THE KITE RUNNER

 


Khaled Hosseini, the Afghan-American author of the best selling novel "The Kite Runner," says . In this story he says "Guilt, friendship, forgiveness, loss, and desire for atonement, and desire to be better than who you think you are. Those are not Afghan themes. Those are not Iranian or Chinese. Those are very human experiences," says the author.
It is a very emotional story of betrayal and redemption that I have ever read, The Kite Runner had me thrilled and moved, both at the same time. It tells the story of Amir and Hassan, who are really close friends, as good as brothers, and also both share the love of kite flying. The two young boys live in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, and this year they are going to try harder than ever to win the local kite-fighting tournament—a popular Afghan pastime, and this is Amir's one hope of winning his father's love. But just like the kites battling in the sky, war comes to Afghanistan, and the country becomes an extremely dangerous place.

In this story the young Amir commits an act of betrayal, towards his best friend Hassan , which will haunt him for the rest of his life. Amir and his father are forced to flee Afghanistan for America, and the story continues by righting the wrongs he committed all those years ago as a boy in Kabul. Later on Amir himself becomes a writer, and he reflects on his experiences in the story as though his life itself were a piece of fiction. Then Amir ends up back in Afghanistan and makes a very different set of sacrifices in order to set things straight. The book was really heart touching and I found myself rereading it. The message behind, from my point of view is that of good overcoming evil in the end despite all odds.
And I request all of you guys to please read this novel. It is really inspiring and a great piece of art.
     

                                        By Aparna sunil

                                             20UMAT3726

                                              Team 4

                                             

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