The Kite Runner Chapter 9 Essay

The ending of chapter nine finished off with a powerful quote that hits every aspect of my own life, the society, and other literature written. The quote told by Nick says how, “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past” (Fitzgerald 192). The quote focused on how the protagonist, Nick passed all the rough times in life and how no matter what happened he will never forget the past.
Similarly, I myself can connect to this line. As of right now I am in my final year of high school before starting a whole new chapter in my life. The few years of my life I fought against all the downs in high school and how beat against the current in my boat. Many try to forget their four years of high school but I will embrace the four years of high school and how they changed me. I will always be carried back into my past. I will always remember the teachers who helped me get where I am today and how many of them made me work harder. I will always remember the marks I got in high school whether it’s good or bad. All the bad marks will help me “beat on, boat against current” to work harder to achieve higher marks.

There was a quote in the beginning of The Kite Runner that is very similar to the ending quote of The Great Gatsby. “it’s wrong what they say about the past, I’ve learned, about how you can bury it. Because the past claws its way out” (Hosseini 1). The quote mentions how the past of one never leaves them no matter what happens in life because it will always claw its way out. It talks about how the protagonist, Amir tries to forget his past but it will always remain with him for the rest of their life. Similarly, Nick the protagonist from The Great Gatsby, goes through the similar situation as he tries to forget his past and how the story of Gatsby’s life will never be forgotten as people will be constantly taking about