Guilt In The Kite Runner

A life full of guilt and regret is the life of Protagonist Amir in Khaled Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner. Amir’s life is controlled by his guilt, the choices he makes are controlled by his guilt for his past actions in the “winter of 1975”. The impact that the guilt and regret have on Amir's life is shown through the way he struggles both at both young and old age. Khaled Hosseini uses lotus of author craft such as metaphors, and imagery to show Amir's road to redemption during his constant battle with guilt.

Hosseini uses the author's craft such as metaphors throughout his text to represent the relationship between Amir and Hassan. The Pomegranate is a major metaphor or representation of their relationship, the tree is what brought Hassan

Kabul is described to be dry, dead, grim, and riddled with Taliban. It is a place that has both good and bad memories for Amir but is not a place where he thrived. The united states are described to be green and fresh, but most of all Amir is thriving, it is because he loves living in the states so much that it is portrayed this way.“for me, America was a place to bury my memories. For Baba, a place to mourn his.”(129). Amir used America to escape his past traumas and have a clean start where he can be happy. Although Amir has found a new place to be happy, Baba can’t let go of his old life in Kabul. When returning to Kabul to retrieve Sohrab Amir felt anything but welcomed, although he has some fond memories of his old home, Kabul is still a very dark and gloomy place to be but Amir knew this because of Rahim's advice. “Rahim Khan had warned me not to expect a warm welcome in Afghanistan from those who had stayed behind and fought the wars.”(232). Due to Amir fleeing the country in his youth he is no longer welcomed back in his old home, he is seen as a deserter to the Taliban and Asef. Hosseini used imagery to show that Kabul is a dark and cruel place by showing Amir's reactions to his old home and what it has