The Kite Runner

“As the trees froze and ice sheathed the roads, the chill between Baba and me thawed a little. And the reason for that was the kites. Baba and I lived in the same house, but in different spheres of existence. Kites were the one paper-thin slice of intersection between those spheres.”(Hosseini,2003).Therefore, the kite is the only way to change the situation. In a conservation, Amir learnt that Baba attached great importance to the kite competition. He realized that the kite race was a straw to win Baba's love. Just as the author writes, “The resolution to win father’s love is that I would win that winter's tournament. I was going to win. There was no other viable option. I was going to win, and I was going to run that last kite. Then I'd bring
Maybe he'd call me Amir jan like Rahim Khan did. And maybe, just maybe, I would finally be pardoned for killing my mother.”(Hosseini,2003). The kite tournament is undoubtedly a good opportunity for Amir to reshape his image and his final victory surely let his father see his bravery. Thus under the encouragement of Hassan, Amir decided to take part in the kite race and was determined to be the winner. Amir was a master of kite fighting, and at the end of the game he cut off all the other kites. At that moment, Baba on the roof cheered for and proud of him, “and that right there was the single greatest moment of my twelve years of life”. (Hosseini,2003). Hassan chased the kite for Amir, but stopped by Assef. In order to protect the blue kite, Hassan was insulted by Assef silently. Amir could have come forward to stop, but in order to protect himself from harm, and not to lose the blue kite which was the key to could open Baba’s heart, he ran away. Because the kite was the only way to get his father's love, which he must get even though to pay a miserable price. When he brought the kite to his father, Baba hugged him with a smile and held him close, rocking his back and forth, which made Amir feel