The Kite Runner: By KHALED HOSSEINI

KYLE.M.
The kite runner was a very good book. One of the major themes the author represented was loyalty and friendship. One of the things that really got to me was the friendship between Amir and Hassan. Hassan was a loyal and true friend who would have done anything for Amir because he felt that much love and loyalty towards him but Amir didn’t feel the same way he did. for example when they were kids, Amir made fun of their friendship every time he had the chance but Hassan never took it personally and still thought of them as best friends. One very bad moment in the story led Amir to betray Hassan and make it look like he stole from him so he could leave that place. Being such a loyal friend Hassan took responsibility for it and Amir left with his father. This was a very sad moment I thought because how could Amir do something like that to his best friend that would of done anything for him it is just so backstabbing and horrid. Later in the story Amir got a call from babba that got him to leave his family and go there to see what he wanted to tell him. Another major part was when after v38 years he got told that him and Hassan were brother and his reaction was “I’m 38 years old and I’ve just found out that my whole life Is one big f*****g lie”(pg 223) this was a very big turning point I believe because after he found out that Hassan had created a life and had a son he decided to find the son and raise it in America and have a better life. By doing this he creates a relationship with the boy and learns to forgive himself and redeem himself. He realizes in the end if Hassan were still alive he would of done anything for him 1000 times over.