1. Role of books, literacy
2. Friendship, guilt & redemption
3. Relationship between Fathers & Sons
4. Coming of Age (becoming an adult/"man")
5. Resilience of the human spirit
6. Man's inhumanity to man
7. Discrimination, prejudice, bigotry, class structure
I think the biggest theme that has been portrayed throughout the book so far is Friendship, Guilt, & Redemption. The book BEGINS with the story of Amir and Hassan's friendship. With the tragedy that happened in chapter 7, it wouldn't be nearly as important if the two of them weren't friends. After chapter 7, all Amir thinks or feels is guilt. When Hassan never fights back at him for what he did, he feels guilt. When he gets Hassan and his father Ali to leave, he feels guilt. When he arrives in America, grows up, and achieves things; the thought of Hassan and the guilt that comes with his memory flood back no matter how hard he tries to suppress them. When Baba openly admits he misses Hassan, he feels guilt. When Rahim Kahn calls him from Pakistan telling Amir he needs to come back, all Amir can think about is the guilt of all his sins clawing to the surface. Finally, Amir experiences the ultimate guilt when he is in Pakistan with Rahim Kahn, and Rahim tells him the story of Hassan's life after he left. In chapter 17, when Amir reads the letter Hassan wrote him, he finally sees what he needs to do. He needs, craves his redemption. But he finds out it's far too late when Rahim tells him Hassan was shot and killed by a Taliban officer in chapter 18. Rahim tells Amir that he must save Sohrab from Kabul and bring him to safety. This would be the redemption that Amir could finally achieve, because he can no longer make things right with Hassan himself. Rahim also lets go of a family secret, that Hassan was actually Amir's half brother. Baba slept with Sanaubar and she gave birth to Hassan, making them brothers. The reason Rahim tells Amir this is so he realizes why he must save Sohrab, that's his nephew out there. This, to me, is the redemption Amir needs to get rid of all his guilt.
ReplyDeleteI definitely think that the theme Friendship, Guilt, & Redemption has been portrayed and explored the most throughout the book so far. Amir and Hassan were friends in the beginning of the story, Amir betrays Hassan almost all the time out of jealousy and fits of rage towards him. The guilt aspect comes in when Amir decides to be passive about Hassan's raping and that guilt has continued throughout the book. It's what the book is ABOUT, friendship, guilt, and redemption. Redemption is just starting now as Amir finds he MUST take in Sohrab to start making up for his past mistakes in chapter 18.
ReplyDeleteI think the main theme of the book is no.2, "Friendship, guilt & redemption. A huge part in the beginning of the book centers about the friendship between the young Pashtun boy, Amir and his friend/servant/almost slave Hassan. That portion of the book is all about how they grew up together and how a happy childhood turned sour for both of them when Amir saw Hassan getting raped by Assef in that alley. From that point the main theme of friendship transitions to guilt. After the horrible rape Amir is eaten up by guilt for not having done anything or told anyone. He starts to resent Hassan as if it was his fault, even though it obviously wasn't, and Amir knows that. The guilt only gets worse when he frames Hassan for stealing his watch and money but that only leads to Ali and Hassan leaving, and even more guilt. His past follows him to America but gets drowned out by the constantly flowing river the country is as the author states it. Amir never forgets what happened but he doesn't think about it as much anymore.
ReplyDeleteThe part of redemption is when Rahim Kahn tells him that he can make up for the horrible thing he did so many years ago by saving Hassan's son from Kabul. Hassan himself and his wife was killed by a Taliban officer several months earlier. At first Amir refuses, but gives in after Rahim tells him that Hassan actually was Amir's half-brother. To finally get the redeption he has been seeking for, he will have to journey into the war-ravaged Afghanistan to find his nephew.
I really think that the theme of this book is Friendship, guilt and redemption. The friendship part would be Amir and his servant Hassan who at the beginning Amir treats as a friend more than a servant. That friendship part changes in chapter 7 when Amir lets Hassan get raped, and then that is where the guilt sets in for Amir. The main reason he feels so guilty is because Hassan never does anything to get back at Amir for what he did, he just lets it be and that is why Amir feels so guilty about it. Even with all the distractions in American and Amir growing up and moving on, the guilt always comes back and then when Baba says he misses Hassan, all the guilt comes flooding back in. Amir feels the ultimate guilt when Rahim Kahn calls him to come see him and he tells Amir what has happened to Hassan and his wife. Rahim tells Amir that he must save Sohrab from Kabul and bring him to safety. This would be the redemption that Amir could finally get. He cant help or make things right with Hassan himself anymore so he could help him by saving his kid from Kabul. Amir finds out that Baba is Hassans father as well, and that now means Sohrab would be his nephew, and this would be perfect redemption to save Sohrab.
ReplyDeleteI think the main theme is friendship, guilt, and redemption. I think that this is the main theme because the book talks a lot about how Amir is feeling guilty about how he didn't say or do anything when his good friend Hussan was being attacked by Assef. Another example would be because baba was a person who was all about friendship and trying to be a good person and that's pretty much the same with the whole Afghani people. Baba also mite of been felling guilty because he didn't say anything to anybody about how Hassan is actually his son so he is actually Amir's half brother. An example for redemption would be how Amir goes back and to Afghanistan and at first doesn't want to make things better but eventually he comes around and wants to do the right thing for his father and half brothers sake. he feels that he needs to do something right and go find his nephew.
ReplyDeleteI think the biggest theme is Friendship, Guilt, & Redemption. The book starts with the story of Amir and Hassan's friendship. The tragedy in chapter 7 wouldn't be nearly as important if the two of them weren't friends. After chapter 7, all Amir thinks or feels guilty. When Hassan never fights back at him for what he did, he feels even more guilty. When he gets Hassan and his father Ali to leave, he feels guilty. When he arrives in America, grows up, and achieves things; the thought of Hassan and the guilt that comes with his memory flood back no matter how hard he tries to suppress them. When Baba openly admits he misses Hassan, he feels guilty for being the cause of Hassan and Ali leaving. When Rahim Kahn calls him from Pakistan telling Amir he needs to come back, all Amir can think about is the guilt of all his sins coming to the surface. Finally, Amir experiences the ultimate guilt when he is in Pakistan with Rahim Kahn, and Rahim tells him the story of Hassan's life after he left. In chapter 17, when Amir reads the letter Hassan wrote him, he finally sees what he needs to do. He needs, craves his redemption. But he finds out it's far too late when Rahim tells him Hassan was shot and killed by a Taliban officer in chapter 18. Rahim tells Amir that he must save Sohrab from Kabul and bring him to safety. This would be the redemption that Amir could finally achieve, because he can no longer make things right with Hassan himself. Rahim also lets go of a family secret, that Hassan was actually Amir's half brother. Baba slept with Sanaubar and she gave birth to Hassan, making them brothers. The reason Rahim tells Amir this is so he realizes why he must save Sohrab, that's his nephew out there. This is the redemption Amir craves to get rid of all his guilt.
ReplyDeleteI think that the main theme of the novel is friendship, guilt and redemption. Throughout the book, Amir keeps thinking about Hassan; how he left him and why he left him. When he moves to California, Amir says this quote, "America was. different. American was a river roaring along, unmindful of the past. I could wade into this river, let my sins sink to the bottom, let the waters carry me someplace far." Amir believes that the river would wash away his past and sins about Hassan and Afghanistan, but the river keeps growing and growing until it becomes an ocean. When he goes back to Pakistan, Rahim Khan explains that Hassan his blood-related brother and his wife had been murdered. He then asks Amir to find his son, Sohrab. Amir breaks down, says he won't find him and storms out of the apartment. He then comes back and tells Rahim Khan that he'll find him. This portrays friendship, guilt and definitely redemption.
ReplyDeleteThe main them in the Kite Runner would have to be friendship, guilt, and redemption in my opinion. The book starts out with Hassan and Amir being best friends and do everything together sense birth. Then Amir experiences guilt when he picks on Hassan for not being as intelligent. This guilt is heightened when Amir watches Hassan get raped in an alley and does nothing to stop it because he was a coward and that Hassan would do anything for him. Now he is getting towards the redemption part by going back to get Hassan's son. I do not think he had redeemed himself yet but is definitely on the right track. I hope Amir does redeem himself so I can have respect for Amir again.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the main theme in the book would have to be Friendship, Guilt and Redemption. Amir feels guilty for not being there for Hassan after he was attacked by Assef. The friendship that Hassan had with Amir was discussed throughout the book. Amir feels guilty for not sticking up for Hassan and treating him the way he did. The guilt is always comes back. I think that the guilt came back the most when Amir went back to meet up with Rahim Kahn. The reason why he feels guilty because he finds out what has happened to Hassan and his wife. Along with finding out that Hassan was not just a servant to him. He was his brother this then makes Amir want to find his nephew because he left Hassan there and he does not want to keep having the guilt of betraying a friend. Finding his nephew is like saying sorry for what he has done to Hassan in the past and will give him a type of closure with his guilt.
ReplyDeleteI think the main theme so far is friendship, guilt and redemption. To me this is the main theme because in the beginning in the book Amir and Hassan, his serpent, are the best of friends, but things change when Amir lets Hassan get raped by Assef, and does nothing to stop it. This is where the guilt sets in for Amir. The Redemption would be when Rahim Khan and Amir are talking in Pakistan. Amir finds out that Hassan is his half brother. Hassan and his wife were killed by the Taliban, and there son, Sohrab, is a orphan in Kabul. Amir does not want to go back but he does to make it up to his half brother and his father. Amir feels that he needs to do something good and go adopt his nephew.
ReplyDeleteI think Friendship guilt and redemption is the biggest theme of this novel because Amir was always friends with Hassan, but sometimes Amir would tease Hassan without Hassan even knowing. So Amir would feel guilty and then try to redeem himself by doing something nice for Hassan. Just like later in the book Hassan and Amir stopped being friends when they moved away, Amir felt really guilty about this and then now he is trying to redeem himself because of how guilty he feels about what happened to Hassan.
ReplyDeleteI think one of the biggest theme is discrimination, prejudice, bigotry, class structure. Hassan and Amir could never really be close friends because of there class that they were born into. Hassan saw Amir as a brother, he did not care about what other people thought about him. Amir on the other hand was ashamed when other people came around. Amir did not want to admit that Hassan was his friend because he thought people would think less of him if he did. When Hassan got raped Amir contemplated wither to go and defend him or not. He decided against it because he was afraid that the boys would do the same to him. Even before Hassan got raped Amir did not like telling people they were friends. I think that discrimination has impacted how Amir's life has played out.
ReplyDeleteThe theme of The Kite Runner is Coming of Age. When Amir is a kid, he is just a little weinie who lets everybody push him around. When it came to his father, Amir felt insignificant due to Baba being a well rounded honorable man who used intimidation to fight for those who could not fight for themselves. The shining example, of course, is when Amir lets Hassan get raped. Amir is too afraid to do anything about it. He doesn't have the courage to stand up to those who would throw him down. Flash forward to when Amir is an adult. He has a wife and a family. Amir has definitely exemplified what the American Dream is all about. Though one thing from his past still remains. The event with Hassan. Amir has never been able to live with the guilt of that moment and he wants to have his father's spirit live through him by finally sticking up for what's right. This book is about growing out of being a child and finally figuring out what it is to be a man.
ReplyDeleteI think that this book is based on friendship, guilt and redemption. Hassan and Amir were the best of friends from birth. They did everything together, but Amir still sometimes treated Hassan different like Amir was better than him. Amir is guilty as in he picks on Hassan and he just takes it not thinking that Amir truly means it. But Amir feels most guilty about watching his best friend get raped in an alley and does not go and help him like Hassan would if that would have been Amir. He is slowly beginning to redeem himself in the book by growing back and trying to help save Hassan's son. I think that later on in the book that he will eventually end up bringing the boy back to America with in him because him and his wife are not able to have children.
ReplyDeleteThe main theme that I believe has been portrayed and explored is friendship, guilt, and redemption. This is easily the main theme because the book repeatedly talks about Amir's life long guilt about what he had done or failed to do with Hassan. In chapter 7, page 77, Amir tells us how he watch Hassan get raped, and in the end he ran. He said " I ran because I was a coward." This event left Amir with a lot of guilt, and even though this is only one event in the book that show guilt, this was just a specific example. In the book Hassan longs for Amir's friendship, however, Amir would feel embarrassed to be Hassan's friend, and Hassan knows this. Coming to the end of the book, Amir is showing ways of redemption. He has traveled back to Pakistan to talk to Rhaim Khan, and learns of Hassan's death and the birth of his son. Amir sees this as his ways of redemption for all of the horrible things that he sat back and watch Hassan go through. Amir's plan is to find Hassan's song, Sohrab, and take him in as his own.
ReplyDeleteI think the main theme expressed in this novel is friendship, guilt and redemption. In the beginning of this book it starts out as Amir and Hassan as friends. throughout the first few chapters you see their friendship begin to grow and expand. Amir and Hassan did everything together. In chapter 7 is when Amir starts to feel guilty. Hassan was a good enough friend to catch Amir's winning kite and keep it safe. When Assef and his friends started chasing him he still held on to the kite as tight as he could, for Amir. When Amir saw Hassan being rapped he did nothing about it. And later on Amir felt super guilty. When Hassan and Ali leave, that's all Amir feels is guilt. Even when Amir is in American living his own life, he still thinks about Hassan and a feeling of guilt floods through his body. Also when Baba randomly mentions that he misses Hassan around Amir gets that guilt feeling again. When Amir goes back to visit dying Rahim Khan and he tells Amir about Hassan's life he beings to feel really guilty again. I think we are just starting to see the redemption because Amir insists on rescuing Hassan's son Sohrab, from the orphanage to make up from all the mistakes he has made in the past with Hassan. He owes Hassan this.
ReplyDeleteI think that the theme of relationships between fathers and sons in this book may not be the most present theme presented in the book, but it is definitely a theme worth exploring. First of all, the characters in the story are of a completely different culture of my own so completely understanding the relationship between fathers and sons can be difficult. What I do understand though is that a mans son is his greatest source of pride. When the father passes on, his son or sons are left to carry on his name. The father seems to only want the absolute best for his son. This is clear in the Kite Runner where Baba has a marvelous party for Amir's birthday. Another example is the car that Baba buys for Amir's graduation. Baba also uses almost all of his life savings for Amir's wedding. Baba cares very much for his son, and he passes on knowing that Amir will carry on his legacy.
ReplyDeleteThe main themes of this book I believe are redemption and guilt. These are the themes because all throughout Amir's life he is trying to redeem himself. The first way that he wants to redeem himself is because he feels responsible for his mothers death, and the only way to win Baba over would be by winning the kite tournament, which he does. Another way he can redeem himself is by going back to Kabul to save Hassan's boy, who is now an orphan, and stand up for the things that he couldn't stand up for when he was a kid. Amir's guilt is what drives him to do all these things when he is much older. Amir friendship with Hassan was something that no one could explain, they didn't know they were brothers but when they were kids most of the time they would act like they were brothers, and that was a strong friendship. Also Amir shows signs of a friendship that he doesn't cherish, when he lets the rape of Hassan happen and when he gets Hassan and Ali to leave their home, all because of Amir. Amir changes very much when he becomes a man, and knows what he has done wrong throughout his childhood. He wants to change all those things that he has done wrong and that is a main reason why he goes back to Kabul to save Sohrab.
ReplyDeleteI believe the main themes of this novel are friendship, guilt, and redemption. I believe that these three themes have been portrayed and explored throughout this novel. The novel started out with the story of Amir and Hassan's friendship and how they were inseparable. To me, Amir treated Hassan more like his friend, not just a servant and Hassan treated Amir like his own brother and did everything for him. Their relationship however, changed after what had happened to Hassan in chapter 7. Soon enough, Amir was avoiding Hassan after what had happened, because he feels guilty for not standing up for him. All Amir felt after what had happened was guilt. He tried to get rid of Ali and Hassan because he thinks it will make him feel better, but it just makes it worse.
ReplyDeleteMoving to America helped Amir feel somewhat better, but his guilt comes back to him when Baba wished Hassan was with them the day Amir graduated.
In chapter 17, Rahim Khan tells about Hassan and how happy he is living with his family. He gives Amir a letter written by Hassan six months ago, wishing Amir was happy. Then Amir again feels guilt after hearing that Hassan was shot by a Taliban. He feels guilty because he didn't get a chance to apologize for what he had done.
Redemption comes in when Rahim Khan tells Amir that he needs to find Sohrab and bring him to safety. He tells Amir that the reason why he needs to do this is because he is his nephew and Hassan was his Half brother. And so, Amir knows now why he has to do this.
I believe that the theme of this book is the coming of age. I think this because when Hassan and Amir where younger Amir did nothing when Hassan was being attacked and Amir was not man enough to step in and help like his father would have. At the end of the book when both Hassan and Amir are older Amir finds Hassan and makes good his mistake and even adopts Hassan's son. This shows how Amir has changed and became a man with the coming of age.
ReplyDeleteI believe The Kite Runner is about friendship, guilt & redemption. Also it is about relationship between Fathers & Sons. In Chapter seventeen Amir finds out that his father lied to him his whole life about Hassan. Amir feels very betrayed by his father. Later Amir agrees to go to Kabul to rescue Hassan's Son. He does this because of the guilt, he knows that this is his last shot at redemption. This is his chance to be good again.
ReplyDeleteAt this point in the book I believe the theme is friendship, guilt & redemption. The guilt he had with Hassan has bothered him his whole life. Amir and Hassan were best friends and he let Hassan down that day when Amir did not help him when he was attacked. In chapter 17 when Amir finds out about Hassan and his son, he knows he has to be a good friend and help his son. Amir feels guilty about ruining his and Hassan's friendship so he is doing what he can to make things good again.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the main theme of this book would have to coming of age. When they were younger Hassan and Amir both made mistakes. Ones they cannot ever take back. Such as when Hassan was getting raped, Amir did nothing to help him. He was so young and dumb then, I feel like if that were to happen now, he would me mature enough to step in and help. Now that they are older, they meet back up and Hassan has a child now, and cannot take care of it, so Amir steps in and adopts the son. He has felt such guilt about what he has done in the past, and wishes he could go back and change it. So he feels like this is a way to relieve all the guilt and shame. This shows that coming of age, and maturity, that Amir has changed into a man his father would be proud of.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the main theme of this book is friendship, guilt, and redemption. In the beginning they tell how Amir and Hassans friendship and what they did together when they grew up. The guilt comes in on chapter 7 when Amir just sits there and watches Hassan get raped and then he just tries to hide it. Then also later in the book he lied and said that Hassan stole his stuff and made them leave. When Amir lived in America it helped him forget about it a little but he still had the guilt. He gets a chance of redemption in chapter 17 when Rhaim Khan tells Amir to go get Hassans son and at first he doesn't want to then Rhaim Khan tells him the he is his nephew and then Amir is going to go get him.
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ReplyDeleteI think that the main theme of this book is friendship, guilt and redemption. I think this for many reasons. One reason is that he moves from Afghanistan to get away from Hassan and the place it happened. He did not want to walk passed that alley and think of everything that happened to Hassan. He needed out and he moved to California. When he moved away he though America would be perfect. He would become a writer and forget about all that has happened. When he gets the phone call to come back to Afghanistan he realizes that he messed up and he should have stopped it or done something about it. Amir lives in guilt, and redemption and the friendship comes from Hassan. He would not feel guilty is Hassan was not his friend. That is why I think that friendship, guilt, and redemption are the main themes of this novel.
ReplyDeleteI think that the main theme of the book is friendship, guilt and redemption. The friendship is mostly in the beginning of the book when it was talking about how close Amir and Hassan were. Then the guilt theme starts after Hassan got raped and Amir didn't try to do anything about it. the guilt continued though the book. and the guilt is worse when Amir finds out that Hassan was shot because he never apologize to Hassan. Then the redemption theme comes in to play when Rahim khan asks Amir to find Sohrab and save him. Amir feels like this would be a way to make up for what he did to Hassan because Amir is told that Hassan is his half brother and Sohrab is his nephew.
ReplyDeleteI think that friendship, redemption, and quilt was the main theme in the novel. How the story portrayed this is when amir does not help Hassan when he is getting raped. He father told him that he would of stepped up and helped Hassan out. It is all coming back to amir because Hassan's death and the birth of Hassan's son. Hassan was shot by a Taliban. Amir wants to change what he was doing wrong and wishes that he would have never made the wrong choices in his earlier life. He has know grown up and is regretting it. At the end of the book amir's personality changes a lot because of the way that he treated people. Also at the end of the book amir adopts Hassan's son. This is how everything has changed in the amir's life and becoming a man.
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ReplyDeleteI think the main theme is friendship, guilt, and redemption. In the beginning, Amir and Hassan are friends, even though Hassan is his servant. The guilty part is portrayed when and after chapter seven hits. Hassan gets raped and Amir just sits and watches and does not do anything about it. It stays with him forever. He tries to get rid of his guilt by putting a watch and some money that he got for his birthday to frame Hassan, so he would have to leave. He also wakes up one night and says it, but no one hears him. He gains his redemption when he decides to go get Hassan's son, because he finds out that Hassan is not Ali's child and Hassan is actually Amir's brother.
ReplyDeleteI believe the most important, or most explored themes is friendship, guilt, and redemption and relationship between fathers and sons. In the beginning of the book, Amir and Hassan are very close friends, although Amir is jealous of the attention Baba gives Hassan. Amir spent a lot of his time trying to impress Baba, and get Baba to spend time with him. Baba and Amir's relationship got a little better once Amir won the kite tournament, but it deteriated after Amir asked Baba if they would get new servants. After Hassan was attacked, Amir stopped spending time with Hassan, because Amir felt guilty about not helping Hassan. Amir struggles with his guilt for the majority of the book. Amir goes back to Afghanistan to help redeem himself, so he can be good again, and become the man that Baba wanted Amir to be. The Kite Runner really expands on these two intertwining themes the most.
ReplyDeleteI think that the biggest theme is friendship, guilt, and redemption. Amir and Hassan are very good friends in the book all the way up until the point where Hassan gets raped. Since Amir didn't help Hassan with the bullies, he feels guilt that he let such a terrible thing happen to his best friend. Amir still had guilt about what he didn't do while he was living in America. Amir's redemption comes when Rahim Khan calls and says there is a way to be good again. His redemption is Rahim Khan asking him to go save Sohrab and telling Amir that Sohrab is his nephew.
ReplyDeleteI think that Friendship Guilt and Redemption are the most important. At first the friendship that Amir and Hassan had was incomparable to others. Later in the book they start to break apart because Amirs father had started to love Hassan more than Amir. Chapter seven Hassan goes to retrieve the kite and gets raped, Amir watches and does nothing and not a day goes by that Amir doesn't think about what he could have done to help him. The redemption happens in chapter 17, Rhaim Khan calls and has Amir and tells him to come and see him. As they are talking he tells him that he has a nephew and Amir goes to see/get him.
ReplyDeleteI think that the main theme of this book is friendship, guilt, and redemption. The book starts off with Amir and Hassan friendship and how they grew up together. Then in chapter seven comes along and the rape happens to Hassan and Amir doesn't do anything about it which causes the guilt to start taking place. Also Amir lies and blames Hassan for stealing his stuff which made Ali and Hassan leave Baba and him. Then later in the book Baba and Amir leave and go to America which they live their lives until Amir gets a phone call from Rhaim Khan. He can redeem himself by coming back and helping Hassan's son. Rhaim Khan then tell Amir about how Hassan's son was actually his nephew.
ReplyDeletePersonally, the most important theme of this novel is friendship, guilt, and redemption. I believe this theme is important because Amir had the opportunity to change not only his life but Hassan's as well. Amir and Hassan were inseparable as young boys. Making them best friend's and practically brothers. When Hassan got raped, Amir had the chance to do something about the situation and change the outcome for the better. Yet, he stood near by as a bystander and let the actions take place as if he were not there at all. Amir then had a feeling of guilt, which anyone would feel if they were put in the same position as Amir and chose the same decisions as well. Finally, Amir has the chance for redemption by saving Sohrab's (Hassans Son) life. Amir can no longer go back and apologize to Hassan or change anything that has happened, however, he can make it up to Hassan by saving the most important thing to him, that being his son Sohrab. If Amir would have made better decisions in the beginning of the book, each event would have came out differently, therefor, making friendship, guilt, and redemption a major theme amongst the many.
ReplyDeleteThe main theme of Kite Runner is coming of age because it starts out when Amir was a kid and the ups and downs of his childhood. An accomplishment Amir had was winning the Kite Tournament which taught him to never give up and keep trying. He struggled to find the same interests with his father, Baba, which made Baba not think of Amir as his son. When Amir gets to be an adult and about to graduate from high school, he and Bab become closer to each other and spend time with each other. Amir realized that Baba actually liked him as a son, and wanted to spend time with him. When Hassan gets raped, Amir always felt guilty but when he leaves Afghanistan and get older, he tries to forget about all of that. As he gets older and when Hassan dies, he becomes the bigger man and wants to find Hassan's son and take care of him because he doesn't have anyone else.
ReplyDeleteI believe the themes of this novel are friendship, guilt & redemption. The reasons I think friendship is a theme is because Amir and Hassan were best friends back when they were kids and they did everything together just like brothers, until Hassan got raped. The reasons I believe guilt is a theme is because Amir is not happy about what happened in his childhood with Hassan. He stood back and watched Hassan get raped. If Amir would have helped, then Hassan would still be in Amir’s life. The last theme, redemption, is portrayed between Amir and his father. Amir is to much like his mother and he’s trying to get his fathers respect when he won the kite tournament.
ReplyDeleteI believe at this point in the book the themes are guilt, redemption and friendship. I chose these themes because Hassan and Amir were really good friends, but when Hassan was raped Amir did nothing about it. Amir later on feels guilty and knows that he should of said something or did something about it. There is also redemption in the book because Amir was lied to from his father and is trying to earn his respect by winning the kite tournament. Amir can't be happy in America because he feels guilty and can't get it off of his mind about what happened to Hassan. Amir just needs to work on his mistakes and try to move forward and not do anything bad.
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ReplyDeleteI believe this book is about friendship, relationship, guilt, and a little discrimination on the lower class citizens. My reason for friendship would be Amir and Hasson. Amir doesn't treat him like his servant like the others would and that is where relationship comes in. My reason for guilt would be in chapter 7 when Hasson gets raped Amir just watches. He never made the point to try and stop or help Hasson out, and my last one would have to be discriminate. The reason I chose that would have to be because of the way the discriminate Hassons culture and value him much lower than Amir
ReplyDeleteI feel that the book can all be tied back to the theme of friendship, guilt, and redemption. In the beginning of the book, we learn of the friendship that Amir and Hassan have. They are friends despite their difference in status. However, Amir showed that he was not a true friend when he stood and did nothing as Hassan was attacked. The attack really put a test to their friendship. After the attack, they went there separate ways and avoided one another. Amir was left with the guilt of not helping his friend. The attack affected both of them. He gets a chance for redemption at the end when he can go save Sohrab. He knows that this is the only way to make up for the past and become good again.
ReplyDeleteI think the major theme of this book is friendship, guilt and redemption. Reasons why I believe this is because Hassan and Amir are great friends in the story which is showing friendship. Amir feels guilty for not standing up for Hassan when getting raped, which shows the guilt in the story. Rahim tells Amir to find his son Sohrab, but he says he can’t but he goes and tries. Amir is showing redemption because he said no, but then came back and did it. These are the reasons why I believe that friendship guilt and redemption are the major themes.
ReplyDeleteI believe the themes of this novel is friendship, guilt and redemption. I believe this because Hassan and Amir are friends which shows friendship. Amir feels guilty for not standing up for Hassan, which it shows the guilt in Amir. Rahim tells Amir to find his son, but Amir goes out to try to find him. I think that these are the themes for this book.
ReplyDeleteI think the theme of the book right now is friendship, guilt, and redemption. I think the guilt comes from the friendship when they were little. Hassan and Amir were good friends until Amir grew up and began to abandon Hassan. There is a lot of guilt there plus the guilt that Baba felt for Hassan and his family in chapters 6,7, and 8. There is redemption because Amir goes back and tries to make things better. He tries to rescue Hassan's son. All of these themes tie into the book.
ReplyDeleteThe main theme to me is the friendship, guilt and redemption. This is to the fact that he is haunted almost all of his life for the mistakes he made in Afghanistan. This feeling of guilt was so strong to last as long as it did with Amir is immensely life changing and also kind of controls what he does. He is now back in Afghanistan to help look for Hassan's son to maybe free himself of his guilt of his past actions.
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