Kite Runner Compare And Contrast Essay

According to Mahatma Gandhi “Adaptability is not imitation.” In The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, the Soviet Union and the Taliban invade Afghanistan which results in Amir and Baba’s migration to America. Amir graduates high school and becomes a writer. Baba works in a gas station. The migration was beneficial especially for Amir because he meets Soraya who becomes his wife. He overcomes baba’s expectation about him and becomes a writer. He redeems himself when he saves Hassan’s son, Sohrab. The following analysis of The kite runner attempts to examine how the Soviet Union and the Taliban invasion helps Amir and Baba have a better future through an evaluation of the following: Career, Family, and Redemption. Firstly, the

After dinner at the Afghan Kabob place, Baba and Amir goes to the bar across the street. They have a few drinks and after Baba surprises Amir with a car. The literary device in this quote is symbol.” We got out and sat inside the ford. It was a Grand Torino. Navy blue, Baba said.” (133). Amir makes Baba proud when he wins the kite running contest. Baba becomes proud that Amir finally proves himself as his son. He organizes a feast in Jalalabad to celebrate Amir’s victory. Since that day, Amir has not been able to make Baba proud again, until the day he graduates. It is evident that Baba’s gift to Amir, The Grand Torino is a symbol that represents Baba’s change in relationship with Amir. Over the years Baba experiences, a lot of disappointment from Amir, but this present shows reconciliation towards Amir. This quote is a conversation between Amir and Soraya. Soraya is General Taheri’s daughter. A girl whom Amir finds attractive but can not talk to her because the General is scary. So, he talks to her whenever her father is not at the flea market. The literary device in this quote is Hyperbole,” My ears were burning”, is an exaggeration of words. “Is General Sahib here today?” I said. My ears were burning. I couldn’t bring myself to look her in the eye.” (145). Amir later asks for Soraya hand in marriage. It is evident that the invasion of the Soviet and Taliban helps Amir have a better future in family unlike his father. In Afghanistan, most of the marriages are arranged marriage. You do not have a say in who you want to marry, they pick for you and you have to live with that decision for the rest of your life. Thanks to migration, Amir gets a chance to pick out the person who he wants to be with him for the rest of his life. Even though for him and Soraya to be together he must follow some Afghan traditions but it is not as strict as a forceful marriage. Briefly,