THE KITE RUNNER

By, Khaled Hosseini

TEAM:
Elena, Michelle y Jose.
PLOT
Hassan and Amir are best friends, however
something separates them their religion. Amir
has internal struggles, how to cope with their
differences, and only was to impress his
father. Afterwards Amir leaves his country and
starts a new life in the US. Hassan is left
behind in Kabul. As the story goes on, Amirs
realizes that he is closer to Hassan than ever.
The story is powerful and touches your heart
profoundly.
CLIMAX
The Climax is when, Amir tries to go rescue his
nephew and is severely beaten by Assef, the
antagonist. He later manages to rescue the boy
which he was being sexually abused.
- Was born in Kabul
- His family later applied for political
asylum in the US
- He is a physician
- He has written three novels, however
his most notable novel is the The Kite
Runner
- He mostly writes about Afghanistan
children

AUTHORS
BIOGRAPHY-
KHALED
HOSSEINI
INTERNAL
CONFLICTS
Amirs Relationship with Baba:
As much as Amir loves Baba, he rarely feels
Baba fully loves him back. Amirs desire to win
Babas love consequently motivates him not to
stop Hassans rape.

Baba feels guilty treating Amir well when he
cant acknowledge Hassan as his son. Thats
why he is hard on Amir, and he can only show
his love for Hassan indirectly.
INTERNAL
CONFLICTS
Amir pushing Hassan away:
Amir failed to stand up for himself, and for
Hassan, when Hassan was raped. The guilt
that Amir felt was so big that instead of
confronting, he removes what he thinks
prevent him from forgeting. That meant
removing Hassan from his life. Which he does
by lying.

INTERNAL
CONFLICTS
Recovering Sohrab:
When Amir found out Hassan was killed, and
his son Sohrab was living in an orphanage;
and that Hassan was his half-brother; he
decided he had to do what was right, to fix his
past mistakes, and how he treated Hassan.
When Baba says that a boy who doesnt stand
up for himself becomes a man who cant stand
up to anything. As a boy, Amir fails to stand up
for himself. As an adult, he can only redeem
himself by proving he has the courage to
stand up for what is right.
EXTERNAL
CONFLICTS
Discrimination of Hazzaras:
During the years before the soviet war and
taliban takeover, the hazaras were
discriminated in certain regions of Afghanistan.
Tretaed as low class people
With the Taliban take over the Hazara
discrimination got even worse, and they were
killed for no reason, just like Hassan.

EXTERNAL
CONFLICTS
Soviet Invasion and Taliban Rule:
During the soviet invasin and war in
Afghanistan, Amir and Baba, along with many
others were forced to leave their home and
look for a safe place. Their plans to return
were stopped by the taliban takeover of the
country, which completely devastated what
Amir remembered of his country
EXTERNAL
CONFLICT
The killing of Hassan by the
Taliban soldiers:
Hassan was killed by an extremist group for
being a hazara leaving his son to suffer a
horrible fate.
Hassans dead ultimately caused Amir to find
courage inside of him and rescue Sohrab, his
nephew
MAIN
CHARACTERS
AMIR: is the sensitive and intelligent son of a well-to-do businessman in
Kabul, and he grows up with a sense of entitlement. His best friend is
Hassan, and he goes back and forth between acting as a loyal friend and
attacking Hassan out of jealousy whenever Hassan receives Amirs fathers
affection. Amir is a gifted storyteller and grows from aspiring writer to
published novelist.

HASSAN: Amirs best friend and half-brother as well as a servant of Babas.
Hassan proves himself a loyal friend to Amir repeatedly, defending Amir
when he is attacked and always being ready to listen. His defining traits are
bravery, selflessness, and intelligence, though his smarts are more
instinctual than bookish, largely because he is uneducated.

BABA: Father of Amir and Hassan and a wealthy, well-respected
businessman. Baba believes first and foremost in doing what is right and
thinking for oneself, and he tries to impart these qualities to Amir. He also
never lets anyones lack of belief in him stop him from accomplishing his
goals.


SECONDARY
CHARACTERS
ALI: Acting father to Hassan and a servant of Babas. Ali is defined
by his modesty more than anything, and he works diligently as Babas
servant. He loves Hassan deeply, though he rarely expresses his
emotions outwardly.

SOHRAB: Son of Hassan and Farzana. In many ways, Sohrab acts
as a substitute for Hassan in the novel, and he is a central focus of
the plot in the later sections of the book.

ASSEF: Hassans and Sohrabs rapist and the novels antagonist.
Assef represents all things wrong in Afghanistan. A racist who wishes
to rid Afghanistan of Hazaras, he is incapable of remorse and enjoys
inflicting violence and sexual abuse on those who are powerless.

SECONDARY
CHARACTERS
RAHIM KHAN: Friend of Baba and Amir. Rahim Khan is Babas closest
confidant, and the one man who knows all of Babas secrets. For Amir, he
serves a father figure, often giving Amir the attention he craves and filling
the holes left by Babas emotional distance.

SORAYA: Amirs wife. Soraya is steady, intelligent, and always there for
Amir when he needs her. She can be strong-willed like her father,
General Taheri, and deplores the way women are often treated in Afghan
culture.

FARID: Amirs driver and friend. A former mujahedin fighter, Farid is at
first gruff and unfriendly. But he becomes a valuable and loyal friend to
Amir in Amirs search to find and rescue Sohrab.

NOT SO
IMPORTANT
CHARACTERS
SANAUBAR: Hassans mother and Alis wife for a time.
GENERAL TAHERI: Sorayas father and a friend of Baba.
JAMILA: General Taheris wife and Sorayas mother.
KAMAL: A boy from Amirs and Hassans neighborhood.
SHARIF: Sorayas uncle.
SOFIA AKRAMI: Amirs mother.
FARZANA: Hassans wife and Sohrabs mother.
WALI: One of the boys from the neighborhood who helps
Assef to rape Hassan.