P+3+A+&+A

Anna Clark and Amber Anders
 * __Kite Runner__**

**Theme:**
//Infertility.// Amir and Soraya went through many procedures and appointments to find out why they weren't able to have children. They soon found out that Soraya was infertile. "When the tests were over, he explained that he couldn't explain why we couldn't have kids. And, apparently, that wasn't so unusual. It was called "Unexplained Infertility"" (Hosseini 184). That being said, the doctor mentioned adoption. The first time that Soraya heard the doctor day "adopt" she broke down and cried all the way back to their house. They both turned down the option of adopting because they want children in their own bloodline. Soon, Amir meets up with Rahim and learns the story of Hassan and his family. He also learned that Hassan had died, and his son is in an orphanage. At first, he had refused. After thinking about it, he felt as if he was destined to take care of Hassan's son because of his wife and her infertility.

When Rahim Khan tells Amir that Hassan is his half brother, this is a major event in helping understand the book __Kite Runner.__ According to Amir after Rahim Khan informs him, "Why? What can you possibly say to me? I am thirty-eight years old and I've just found out my whole life is one big fucking lie! What can you possibly say to make things better? Nothing. Not a goddamn thing" (Hosseini 223). This quote shows how finding out that Hassan was Amir's half brother was a major breaking point in his life. Amir comes to the realization that the boy's life he ruined was related to him. Amir finally had to think about what he had done and now completely place the blame on himself. Throughout the whole book Amir pretends his childhood life did not exist in order to not open the wounds he had never closed as a child. By finding out that Hassan, his only true friend who Amir betrayed as a child, was his half brother forced Amir to think about what he had done. This major event showed that although Amir had grown up mentally, he still needed to take responsibility for what he did as a child. This major event in Amir's life, giving __Kite Runner__ a new perspective because it showed how much Hassan's and his childhood relationship still affected Amir even into his adulthood.
 * Event: When Rahim Khan tells Amir that Hassan is his half brother

Symbol:** The letters Hassan wrote to Amir The letters Hassan wrote to Amir are a major symbol in helping to better understand __Kite Runner.__ According to Amir, " I read the letter twice. I folded the note and looked at the photograph for another minute. I pocketed both. "How is he?" I asked" (Hosseini 218). Since Hassan wrote letters to Amir, even when he did not know if Amir would write back, showed his never ending love for Amir. The quote shows that Amir really realizes how much Hassan loved him. The symbol helps better understand the book __Kite Runner__ because throughout the whole book Amir treats Hassan badly even though Hassan would do anything to make Amir happy. The letters showed that Hassan would always be faithful and still wanted Amir to love him back, even though Amir had set him up when they were children. This was one of the most important symbols in the book because it was just the beginning of Amir's transformation and complete change of heart as a person. The letters not only made him realize that Hassan would always be someone who loved him when no one else did, but it also set him up for the next parts in the book.

Hosseini, Khaled. //The Kite Runner////.// New York: Riverhead Books, 2003. Print.