Kite Runner. The Writer Explores Term Paper

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It begins with Amir learning not only that Hassan is dead, but that Hassan was in fact his half brother (Hosseini, 2004). With the knowledge that Amir and his dad escaped to America and Hassan was "cut out" by Taliban makes Amir the winner again by being the last "kite" still standing in the family.

We see the metaphoric symbolism once again when Amir goes to rescue Hassan's son, Sohrab. At that time Amir must go through many channels and much red tape, as if dancing the kite in the sky once again and in the end he is once again facing Assef on the playing field of life.

When they agree to fight to death it is metaphorically linking their fight for the boy to the same principle as kite competitions.
In addition, it symbolically represents what happened to Hassan years ago and Amir now has a chance to make up for hiding that day.

He and Assef fight and Sohrab puts out Assef's eyes with a slingshot rock just before Assef tries to kill Amir.

Again, this creates another kite runner scenario in which Amir and Assef are the final two kite competitors metaphorically and Sohrab represents Hassan when he rescues Amir again.

All of these instances that are woven into the story provide a significance for the title, the Kite Runner......

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