The Kite Runner reviews

    The Kite Runner is a adventurous novel written by Khaled Hosseini. It tells a story of Amir, a rich Afghan citizen facing a truth about Afghanistan and experiences about life.

    The most adventurous unique section is when Amir go back to Afghanistan and found out about what he left behind, his family, his past, and ultimately his friend. However, his ultimate struggle is getting what he once had lost.

Every single book is full of flaw, this book is no exception. Even though this book was extremely interesting and naturally pull reader into the book and wouldn’t let the reader go until the reader is finish with the book. Sometime it seems that the story isn’t that transparent for what it is trying to say. This is a problem because sometime people will get lost and continue to be lost because of and doesn’t understand the book at all unless the book clear itself or someone explain to the reader.

“December 2001

I became what I am today at the age of twelve, on a frigid overcast day in the winter of 1975. I remember the precise moment, crouching behind a crumbling mud wall, peeking into the alley near the frozen creek. That was a long time ago, but it’s wrong what they say about the past, I’ve learned, about how you can bury it. Because the past claws its way out. Looking back now, I realize I have been into that deserted alley for the last twenty-six years.”(Kite Runner, Page 1)

Chapter one of this book was very interesting because it reveal hint of the future, yet it doesn’t explain what kind of future. This sometime will confuse people because they need to know why is that chapter there. In this paragraph Amir is basically explaining that he became what he is at the age of twelve, with a setting. He also explain some things about the pasts that isn’t that related to the story also. This part is very confusing because it end on third paragraph and then just move on to chapter two. The confusing part start here.The transition between the two chapter can be extremely confusing as there is no date to show that there is a time shift and the author just start narrating about his pasts.The author introduce so many different character names and what they do that it will be so confusing, especially the author doesn’t really introduce what the main character name is until the middle of chapter two.

   

Amir is basically the main narrator of this unique story written by Khaled Hosseni. Amir life is a mess because he made many mistakes. He gotten what he thought was important to him, but until the very end of the novel he does not know how to hold on to what he think is important. This cause Amir to lost most of the stuff that was important to him, and despite him trying to get back those things what lost is lost.

    After Assef rape Hassan, Ali grew suspision and ask Amir:

“‘Did something happen to him, Amir Agha? Something he’s not telling me?’

I shrugged. ‘How should I know?’

‘You would tell me, nay? Inshallah, you would tell me if something had happened.

‘Like I said, how should I know what’s wrong with him. I snapped. ‘Maybe he’s sick. People get sick all the time, Ali. Now, am I going to freeze to death or are you planning on lighting the stove today?’”(Kite Runner, Page 81)

This conversation shows two things about Amir: a coward and a liar. Amir is a coward because that conversation is about Hassan. Hassan is Amir best and loyal friend, but Amir decide not to help Hassan when he is getting beat-up because Hassan stand up for him. Amir is also a liar because he knows the truth about Hassan, yet he made a decision of abandoning his friend and lie about he doesn’t know anything at all during the moment where Hassan is hurt the most.

However, their friendship could still be restore. Amir made a unbelievable choice that changes Amir and Hassan friendships forever. During the time where Amir throw pomegranate to Hassan and tells Hassan to retaliate. During this moment Amir can still restore their friendship, but after this Amir decide to frame Hassan about stealing his watch. Amir and Hassan’s bonds was broken by the lies that build up through times.

Amir is also a coward. He is unwilling to stand-up for what he wishes to proctect. This cause him to make many mistakes. Amir is also a coward for not trying to understand his native country. Amir will always remain a coward unless Amir have found what he think is important enough that he will risk his life for that important thing or person. This is impossible for Amir at the start of the story because he was willing to ignore his friend and lie about him when he trying to support him. This is very important because then later on in the story Amir was willing to risk his life. This shows us that he is very regretful. Its show us that he is regretful by the fact how during the begining of the story he was being a jerk and only thought of himself, but then later on in the story he was willing to risk his life and everything he have for Sohrab, Hassan child. This is very important because regret is really powerful especially if it over the past. This is true for Amir as he has done something very unforgivable to Hassan. Regret is powerful enough to drive a person insane, but Amir doesn’t want to go insane and thus thought that if he atone for what he done in the past then he be heal from that feeling. This shows us that Amir is still a human and have feeling after all of that.

The Kite Runner final thought

After reading the final chapter of the "Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini, to be frank I was disappointed. I feel that this last section was very boring to the point that it is very strange and weird in some part of the story, but overall I feel very disappointed. I was disappointed because the story became back your typical happy ending. I was disappointed because Amir and Sohrab return safely. However, ultimately I was disappointed in Amir family accepting Sohrab just like that.

I am disappointed in the story became back into your typical happy ending.It is typical among story because the story end in Amir regrets of his past is fulfill. I think it is typical among story because a lot of other story by the part where Amir can now just live in the world without any regrets of the past. The other books that I read is usually somewhere where in the middle of the story the hero of the story gotten some kind of struggle and then they gotten over it in the end. This is basically what happen to Amir in the "Kite Runner".

I am disappointed because Amir and Sohrab return safely. I am disappointed because during the time where Amir meet Assef and is fighting against each other for whether or not Amir may get Sohrab back. It is foreshadow that Amir will die and Sohrab will become some kind of slave for some kind of weird experiment Assef will perform. However, by pure luck--- no dumb luck that Amir and Sohrab survive. Personally I think it is very stupid to do that and it will just ruined the story. The "Kite Runner" has a deep plot and a dark plot that reveal something about current day Afganistan. By doing what you call a "happy ending" does not actually suit the deep plot of this book.

Finally, I am disappointed because Amir family accept Sohrab without a fight or any good explanation. I got a weird twist feeling that this somehow seem wrong. It is just my instinct, but I think there are better way to do this kind of stuff. Please report to me and post a blog post responding to this if you agree. Ignore me if your wrong.

Dream

 Dream-(1)a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep.(2)imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake.(3)ambition: a cherished desire.(4)pipe dream: a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe).(5)have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy.(6)a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality.(7)experience while sleeping.(8)someone or something wonderful.~Wordnet

 What is a dream? A dream is nothing but a illusion, if that is the case then why does people dream? Is it for pleasure? Desire? Goal? Love? What is the true purpose of dream? Is dream the only way to survive?~A dream

I had a dream about a strange question again. It was in the middle of 4 Am when I had suddenly awake from this dream. The dream was nothing but a paper with the question above that I tried to remember and put it into word, yet I feel that the dream is very meaningful. It occur to me that dream is a very mysterious things. I have many dreams such as wishing to have an ordinary lives or want to be something when I grow up, yet I have absolutely no clue what is the source of power that still lead me to believe and try hard. Is it because I want to believe in a illusion? Like love which is nothing more than just a sweet illusion that the mankind has surround itself because they cannot handle the pressure? Is it the same thing to me? Is dream like a desire? A desire that you wish so greatly and dearly that your brain automatically cause a illusion of you achieving that dream because there is no way you could achieve it? In the end, only nothing but illusion is remain.

A dream is nothing but false hope to me. Hope that will eventually lead to my downfall, but again what else do I have? I have already lost everything that is dear to me, if I have any. I am left with just standing alone with no meaning of life at all. If dream is going to be what I have left then how will I protect it? Bad luck is nothing but a friend to me.

Of mice and men thesis thought

Writing a thesis about "of mice and men" was very hard indeed. Thinking up of new material and making sure that the material is not one of your usual material that is straightforward. The one that I tried to create are a type of thesis that is not your everyday. TYping it to fill the requirement was also very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very hard...

Kite Runner response to Yen

This is a response to Yen blog about Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini:

All of Amir’s actions are an attempt to rid his extreme regret and guilt for not helping a friend in need.  Instead of admitting it, or letting go, he tries all of these things that result in a lost friend that could have been kept.  

Overall, I really, really enjoyed reading this book.  There were many surprises throughout the first third of the book, and it turned out much more interesting than I first thought it would be. 

 PS:THERE IS SPOILER REGARDING THE BOOK KITE RUNNER. I BEG YOU DON'T READ THIS UNTIL YOU FINISH KITE RUNNER BECAUSE SPOILER SUCK!
I disappear with Yen veiw because I think that not all of AMir's action are attempt of getting rid of his regret and guilt for not helping a friend in need. I think even without the incident between Hassen and Amir one way or another they will just break up. This is because Hassen is a Hazara and Amir is a Pashtun.Even though they are friend in the end they wouldn't/couldn't keep their friendship against the world. Rahim Khan has told a story to Amir telling Amir that in the end the world will win not human. This mean that from the very start Amir has already knew the consequences of letting Hassan living near him in such a racist contry where its Pashtun rules and the Hazara just die in the street. This mean that Amir has already been mentually preparing for everything before the Assef raping Hassan event happen.
If Amir already knew the consequences and he still leave it undone until the Assef raping Hassan event happen, then why would Amir change his mind so fast that he want Hassan to leave this that? Personally I think that Hassan has already shows many evidences of his loyalty to Amir. A time where he show his loyalty is after Hassan got raped by Assef, Amir beat up Hassan and told Hassan to beat him up. This mean that Hassan is willing to trust Amir so much that it is not even recommended that everything would be like this.

Wish

 Chapter 1
Thinking back now, it seemed almost like yesterday when everything started. I silently confess to myself that the action I made will never be able to return as well as the thing I once cherish. I slowly cry and thought to myself. The price was huge and it has cost me many things that I once cherish, but I had now realize that I had made the choice of solitary and nothing can ever change back time now. Even so, I will continue to hope. To hope that one day what I once lost will return to me again.

            I meet Von when I was an 8th grader. At that time I was being nonchalantly, mischievous yet I follow all the rule and sometime even twist them around. What I didn't know is that this meeting has change my normal every day routine of my life. We first meet when we introduce our self to the class during the first day of school. We shared an common interest and we became friend very quickly, but we will often argue about which one was right and wrong often and always he won the argument. We shared an common interest of playing massive multiplayer online role playing game.

"Don't play Fiesta, or any of Nexon product. You will just end up wasting your time," Von said breathlessly. He was an game expert at this so maybe I should trust him.

"If you think they suck, then I should maybe take them off the list that I am planning to play," I replied. "If that the case you got any game you like that you think I will like also?" I ask him.  

He replied, "Well how about Runes of~" the bell rang. Our lunch time was over and we have to quickly go to the classroom that will won't really accept anyone that is late. Von quickly said, "Runes of Magic, I bet for you it will be a good time distraction." as he quickly ran out of the cafeteria. My interest level in this game is going up because it sounded extremely fun and I couldn't wait to go home and research about it. 

Kite Runner Response

Overall, Kite Runner is a story that is interesting in a way it is not interesting at all. The book first of all is all fiction which throw some people off because the story sounded very realistic, but then it takes place in a really realistic setting where some event are event that actually happened. The author, Khaled Hossein, wrote this base on his experience as well as event in the author life that serve as an inspiration to writing a historical fiction.

My first impression of Kite Runner is that it is very dramatic. The characters event seemed very real and their action in which the author, Khaled Hassein, describe life in Afghanistan through fictional character and realistic plot and setting. I think the way to write like this is nice because the Fictional character is supported by a realistic setting in which it made the character seemed extremely real as some people can relate the history with their own. The plot, however, is supported by the realistic setting. The reason why I think the plot is actually being affected is that first of all if you image a story where a kid just take a bottle of milk and drink it. Your very first impression of it was properly something like uhhh ok? What come next after he drink the milk? But now image the story is supported  by some kind of story and setting. This is exactly what Hassein is doing to his first book Kite Runner. This make the story very unique from other and that is what make it very worth reading.

As you progress through the books, it start to get kind of plain and boring. But sooner or later you will realize that it is a spin-off from the author life. The spin-off is what actually drive the story continuing forward despite some weird and unknown transition between the story. I strongly recommend everyone who is reading this post to actually try out this book because I feel it is a book where almost everyone can relate their own personal experience and hardship with the event that is going on in the story.