The Kite Runner is kind of a book that you need to stop reading
and devour the overwhelming emotions you are feeling after every chapter. This
book is a mixture of both fiction and nonfiction, reflecting on the reality of
what has been going in Afghanistan for decades. Although this book is not quite
suitable for children or teenagers to read, it can be very insightful for
adults. This novel was criticized for its language, bold content, and bring in
the light the topics consider better left in darkness. The writer Khaled
Hosseini, himself is an Afghani and he brilliantly reflected on the Pashtun
norms and culture in the novel. Despite all the criticism, this book was read
worldwide and appreciated for its storyline.
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The Kite Runner is a book that contributes to highlighting err in
human beings. It shows how a single mistake can hunt you your whole life, it
shows that it is never too late to make up for that mistake. It is a story of
two best friends, Amir and Hassan, who belong to different social classes.
While Hassan has unquestionable loyalty to the other, Amir takes full advantage
of it. Amir does not realize that until one day his loyal friend needs help, or
more like needs to be saved. He is being raped by a bunch of boys and he stood
there still watching. What hunts Amir the most was the fact that Hassan did not
complain once and this way their friendship started to ache him because he was
guilty of what he did. Despite, Amir being such a coward, Hassan was always
there for him and that irritated him more.
The character of Amir is portrayed
as quite naïve at the beginning but what else can one expect from a teenage
boy. He was an egoist boy and wanted everything to happen his way. He was
always struggling to impress his father and being deprived of his mother’s love
made it worse for him. His mother died giving him birth and his father had
quite an apathetic personality. Not that he did not love his son, but he wanted
him to be strong and tough in his life. But all this was working out quite the
opposite. Hassan was the only person he was happy around and he lost him by his
stupidity.
Throughout his life, he held this
remorse in his heart for not being there for his friend when he needed him the
most. This novel took dramatic turns throughout every chapter. Amir was not
able to meet Hassan again ever, as he was murdered by the Taliban in
Afghanistan. He was only left with a heart-warming letter from Hassan and his
son, Sohrab. He understood that Sohrab was the way to redeem his past mistakes.
Throughout the novel, the character
of Amir learned his lacking, how he misunderstood Hassan, and the regrets he will
carry with him for the rest of his life. But we all are humans and punishing
yourself for a single mistake is immaturity. He pushed away Hassan only because
he was too remorseful for not saving him. In the end, he was hopeful that he
has still a way to make things right and that was Sohrab.
I suggest giving this book a read,
highly recommended.
The book is analyzed by HafsaAfridi, one of the permanent contributors to the SOL Community.
