The Theme Of Guilt In The Kite Runner

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Redemption keeps us flowing. It motivates us to be better and makes us take steps to fulfill our guilt which keeps drowning us down. Anything could impact a child in their early memories, many of us would try to forget that incident, or at least leaving it behind, but Amir the main character of the Kite Runner still feels guilt. This guilt genuinely impacts the narrative that we discern the story from. The style of the writing, as well as the structure change, after the story reaches its climax, therefore we can observe that Amir is not a “reliable” narrator in this story since the time progresses and the pressure of guilt increases. This causes the character to jump back and forth due to his conscience of the guiltiness.

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The narrative begins with Hassan telling Amir about his dream in order to soothe the main character before the competition. It all starts with the sky being “blameless blue (p.60)” which might relate to sense of childhood and innocence still present in both of the characters. They both win the competition, but neither of them knows what would happen next. When Amir finally finds Hassan and Assef in the alley, his mind shuts down. Hassan’s dream in some way mirrors the state Amir is in the valley. The memories which come up, serve as an emotional protection from the trauma, emotional trauma. The juxtaposition of a “beautiful day (p.61)” with “fresh snow (p.60)” and “blameless blue sky (p.60)” with an unappealing incident could be another example of one of the motifs present in the story, the appearance vs. …show more content…

Is there a way to return time and help you? Amir has often felt the pressure. The pressure from his Baba — who wanted Amir to be a man and stand up for himself; Hassan — who thought of Amir as a role model, a living hero and from himself for trying to be someone who his father and Hassan see, but not him. Through chapter 1 till chapter 7, we get to know more about the sources of this “pressure” and how they impact Amir. Furthermore, we notice that all the events are told in a straightforward manner, starting from how he woke up and what did he have for breakfast and ending with the reading near the pomegranate tree and the emotions he experienced during the day. However, during the attack the narrative structure changes and it never comes back to the way the story started, it doesn’t come back, as Amir’s willingness to go back to the moment in the

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