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The Kite Runner Themes
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The Kite Runner Themes
Survival
Ingenuity
"Faces. They're all wearing green hats...
'You have suffered some very significant
injuries, Amir, I should tell you.'" (pg. 293 &
296)
"But Hassan was by far the greatest kite runner
I'd ever seen. It was downright eerie the way he
always got to the spot the kite would land before the kite did," (pg. 52)
Resourcefulness
"We stopped at garage sales and bought knickknacks that people no longer wanted... a Chicago record that we'd bought for a quarter the day before might go for $1..." (pg. 137)
Individuality
"Children aren't coloring books. You don't get
to fill them with your favorite colors." (pg. 21)
Loss
"'Please,' Baba was saying, but Ali had already turned to the door, Hassan trailing him. I'll never forget the way Baba said that, the pain in his plea, the fear." (pg. 107)
Confronting and Resolving fears
"My entire adult life...what I saw was Hassan with his slingshot pointed at Assef's face...Now it was my turn. 'All right,' I said." (pg. 286)
Heroism and Bravery
Grief
Death
"You know what always happens when the neighborhood boys tease him? Hassan steps in and fends them off." (pg. 22)
"My whole life, I had been 'Baba's son.' Now he was gone. Baba couldn't show me the way anymore; I'd have to find it on my own." (pg. 174)
"Hassan milled about the periphery of my life after that...Because when he was around, the oxygen seeped out of the room. My chest tightened and I couldn't draw enough air." (pg 88-89)