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The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner. Change in Amir by Gillian Anderson. First Impressions of Amir. Powerful “If I asked, really asked, he wouldn’t deny me” Selfish denies Amir in a bid to gain acceptance from his father. Chapter 13- Structural Mid-point. Amir and Baba Closeness gained Amir and Soraya

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The Kite Runner

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  1. The Kite Runner Change in Amir by Gillian Anderson

  2. First Impressions of Amir • Powerful • “If I asked, really asked, he wouldn’t deny me” • Selfish • denies Amir in a bid to gain acceptance from his father

  3. Chapter 13- Structural Mid-point • Amir and Baba • Closeness gained • Amir and Soraya • Happiness found • Past haunts Amir at the thought of fatherhood • Punishment for his sins • “perhaps someone somewhere had decided to deny me fatherhood for the things I had done”

  4. Moral Quest- Redemption Bring home Hassan’s son Sohrab to make amends for both his own sins as well as Baba’s. • Final phase • “There is a way to be good again” • Brotherhood • Raises stakes for Amir

  5. First Change • Cowardly to Courageous • Rahim Khan challenges Amir with Baba’s words: “A boy who can’t stand up for himself becomes a man who can’t stand up for anything”

  6. Second Change • Flawed to Admirable • Amir faces the challenge instead of running away like before • Atonement • “Rahim Khan had summoned me here to atone not just for my sins but for Baba’s too”

  7. Contrast- Old to New • Old Amir • Denies Hassan three times • New Amir • Makes no attempt to hide the truth and admits Hassan “was my half brother” This idea resembles to biblical story of Peter denying Jesus three times before his crucifixion

  8. Final Change • Redemption- Amir is finally free from guilt: • “For the first time since the winter of 1975, I felt at peace” • “My body was broken…but I felt healed” • Rahim Khan’s words • “true redemption is when guilt leads to good”

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