The Kite Runner : Themes?

Question

I am currently doing an english assignment which relates to the "FEAR" in the novel, the Kite runner.

i was wondering if any of you guys can post some points down from the novel that relates to the motif "fear"

Answer 1

As far as fear goes as a theme. We have external pressures and internal.

The external are
1. The boys who taunt Amir and threaten him and later
2. The deprivations and the reality of war with the Soviet Union. There is physical danger etc.

The internal are:
1. Amirs relationship to his childhood friend (I forgot his name) the complications of his emotions.
2. The secret he hides
3. Fear of discovery
4. Fear of losing his father's regard.

Answer 2

Excuse me, what is it you seek please: themes or motif of fear?

The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini

"I became what I am today at the age of twelve, on a frigid overcast day in the winter of 1975." So
begins The Kite Runner, a poignant tale of two motherless boys growing up in Kabul, a city teetering
on the brink of destruction at the dawn of the Soviet invasion.
Despite their class differences, Amir, the son of a wealthy businessman, and Hassan, his devoted
sidekick and the son of Amir's household servant, play together, cause mischief together, and compete
in the annual kite-fighting tournament -- Amir flying the kite, and Hassan running down the kites they
fell. But one day, Amir betrays Hassan, and his betrayal grows increasingly devastating as their tale
continues. Amir will spend much of his life coming to terms with his initial and subsequent acts of
cowardice, and finally seek to make reparations.
Hosseini's depiction of the cruelty children suffer at the hands of their "friends" will break your heart. And his descriptions
of Afghanistan both before and after the war will haunt readers long after they've read the last page. The Kite Runner is a stunning reminder that the dark hearts of adults are made, step-by-step, by the hatred they learn as children, and that all it takes for evil to triumph is for a good man to stand back and do nothing.

Themes:

The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed. It is about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption, and it is also about the power of fathers over sons—their love, their sacrifices, their lies.

The first Afghan novel to be written in English, The Kite Runner tells a sweeping story of family, love, and friendship against a backdrop of history that has not been told in fiction before, bringing to mind the large canvases of the Russian writers of the nineteenth century. But just as it is old-fashioned in its narration, it is contemporary in its subject—the devastating history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years. As emotionally gripping as it is tender, The Kite Runner is an unusual and powerful debut.

Respond to any of the following prompts.
1) A theme of The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is the morality of silence.
Is there ever a situation in which remaining silent is the best choice? Under what circumstances should someone break his/her silence about an issue? Defend your opinion.
2) The Kite Runner is, at its simplest level, a story about friendship and betrayal. Discuss a personal experience centered around a friendship. Have you ever felt betrayed by a friend, or have you felt that you betrayed a friend? What did you learn from this situation? How was this situation resolved?
3) The Kite Runner is a novel that gives us many opportunities to learn – about another country and religion, about immigrant experiences, about relationships, about betrayal. In what ways did this novel allow you to learn and to view experiences, cultures, and/or ideas in a new way?




good luck

Answer 3

it depends...