Kite Runner Analysis

Amir is the narrator of the story and he tells his story about his childhood in Afghanistan and all the sins he had committed over the years against his brother Hassan. Amir’s journey to salvation is the key theme of the story. I liked Amir because he comes off as a good man and and a good boy for that matter, but he does make a few serious mistakes along the way. He fights for his father’s affection and attention in the beginning of the story. Hassan is Amir’s best friend and at the end of the story he leanrs that Hassan is also his brother. He has the best character traits of anyone in the story. He is honest, loyal and brave. Hassan has to hold up against discrimination every day because he is a Hazara. Which are a minority who people like Amir treat like slaves. The whole plot of the story was from the viewpoint of Amir who tells about the sins he has committed during his childhood and now gets a chance to redeem himself by saving Hassan’s son from bad men. I believe that the theme of the story is Amir’s strength in character because he commits some horrifying sins against his best friend, and finds a chance to redeem himself. He takes it and learns a lesson that everyone should have instilled into their minds. Amir also tells us about his trouble sleeping, because of nightmares and demons he hasn't faced. Mainly, those demons are him and how he knows deep down that he was bad to Hassan. However, the bad dreams and demons go away once he has faced them. He faces them by standing up to Assef and getting beaten by him in an attempt to save Hassan's son. He ends up adopting Hassan's son and has a rough year to start out with but there is a glimmer of hope at the end of the book, where Hassan's son smiles at Amir after not talking for a year.