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Quotes From 'The Kite Runner'

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Amir sees Two kites and gets reminded of his and Hassan Childhood. Amir narrates of the time him and Hassan used to annoy the neighborhoods Amir feels as if his dad doesn't like him Amir tries to act like his dad Baba doesn't care about Amir's book but Rahim Khan appreciates it boosting Amir's confidence. Amir Doesn't Stand up For Himself Main character Innocent Gets everything he wants Hassan Wise Responsible Loyal to Amir Servant Son of Ali Style/Literary Devices Theme 1.”There is a way to be good again” Foreshadowing Explanation: This quote illustrates that this quote said by Ali tells us that the main character in this story, Amir will be going back to Afghanistan. This is importantly significant because this tells us that once Amir goes …show more content…

This is also important to the plot because it shows us that Baba doesnt want Amir and Hassan to drift away from him while doing bad deeds, he wants them to be protected and civilized. 1.”Because the truth of it was, I always felt like Baba hated me a little. And why not? After all, i had killed his beloved wife, his beautiful princess, hadn’t I? The least I could have done was to have had the decency to have turned out a little more like him. But I hadn’t turned out like him.” Pg. 20- Relationship Explanation: This illustrates the theme of Relationship. We can see this because Amir thinks that his dad doesn't like him because he doesn't act like his dad used to. His dad usually shows more love to Hassan because he stands up for his rights and Amir doesnt causing a problem in their father and son relationship. 2”"Yes, Father," Hassan would mumble, looking down at his feet. But he never told on me. Never told that the mirror, like shooting walnuts at the neighbor's dog, was always my idea.”

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