The Kite Runner Literary Analysis

the Kite Runner is a phenomenal work of literary genius authored by Khaled Hosseini. The award-winning novel depicts the life of Amir, an Afghani man living in America. The novel reflects on the trauma Amir’s witnessed throughout his childhood in Afghanistan. Amir, is a Sunni Muslim who lived in Kabul throughout his childhood growing up with his single father known to the reader as Baba. Amir, grew up with Hassan his childhood companion and servant. Hassan and his father, Ali, are considered to be of a lower rank in society because, they are a part of an ethnic and religious minority. Amir struggle throughout his childhood with his conflicting feelings towards Hassan due their friendship, differing social classes, and relationship to Baba.

These choices made in adolescence lead Amir down a long path of regret and mistakes. Due to the political turmoil of living in Afghanistan in the 1970’s Baba and Amir were forced to flee The United States of America, where they sought refuge in California. Amir sees this move to the United States a chance for a new start and a way for him to escape his past mistakes. However, Amir’s mistakes and guilt continue to follow him. Later in the novel the reader meets Amir as an adult where he continues to feel guilt over his past mistakes. Yet, Amir is given one last opportunity to seek redemption for his past mistakes. The reader then follows Amir on his journey back home to Afghanistan where he seeks to find redemption for the decisions and sins he had made over twenty years prior. The Kite Runner keeps reader hanging on to every words as it expands on the themes of family, remorse, the Taliban, and the search for