The Kite Runner(原版)
拆字联-稻草人读后感
Human Nature and Redemption
——Thoughts
on Reading The Kite Runner
Name:周仙 Class:英语三班
Number:0 Score:_____
I . Abstract
Though the plot of Khaled Hosseini's novel The
Kite Runner is simple, it has
attracted
millions of readers all over the world. By
describing and analyzing the
conveys us a
good understanding of the theme——human nature. He
believes that
man is born to be good and kind-
hearted, although he may sometimes become
immoral in the
realizes the mistakes he
has made, he will try his best to get his soul
redeemed and
return to good again. Just as
Rahim Khan in the book says:
again.
II. Introduction
The Kite Runner is Khaled
Hosseini's first novel, and it is a wonderful
story
set in Afghanistan and the United States
between the 1970s to the present day. It
mainly tells about the stories of a young boy
Amir, and his best friend Hassan , who
are
torn apart at last. The whole story is narrated by
Amir, the main character of the
novel.
In
this book, the author shows us the human weakness,
betrayal, and redemption
in different levels.
The main characters involved in the theme
redemption
[1]
III. Different Types
of Redemption
1. The Redemption of Amir
The twelve-year-old Amir, whose
Baba is a big gun in that area, grows up with
his closest friend, Hassan, a servant in his
house. As Hassan is illiterate and
harelipped,
Amir often teases him. In spite of that, Hassan
always takes the blame for
those faults of
Amir and never complaints. On the contrary, Amir
watched Hassan
being raped by others without
giving any help to his friend. Instead, he ran
way. After
fifteen minutes, Hassan met him:
can't lie now and say my eyes didn't scan
it for any rips. His chapan had mud
smudges
down the front and his shirt was ripped just below
collar. He stopped.
Swayed on his feet like he
was going to collapse. Then he steadied himself.
Handed me the kite. .
In fact, the blue
kite is a sign of Amir's betrayal of Hassan. It
indicates that
Amir is too cowardly to protect
his friend when he faces the event. After that
incident,
Amir couldn't treat Hassan as usual
as before since he couldn't overcome the guilt
inside his heart after seeing what has
happened to Hassan.
He beat him, he threw
pomegranates at him, and he was no longer willing
to be
his friend, even though Hassan still
treated him like before. Every time Amir saw
Hassan, the sense of guilt always reminded him
of that incident. So it led him to
betray
Hassan again——forcing Hassan to leave by framing
him as a thief. Finally,
Hassan falsely
confessed and left with his father, which made
Amir more guilty.
Things begin to change
after knowing that Hassan is his half-blooded
brother.
Amir feels very regretful for what he
has done to Hassan. In order to atone for his
[3]
[2]
crime, he finally decided
to take a risk to save Hassan's son, Sohrab, from
the
neighborhood bully Assef. This is where
redemption was found in the book. As the
most
important character, Amir in the novel began by
betraying someone, but at the end,
he got the
chance of redemption.
At the end of the
story, Amir was flying a kite with Sohrab, he said
to Sohrab,
“For you, a thousand times over!
before, move the readers deeply.
[4]
”. Those words, which Hassan had said
to him
2. The Redemption of Baba
In this
novel, many deeds need forgiveness; many
individuals seek redemption,
and at the end,
they all find it. Besides the redemption of Amir,
there is also the
redemption of his father.
Amir's father, a wealthy merchant, loves both
his boys. As a successful
businessman, he aids
the community by creating businesses for others
and building a
new orphanage. He is always
kind to others without asking for a reward.
However, as
a father, he is often critical of
Amir, considering him weak and lacking in courage.
He seldom shows directly his love to his son.
Maybe it is because that he is also the
biological father of Hassan that he hides from
both of his children. As a friend, he did
something unforgivable to his servant,
Ali——having an affair with his wife,
Sanaubar
and giving birth to a son, Hassan secretly.
In his eyes, Amir is lack of something that
will contribute to him to become a
real man.
He can't be brave enough to face difficulties and
achieve what he has
made. It seems that this
is a kind of prejudice to Amir. On the contrary,
because the
mistakes he has made to Ali's
family, he seems to focus more on Hassan and try
to get
his soul redeemed. No wonder Amir
always wants to get all his Baba's love, which
causes the jealousy of him and the later
tragedies.
In the annual kite flying
tournament, Amir is determined not just to win the
[5]
competition but to prove to his
Baba that he has the makings of a man. He is eager
to
earn Baba's praise. He witnesses the
humiliation of Hassan hut he doesn't show up. He
knows that if he fails to bring home the kite,
Baba would be less proud of him. He
feels
incredibly guilty but knows his cowardice would
destroy any hopes for Baba's
affections, so he
keeps quiet about the incident.
Apart from
that, Amir begins to believe that life would be
easier if Hassan were
not around, so he puts a
watch and some money in Hassan's room hoping that
Baba
will make him leave; Hassan falsely
confesses when confronted by Baba. Although
Baba believes is no act more wretched than
stealinghe forgives him. To
Baba's sorrow,
Hassan and Ali leave anyway and forever.
To
some extent, Amir's wrong behaviours are based on
Baba's prejudice and
ignorance. If only he has
treated his two sons equally, things will not
happen.
Five years later, Baba and Amir
escape to California. Baba is diagnosed with
terminal cancer but is still capable of
granting Amir one last favor before he dies: he
asks Soraya's father's permission for Amir to
marry her. At last, his way of redemption
comes to an end.
IV. Conclusion
In the
book The Kite Runner, we can see that everyone has
his kite and
everyone is a kite runner at the
same time. We have to take the responsibilities
that
belong to us and admit the errors we
made. It is never late to redeem ourselves and
follow our heart. Just as the author
says;There is a way to be good again.
V.
References
[1] Hosseini, Khaled
(September–December 2004). Kite RunnerWorld
Literature Today
[2]Jain, Saudamini
(May 24, 2013).
Hosseini
[3]Khaled
Hosseini discusses The Kite Runner on the BBC
World Book Club
[4]Schwarzbaum, Lisa (January
9, 2008).
[5]
卡勒德·胡赛尼《追风筝的人》2003
Human Nature and Redemption
——Thoughts on Reading The Kite Runner
Name:周仙 Class:英语三班 Number:0 Score:_____
I . Abstract
Though the plot of
Khaled Hosseini's novel The Kite Runner is simple,
it has
attracted millions of readers all over
the world. By describing and analyzing the
conveys us a good understanding of the
theme——human nature. He believes that
man is
born to be good and kind-hearted, although he may
sometimes become
immoral in the
realizes
the mistakes he has made, he will try his best to
get his soul redeemed and
return to good
again. Just as Rahim Khan in the book
says:
again.
II. Introduction
The
Kite Runner is Khaled Hosseini's first novel, and
it is a wonderful story
set in Afghanistan and
the United States between the 1970s to the present
day. It
mainly tells about the stories of a
young boy Amir, and his best friend Hassan , who
are torn apart at last. The whole story is
narrated by Amir, the main character of the
novel.
In this book, the author shows us
the human weakness, betrayal, and redemption
in different levels. The main characters
involved in the theme
redemption
[1]
III. Different Types of Redemption
1. The Redemption of Amir
The
twelve-year-old Amir, whose Baba is a big gun in
that area, grows up with
his closest friend,
Hassan, a servant in his house. As Hassan is
illiterate and
harelipped, Amir often teases
him. In spite of that, Hassan always takes the
blame for
those faults of Amir and never
complaints. On the contrary, Amir watched Hassan
being raped by others without giving any help
to his friend. Instead, he ran way. After
fifteen minutes, Hassan met him:
can't
lie now and say my eyes didn't scan it for any
rips. His chapan had mud
smudges down the
front and his shirt was ripped just below collar.
He stopped.
Swayed on his feet like he was
going to collapse. Then he steadied himself.
Handed me the kite. .
In fact, the blue
kite is a sign of Amir's betrayal of Hassan. It
indicates that
Amir is too cowardly to protect
his friend when he faces the event. After that
incident,
Amir couldn't treat Hassan as usual
as before since he couldn't overcome the guilt
inside his heart after seeing what has
happened to Hassan.
He beat him, he threw
pomegranates at him, and he was no longer willing
to be
his friend, even though Hassan still
treated him like before. Every time Amir saw
Hassan, the sense of guilt always reminded him
of that incident. So it led him to
betray
Hassan again——forcing Hassan to leave by framing
him as a thief. Finally,
Hassan falsely
confessed and left with his father, which made
Amir more guilty.
Things begin to change
after knowing that Hassan is his half-blooded
brother.
Amir feels very regretful for what he
has done to Hassan. In order to atone for his
[3]
[2]
crime, he finally decided
to take a risk to save Hassan's son, Sohrab, from
the
neighborhood bully Assef. This is where
redemption was found in the book. As the
most
important character, Amir in the novel began by
betraying someone, but at the end,
he got the
chance of redemption.
At the end of the
story, Amir was flying a kite with Sohrab, he said
to Sohrab,
“For you, a thousand times over!
before, move the readers deeply.
[4]
”. Those words, which Hassan had said
to him
2. The Redemption of Baba
In this
novel, many deeds need forgiveness; many
individuals seek redemption,
and at the end,
they all find it. Besides the redemption of Amir,
there is also the
redemption of his father.
Amir's father, a wealthy merchant, loves both
his boys. As a successful
businessman, he aids
the community by creating businesses for others
and building a
new orphanage. He is always
kind to others without asking for a reward.
However, as
a father, he is often critical of
Amir, considering him weak and lacking in courage.
He seldom shows directly his love to his son.
Maybe it is because that he is also the
biological father of Hassan that he hides from
both of his children. As a friend, he did
something unforgivable to his servant,
Ali——having an affair with his wife,
Sanaubar
and giving birth to a son, Hassan secretly.
In his eyes, Amir is lack of something that
will contribute to him to become a
real man.
He can't be brave enough to face difficulties and
achieve what he has
made. It seems that this
is a kind of prejudice to Amir. On the contrary,
because the
mistakes he has made to Ali's
family, he seems to focus more on Hassan and try
to get
his soul redeemed. No wonder Amir
always wants to get all his Baba's love, which
causes the jealousy of him and the later
tragedies.
In the annual kite flying
tournament, Amir is determined not just to win the
[5]
competition but to prove to his
Baba that he has the makings of a man. He is eager
to
earn Baba's praise. He witnesses the
humiliation of Hassan hut he doesn't show up. He
knows that if he fails to bring home the kite,
Baba would be less proud of him. He
feels
incredibly guilty but knows his cowardice would
destroy any hopes for Baba's
affections, so he
keeps quiet about the incident.
Apart from
that, Amir begins to believe that life would be
easier if Hassan were
not around, so he puts a
watch and some money in Hassan's room hoping that
Baba
will make him leave; Hassan falsely
confesses when confronted by Baba. Although
Baba believes is no act more wretched than
stealinghe forgives him. To
Baba's sorrow,
Hassan and Ali leave anyway and forever.
To
some extent, Amir's wrong behaviours are based on
Baba's prejudice and
ignorance. If only he has
treated his two sons equally, things will not
happen.
Five years later, Baba and Amir
escape to California. Baba is diagnosed with
terminal cancer but is still capable of
granting Amir one last favor before he dies: he
asks Soraya's father's permission for Amir to
marry her. At last, his way of redemption
comes to an end.
IV. Conclusion
In the
book The Kite Runner, we can see that everyone has
his kite and
everyone is a kite runner at the
same time. We have to take the responsibilities
that
belong to us and admit the errors we
made. It is never late to redeem ourselves and
follow our heart. Just as the author
says;There is a way to be good again.
V.
References
[1] Hosseini, Khaled
(September–December 2004). Kite RunnerWorld
Literature Today
[2]Jain, Saudamini
(May 24, 2013).
Hosseini
[3]Khaled
Hosseini discusses The Kite Runner on the BBC
World Book Club
[4]Schwarzbaum, Lisa (January
9, 2008).
[5]
卡勒德·胡赛尼《追风筝的人》2003