P2+Jenifer+and+Adrian

Jennifer Napier & Adrian "Dri-Drizzy" Barone

Theme: "There is a way to be good again"- This theme echoed throughout the whole book. "There is a way to be good again" (Hosseni 192). After Amir witnessed his best friend being raped, he spent his whole life trying to make things right. When Amir found out that Hassan was his brother and he had a son, Amir wanted to make things right for his son. Instead of being a coward, he decided to travel to his home town to rescue his nephew. This was Amir's way to prove to himself that he was good. Amir was doing this to make up for his mistakes as long as his father's. He was able to do this by saving Hassan's son and making things right.

Rape of Hassan: The rape of Hassan was a big event that took place in the book The Kite Runner. This event was the changing point in the whole book. "I watched Hassan get raped" (Hosseini 86). Those were the words that came out of Amir's mouth. He witness the rape of his best friend. Although he saw this, Amir didn't do anything to stop it. This changed the dynamic of their friendship. Amir and Hassan were never the same after this event. It shaped the whole book and made Amir want to find a way to "be good again".

Symbol:Kite- The kite in this book represents a lot of things. Some of these things can be freedom, innocents, and friendship. The way freedom can be represented in this book is by the way they get away from their life to fly kites. The kite can also represent innocents. The reason this can be represented is because it represents a child like toy. When Hassan runs to get the kite, he ends up getting raped and his innocents is taken. The kite is also a symbol of friendship. Hassan and Amir go to kite running events together. They are best friends because of this and also they are seperated because of this.

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini