but their friendship and trust broken because of Amir’s betrayal.
The major character in the novel The Kite Runner is Amir Agha. He is the main character and also the narrator in the story. He was born in Kabul, in 1963 and he only lives with his father who he called Baba because his mother died giving birth to him. Since he was baby he already bonded with Hassan, the son of a servant in his house. The novel mentions that Amir’s first word is Baba, while Hassan’s first word is Amir. It shows that the bond between the two is very strong. Amir and Hassan always doing everything together, but Amir never wants to be Hassan true friend because he knew that they come from different social status. In this story Amir is describes as a coward boy, he never fight back when the other kids bully him and Hassan was always the one who defend him. Even though Amir constantly tests Hassan’s loyalty, Hassan still shows his loyalty toward Amir. Until one day, when he defends Amir’s kite from the big boys he was raped by them and when this terrible scene happen, Amir who saw it but he chooses to run away and betray Hassan who always stood up for him. At that time, their friendship no longer like what it used to be.
One of the memorable times that Amir and Hassan share together was when they spent their time together underneath the pomegranate tree. In that tree Amir read many stories for Hassan who was unable to read because he was uneducated. That pomegranate tree is one of the memories that Amir found back when he came back to Afghanistan. Amir carves Hassan and his names in the tree. The metaphorical significance of the pomegranate tree is that their names that carve together in that tree will always be together forever in the future and their