The characters in The Kite Runner and Lord of the Flies get sent away from their homes for safety, but in The Kite Runner, the character returns home and in Lord of the Flies, the characters try finding a way to return home. ... In The Kite Runner, Hosseini demonstrates determination by having Amir wanting to bring Sohrab home. ... In The Kite Runner, Amir tries to achieve different activities to get his father's acceptance. ... Guilt is a big part of The Kite Runner and Lord of the Flies. ... Some of the characters in Lord of the Flies and The Kite Runner have a strong brotherhood. ...

• Word Count: 1335
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

I have read the book The kite runner written by Kahled Hosseini. ... Hassan was the best kite runner in Kabul, and seemed to know exactly where a kite will land before it came down. ... This time Amir is not the kite flyer but the kite runner. ... It was at this moment I realised that the title does not just refer to Hassan who was Kabul's greatest kite runner but also to Amir that changes his way of acting and becomes a brave kite runner just like Hassan was. ... It was Hassan who developed Amir to become a brave Kite Runner....

• Word Count: 1185
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The Kite Runner explores this theme through its use of imagery, characterization and irony much like Atonement. ... In Wright's Atonement and Hosseini's The Kite Runner, guilt is explored through the use of irony. The Kite Runner and Atonement both use irony to emphasise the theme of guilt through the eyes of their protagonists. The Kite Runner shows Amir seeking the constant attention of his father and through that he attempts to show off some of his skill by presenting the winning kite to his dad. ... In Wright's Atonement and Hosseini's The Kite Runner guilt and its effe...

• Word Count: 1061
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The novel The Kite Runner, which is written by popular Afghan writer Khaled Hosseini, revolves around a center theme of betrayal and redemption. ... "I was going to win, and I was going to run that last kite. ... As he mentions, this guilt happens during the kite tournament, and this is the reason why Amir feels strongly guilty when he takes the kite to home, showing that he finally gets the last kite and being the winner. ... During the kite tournament, Hassan is the kite runner for helping Amir to get the last kite. When he eventually gets the kite, there are three young boys comes and thr...

• Word Count: 831
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

This theme, the "tragic past," presents itself in both The Kite Runner and Pulp Fiction, two noteworthy pieces, albeit in separate media. ... Both The Kite Runner and Pulp Fiction emphasize confronting the demons of one's past to demonstrate that true redemption is a difficult, painful, and chaotic process. ... In The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini develops Amir within a complex tangle of emotional trauma and family issues which are inherently the basis of his downfall. ... Because he has already lived in one state of being, he cannot completely and correctly shift to a new one, ...

• Word Count: 1170
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the book The Kite Runner, there are three main allusions show Hassan's unfair life in this family and aggressiveness from Amir. ... Related to Amir and Hassan, Amir chose to please Baba instead of treating Hassan as his friend, so that he selected to get the blue kite to tell Baba that he was the winner of kite tournament, but not to save Hassan from Assef's abusing. ... Then he left and brought his trophy, a blue kite, which can prove that he was a hero of Kite Competition. ... Related to the The Kite Runner, Hassan was in Soharb's position and Baba was in Sohrab. ...

• Word Count: 943
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

In the novel, "The Kite Runner," author Khaled Hosseini reveals the depths of love, faith, and betrayal between two people. ... Right after Amir has won the tournament of the kite runners, he went looking for Hassan. ... Hassan was given two options: either give up the kite, or expect something bad happening to him. Hassan has refused to give up the kite, and has been raped. ... In the story "The Kite Runner," Khaled Hosseini shows us that a kid becomes a man by being willing to affront his enemies even if he loses. ...

• Word Count: 1003
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

"The Kite Runner" is about a boy named Amir. ... The Kite Runner reflects the history and culture of Afghanistan through its portrayal of poverty, social class differences, crime, and the Taliban's control. The Kite Runner is set in Afghanistan, a community in Kabul split up by different social class ethnicity groups. ...

• Word Count: 870
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The struggle of being a successful father is constantly exhibited in Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner. ... In The Kite Runner, Afghanistan is portrayed as a poor country in the middle of a power struggle, after a Soviet invasion. ... It is evident in The Kite Runner that a successful father is one that can show children compassion even in the darkest of times and risk everything for the principles they believe in....

• Word Count: 745
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini, a powerful and devastating novel about love, friendship, and betrayal, the author illustrates a heartbreaking story that not only portrays the struggles of complex characters, but also develop intricate themes. ... For example, when Sohrab holds the kite spool, Amir sees Sohrab as "the chipped-nailed, calloused hands of a harelipped boy". ... In the novel, the kite acts as a symbol of reconciliation between Amir and Sohrab, providing Amir with hope for redemption. The image of the kite "tilting side to side like a pendulum, making that ol...

• Word Count: 855
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"The Kite Runner," by Khaled Hosseini, is a novel centered around the complex webs of love, guilt, and resentment among two brothers and their fathers. ... Amir buys Sohrab a beautiful kite, and they win a battle against another kite using what had been one of Hassan's favorite tricks. The main theme of "The Kite Runner" is redemption. ... Evaluation As I read The Kite Runner, I actually found myself crying a few times, and not necessarily just at tragic or horrific parts. ... I would recommend "The Kite Runner" to anyone who enjoys a moderately paced, intense...

• Word Count: 1836
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Just like in the book Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. ... For example Hassan promised Amir that he would return the blue kite that he won at the tournament back but Assef wanted it but Hassan wouldn't give it to him and he says "Amir agha won the tournament and I ran this kite for him. ... This is his kite" ( Hosseini 77). ... Assef was going to let go of him if he handed him the blue kite that was for Amir but he refused to give it to him. ... He just hands him the kite and never talk about what happened. ...

• Word Count: 790
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In the novel, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, the author creates characters with many external and internal scars or deformities. ... Hassan is also a talented kite runner because he is very fast and his navigation skills are superior to all others. ... The figurative and literal deformities of the characters and Afghanistan as a whole are an important theme of the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. ...

• Word Count: 1188
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

This father, Baba, and son, Amir, are followed in Khaled Hosseini's novel The Kite Runner. ... The Kite Runner details a similar story of Amir and Baba's hardships. ... The Kite Runner retells Amir and Baba's struggles as an example of the immigrant experience. ...

• Word Count: 1319
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In the novels, "The Kite Runner," by Khaled Hosseini, and, "Fahrenheit 451," by Ray Bradbury, both the protagonists face the struggles of living in a life of discrimination and are influenced in different ways. ... Discrimination is present in both novels, "Fahrenheit 451," and, "The Kite Runner." ... In, "The Kite Runner," there is the issue of ethnic discrimination. ... In The Kite Runner, The protagonist Amir is taught a different way of looking at Hazaras in school and in the outside world, than he is taught at home. ... In the novel, "The Kite Runner," Amir is jealous of Hassan who is a H...

• Word Count: 1766
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

The Kite Runner written by Khaled Hosseini, clearly shows how redemption must be achieved in order to go on after times of loss, desperation and agony. ... Conclusively, Hosseini's novel, The Kite Runner demonstrates how redemption is essential in order to regain normality. ...

• Word Count: 761
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The sharp glass ­coated string of the kite wound Amir's hands, but a traumatic event wounds his life. ... In Khaled Hosseini's T​he Kite Runner,​the protagonist Amir commits an unforgettable act of betrayal on his loyal friend Hassan which causes Amir to undergo a severe case of post traumatic stress disorder, which occurs following the experience of a traumatic event and can be treated through psychological means, including Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis. ... The protagonist Amir, in Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner commits a haunting act of betrayal on his faithful...

• Word Count: 1128
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the novel, "The Kite Runner," the theme of bravery and courage is evident. ... Hassan shows courage and bravery when he is confronted by Hassan and forced to give Amir's kite away but refuses and results in him getting raped, he takes the blame when Amir hides his belongings under his mattress, and when he goes to save Baba's house after Baba and Amir left. ... Another way that Hassan shows courage and bravery is when Assef confronts and forces him to give Amir's kite but Hassan shows courage by not giving it. Hassan knows that Amir's kite is important to him so he does ...

• Word Count: 1060
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The "Kite Runner," by Khaled Hosseini narrates the story of a unique friendship between two young boys named Amir and Hassan. ... Their relationship breaks apart during a kite-flying contest when Amir betrays Hassan and does nothing to help him from getting raped. ... Amir shows anxiety towards the kite-fighting contest; feeling that this is a chance to prove Baba that he can accomplish something greatly on his own since "Hazaras" are unable to enter the kite competition. ... The contest is finalized and Hassan runs to catch the blue kite, leaving Amir with the words "...

• Word Count: 1200
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In the novel, The Kite Runner,  Khaled Hosseini explores the master-slave relationships between Baba and Ali and their sons, Amir and Hassan.  ... In a final attempt to win the love of his father, Amir sets to win the kite flying contest and run the kite at the end. Hassan assists Amir in both of these task, finally capturing the fallen kite and retreating it for Amir. The kite begins to symbolize the "key to Baba's heart" (71). However instead of helping Hassan while in grave danger, Amir remains concerned with only one thing: the kite. ...

• Word Count: 1170
• Approx Pages: 5

In his novel "The Kite Runner," Khaled Hosseini uses literary devices such as diction, imagery, and tone to reveal Amir's past and show how it characterizes his future. Throughout the story Amir is affected greatly by his past and as he matures he is exposed to dramatic news that gives new meaning t...

• Word Count: 600
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

In Khaled Hosseini's novel, "The Kite Runner," the father/son relationship between Baba and Amir is not always positive. ... Upon winning the kite fighting tournament, Baba gives Amir more respect and Amir enjoys this because he wants to be loved by his father. ...

• Word Count: 844
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

This idea is especially prevalent for Baba and Rahim Khan throughout Khaled Hosseini's novel, "The Kite Runner," where they demonstrate their vastly different approaches to raising Amir. ... The novel The Kite Runner, shows the importance of an empathetic father figure to a young, impressionable boy. ...

• Word Count: 1789
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

In the two novels, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and The Crucible by Arthur Miller, betrayal can be seen as the base of the stories as characters like Abigail Williams, John Proctor, Baba and Amir destroy the trust they have with their family and friends. ... During the kite running competition, Hassan agrees to getting the last kite and giving it to Amir. ...

• Word Count: 1454
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Khaled Hosseini portrays and contrasts the many different forms of parent child relationships in the novel The Kite Runner. ... The Kite Runner focuses on the emotional bond between father and son to illustrate the importance and impact an empathetic fatherly figure can have on a child's life. ... After winning the Kite Tournament, Amir forms a small bond with his father. ... Near the end, Amir takes Sohrab to a park in Fremont, California to go kite running and when they are confronted by a kite battle, Amir helps Sohrab win the battle and he forms this new bond with Sohrab, "A s...

• Word Count: 1157
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School