What is the significance of the title The Kite Runner to its book?

Answer 1

Setting is important because sometimes it reflects the curent situation of the scene or the emotions of the characters at that particular moment. You could also say settings are important because you can see the contrast between Afghanistan before and Afghanistan after, calm and pleasent at first and a turmoil after, this could represent Amir's life.

Answer 2

The title "The Kite Runner" symbolizes the main character's attempt to redeem himself for past mistakes and betrayals. The act of kite running represents both betrayal and redemption, as the protagonist seeks to mend his broken relationship with a childhood friend. The kites in the novel serve as a metaphor for the characters' connections, aspirations, and struggles.

Answer 3

Kite Runner P66 THE ALLEY WAY Vital event takes place in "A havoc of scrap and rubble littered the alley" "Yellowed newspapers" - in this alley way, is where Amir lets Hassan get raped, "yellow" would usually associate with happiness and light, but in this case its impurity "A rusted iron stove" - rusted, no longer pure, eroded away, like in Mariana, Amir Morality has eroded away, away with the loyalty of their friendship But the only things he could focus on was the "blue kite resting against the wall" "Alley" - 2 exits or dead-end? Amir had two options… The place they spent their childhood p24 - "abandoned cemetery atop of the hill" - foreshadowing the death of one of the characters - being Hassan "Iron gate rusty and left the cemetery's low white stone walls in decay" Use of Tree's in the setting - Hosseini uses a lot of trees "Pomegranate tree" - pomegranates in Islam are said to grow in the garden of paradise, presenting goodness - everything we find in Hassan - "pomegranate leaves dancing on his face" - goodness within him shines through, yet is still left in times of evil and darkness Poplar - Right at begining chapt 2, "climb poplar tree" the symbolism of death shown so early Cypress Tree - associated with underworld Greek mythology and Islam Acacia Tree - Later in the story when Rahim Khan goes to find Hassan - he's sitting under an "Acacia Tree" which symbolizes purity/freemasonry (charity)/and endurance of the soul! Pg 80 - After rape has occurred, go back up to the spot "In another months o two crops of scorched yellow weeds would blanket the hillside" - land is fertile enough to grow (Amir can redeem himself) but they become "Scorched" because of the sun - He does not tell anyone, rather continues for the injustice to burn When Hassan and Ali leave, pg94 Chapt 9, "Thunder heads rolled in, painted the sky iron grey" - pathetic fallacy Wider setting Afghanistan To Pakistan To USA Chapt 11 - pg110 - Amir himself compares the setting of USA to Afghanistan "where's all the trees and open fields." Ironic - as they gain freedom from the Communist regime, their physical freedom has decreased - Amir is still not free - trapped? P118 - describes rough areas in US - but it sounds like the alley way "Toys, bald tires and beer bottles with peeling labels" The market place: "Afghan music played" - busy hustle bustle, like the bazaar in Afghan, no matter where he is, he'll always be reminded of his home When he returns to Pakistan P211 "on this soil, mother died, fought for fathers love" returns to the start "where my hare lipped brother used to run kites" P230, he goes back up to the cemetery - "the old metal gates hanging off the hinges were gone" "Headstones were barley visible though the thick tangles of weeds that claimed the pot" Kite Runner P66 THE ALLEY WAY Vital event takes place in "A havoc of scrap and rubble littered the alley" "Yellowed newspapers" - in this alley way, is where Amir lets Hassan get raped, "yellow" would usually associate with happiness and light, but in this case its impurity "A rusted iron stove" - rusted, no longer pure, eroded away, like in Mariana, Amir Morality has eroded away, away with the loyalty of their friendship But the only things he could focus on was the "blue kite resting against the wall" "Alley" - 2 exits or dead-end? Amir had two options… The place they spent their childhood p24 - "abandoned cemetery atop of the hill" - foreshadowing the death of one of the characters - being Hassan "Iron gate rusty and left the cemetery's low white stone walls in decay" Use of Tree's in the setting - Hosseini uses a lot of trees "Pomegranate tree" - pomegranates in Islam are said to grow in the garden of paradise, presenting goodness - everything we find in Hassan - "pomegranate leaves dancing on his face" - goodness within him shines through, yet is still left in times of evil and darkness Poplar - Right at begining chapt 2, "climb poplar tree" the symbolism of death shown so early Cypress Tree - associated with underworld Greek mythology and Islam Acacia Tree - Later in the story when Rahim Khan goes to find Hassan - he's sitting under an "Acacia Tree" which symbolizes purity/freemasonry (charity)/and endurance of the soul! Pg 80 - After rape has occurred, go back up to the spot "In another months o two crops of scorched yellow weeds would blanket the hillside" - land is fertile enough to grow (Amir can redeem himself) but they become "Scorched" because of the sun - He does not tell anyone, rather continues for the injustice to burn When Hassan and Ali leave, pg94 Chapt 9, "Thunder heads rolled in, painted the sky iron grey" - pathetic fallacy Wider setting Afghanistan To Pakistan To USA Chapt 11 - pg110 - Amir himself compares the setting of USA to Afghanistan "where's all the trees and open fields." Ironic - as they gain freedom from the Communist regime, their physical freedom has decreased - Amir is still not free - trapped? P118 - describes rough areas in US - but it sounds like the alley way "Toys, bald tires and beer bottles with peeling labels" The market place: "Afghan music played" - busy hustle bustle, like the bazaar in Afghan, no matter where he is, he'll always be reminded of his home When he returns to Pakistan P211 "on this soil, mother died, fought for fathers love" returns to the start "where my hare lipped brother used to run kites" P230, he goes back up to the cemetery - "the old metal gates hanging off the hinges were gone" "Headstones were barley visible though the thick tangles of weeds that claimed the pot" Kite Runner P66 THE ALLEY WAY Vital event takes place in "A havoc of scrap and rubble littered the alley" "Yellowed newspapers" - in this alley way, is where Amir lets Hassan get raped, "yellow" would usually associate with happiness and light, but in this case its impurity "A rusted iron stove" - rusted, no longer pure, eroded away, like in Mariana, Amir Morality has eroded away, away with the loyalty of their friendship But the only things he could focus on was the "blue kite resting against the wall" "Alley" - 2 exits or dead-end? Amir had two options… The place they spent their childhood p24 - "abandoned cemetery atop of the hill" - foreshadowing the death of one of the characters - being Hassan "Iron gate rusty and left the cemetery's low white stone walls in decay" Use of Tree's in the setting - Hosseini uses a lot of trees "Pomegranate tree" - pomegranates in Islam are said to grow in the garden of paradise, presenting goodness - everything we find in Hassan - "pomegranate leaves dancing on his face" - goodness within him shines through, yet is still left in times of evil and darkness Poplar - Right at begining chapt 2, "climb poplar tree" the symbolism of death shown so early Cypress Tree - associated with underworld Greek mythology and Islam Acacia Tree - Later in the story when Rahim Khan goes to find Hassan - he's sitting under an "Acacia Tree" which symbolizes purity/freemasonry (charity)/and endurance of the soul! Pg 80 - After rape has occurred, go back up to the spot "In another months o two crops of scorched yellow weeds would blanket the hillside" - land is fertile enough to grow (Amir can redeem himself) but they become "Scorched" because of the sun - He does not tell anyone, rather continues for the injustice to burn When Hassan and Ali leave, pg94 Chapt 9, "Thunder heads rolled in, painted the sky iron grey" - pathetic fallacy Wider setting Afghanistan To Pakistan To USA Chapt 11 - pg110 - Amir himself compares the setting of USA to Afghanistan "where's all the trees and open fields." Ironic - as they gain freedom from the Communist regime, their physical freedom has decreased - Amir is still not free - trapped? P118 - describes rough areas in US - but it sounds like the alley way "Toys, bald tires and beer bottles with peeling labels" The market place: "Afghan music played" - busy hustle bustle, like the bazaar in Afghan, no matter where he is, he'll always be reminded of his home When he returns to Pakistan P211 "on this soil, mother died, fought for fathers love" returns to the start "where my hare lipped brother used to run kites" P230, he goes back up to the cemetery - "the old metal gates hanging off the hinges were gone" "Headstones were barley visible though the thick tangles of weeds that claimed the pot"

Answer 4

Flying a kite--or kite running--is as much of a national sport in Afghanistan as playing Baseball or football is in the United States. The title refers to the characters Hassan, the good friend of Amir, who is the narrator of the story. It also refers to the event that changes the lives of both of these boys, the competitive kite running that Amir wins, with the help of Hassan, after which Amir shames himself by not coming to the aid of Hassan when he needs him. Besides referring to these characters and these events, the title also refers the freedom of the kite made possible by controlling it through manipulation of the spool. The freedom, then, is only partial, but beautiful, a cooperation, in this case, between 2 boys and nature. Because this is a story of their friendship, naming the book Kite Runner, captures all of these aspects of it.

Answer 5

Food kind of symbolizes home, culture, and the old times. When Amir visits Kabul in the end of the book he says that Kabul used to smell of lamb kabobs. I think it shows that he still remembers his home and culture and how much he misses it.

Answer 6

Bananas come from trees not cows