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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is an astonishing, purposeful read that feds the mind great quantities of knowledge and morals. The beginning of the novel presents the narrator, an adult, living away from home receiving a phone call from some one of the past. The author then spins the tale into the child hood of the main character, Amir and Hassan not to forget their fathers Baba and Ali. Amir, the son of a rich prominent man, has all the materials he could ever want but is missing a key component in his life, the love and acceptance of Baba. With his mentality lacking the strong willed personality Baba cannot accept his son for the quiet, writer he his. However he does admire Hassan the son of their servant Ali. Hassan has all the qualities that Baba want Amir to possess and this cause a conflict inside of Amir with himself and also one with Amir and Hassan who is actually his best friend. Even with the struggle of their ancestry, the boys face the adversity and prepare for the kite flying tournament which is held every winter in Afghanistan. With the pressure of his father on his back Amir and Hassan win the tournament and can not be any happier. However when running the kite for Amir a tragic even happens to Hassan and this forever changes the status of the children’s relationship. With the guilt of not helping his best friend weighing on his shoulders, Amir becomes reclusive and turns to writing even more then every. Locked away in his room Amir develops his skills as an excellent writer but he is missing the love of Baba who does not approve of Amir’s writing and the friendship of Hassan. Desperately needing to be ridden of the shame he has, Amir creates a scheme that leads to Hassan and Ali leaving. While Amir and Baba are dealing with their own separate issues, the country is also full of turmoil. The novel introduces the Soviet take over and the fleeing of the Afghanis into safer territory such as Pakistan. Baba realizing that their home country is no longer safe he and Amir chose to leave and are headed to the United States. Now an adult Amir and Baba have successfully made it to California. Amir is enrolled in Community College, majoring in English regardless of his fathers disapproving comments and wants. Baba however is struggling with multiple conflicts, having to work at a gas station and being away from the country he has known all his life. Trying to keep the Afghan culture alive, Amir and Baba participate in the Market amongst the other Afghanis. This is where the author introduces Soraja, who will soon become Amir’s wife. All is well finally for Baba and his kin. That is until his illness becomes too much for him to handle and he dies in his sleep. Amir and Soraja continue their lives with Baba’s sprit living on. Even though everything the married couple hopes for does not spring into life Amir’s literature is being published and they are no longer living in the apartment that they shared with Baba. The story then returns to the call that Amir receives during the first chapter and reveals that it is a friend of Baba, Rahim Khan. Rahim Khan has played an important part in Amir’s life, encouraging the writing that Amir loved so much, so it is no surprise that when Rahim request that Amir returns home he does so. While that a monstrous secret is reveal to Amir and he is sent on a quest to return an orphan boy, Sohrab, to Pakistan. While the search did not take forever the battle of obtaining the boy did. After being battered almost to death, yet another secret is discovered by Amir and Sohrab is to return to the United States with him. However they reach another obstacle when they are told that Sohrab can not be adopted by Amir even with both of his parents decease. Never being one to be held down Sohrab does return with Amir to the states and while adjustment is not easy, the delicate action of a flying kite is what reunites the love of Amir with Sohrab. The Kite Runner is a novel that is a must read. Teaching the value of friendships and consequences, Khaled Hosseini provides riveting and unremarkable events. Another attribute that makes this story a good read is the realistic approach that it is written in. If you are interested in story, Khaled Hosseini, second novel A Thousand Splendid Suns, is also a must read.

2023-02-01 16:30