The Kite Runner Chapter 1 Analysis
Hosseini makes his opening to The Kite Runner interesting by using a range of techniques.
In the opening to this story: The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini writes it in the first person; making up a character called Amir. By writing this chapter in the first person, it intrigues the reader to carry on reading and makes you think of some many questions throughout this. For example why did Hassan ring him up? What happened in winter 1975? Why has he been peeking into that deserted alley for the last twenty-six years? This makes it exciting, and makes the reader want to read the rest of the of the book.
At the start of chapter one the author says: ‘on a frigid overcast day in the winter of 1975’ and at the end of the chapter he writes ‘…I had
lived until the winter of1975 came along and changed everything’ by saying “the winter of 1975” makes us wonder as readers, what happened in that year that’s so significant that Hosseini needs to mention it twice, in a short space of writing.
One of these techniques that Hosseini uses is pathetic fallacy. The use of this immediately makes the first chapter more interesting. Hosseini writes; ‘on a frigid overcast day in the winter of 19751’ the word frigid and over cast could symbolise what Amir was going through, during his childhood.
Another way that Hosseini makes his opening exciting is by using vivid imagery. Hosseini describes the alley way in much detail. He writes; “crouching behind a crumbling mud wall” the word crumbling could mean many things. In my opinion I think that it could show a negative perspective, and it could reflect what he was going through at the time. By using vivid imagery it makes the piece seem more interesting and exciting, as it makes you wonder what his childhood like was, and also wants to make you read on.
Overall by using all of these techniques and more Hosseini makes the first chapter really interesting, and exciting. Moreover in my opinion it makes me want to read on.
In the opening to this story: The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini writes it in the first person; making up a character called Amir. By writing this chapter in the first person, it intrigues the reader to carry on reading and makes you think of some many questions throughout this. For example why did Hassan ring him up? What happened in winter 1975? Why has he been peeking into that deserted alley for the last twenty-six years? This makes it exciting, and makes the reader want to read the rest of the of the book.
At the start of chapter one the author says: ‘on a frigid overcast day in the winter of 1975’ and at the end of the chapter he writes ‘…I had
lived until the winter of1975 came along and changed everything’ by saying “the winter of 1975” makes us wonder as readers, what happened in that year that’s so significant that Hosseini needs to mention it twice, in a short space of writing.
One of these techniques that Hosseini uses is pathetic fallacy. The use of this immediately makes the first chapter more interesting. Hosseini writes; ‘on a frigid overcast day in the winter of 19751’ the word frigid and over cast could symbolise what Amir was going through, during his childhood.
Another way that Hosseini makes his opening exciting is by using vivid imagery. Hosseini describes the alley way in much detail. He writes; “crouching behind a crumbling mud wall” the word crumbling could mean many things. In my opinion I think that it could show a negative perspective, and it could reflect what he was going through at the time. By using vivid imagery it makes the piece seem more interesting and exciting, as it makes you wonder what his childhood like was, and also wants to make you read on.
Overall by using all of these techniques and more Hosseini makes the first chapter really interesting, and exciting. Moreover in my opinion it makes me want to read on.