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Symbolism in The Kite Runner

Symbolism in The Kite Runner. Andrew Parks and Chad Blankenbeker. David and Goliath Sohrab and Assef. Sohrab’s slingshot is a symbol of the sling that David used to defeat Goliath. Assef and Goliath are both symbols of evil and fear. Both of them were defeated by the smallest of enemies.

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Symbolism in The Kite Runner

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  1. Symbolism inThe Kite Runner Andrew Parks and Chad Blankenbeker

  2. David and GoliathSohrab and Assef • Sohrab’s slingshot is a symbol of the sling that David used to defeat Goliath. • Assef and Goliath are both symbols of evil and fear. Both of them were defeated by the smallest of enemies. • Amir fighting Assef represents the Hebrews failing to defeat Goliath.

  3. Kite Flying with Sohrab • “Because when Spring comes, it melts the snow one flake at a time, and maybe I just witnessed the first flake melting.” (371) • Amir running for the kite symbolizes his new beginning. • A kite bird was used as a prophecy and fate in ancient Egyptian religion.

  4. This event shows how Amir’s life is cyclical and how Amir had ran kites with Hassan. • Now he is running the kite with Hassan’s offspring and it symbolizes him being reborn and that his guilt has been taken away.

  5. Amir’s Move to America • “Baba loved the idea of America.” (125) • Amir’s move to America symbolized his renewed relationship with his father. • They began to do many things with each other, including going to the flea market on every Sunday.

  6. In Christian theology, going over or going through water symbolizes a rebirth or transformation. • This rebirth was the relationship with his father.

  7. Amir’s Scar • Amir’s scar is a symbol of the scar that Hassan had after he had surgery on his harelip. • The scar almost resembles that they were both brothers. • “What was so funny was that for the first time since the winter of 1975, I felt at peace. I laughed because I saw that, in some hidden nook in a corner of my mind, I’d even been looking forward to this.” (289)

  8. Amir found a strange joy from being beaten up because he had always wanted Hassan to fight him back whenever he insulted him when they were children. • “I don’t know how many times I hit him. All I know is that when I finally stopped, exhausted and panting, Hassan was smeared in red like he’d been shot by a firing squad. I fell to my knees, tired, spent, frustrated.” (93)

  9. The Pomegranate Tree • When Amir and Hassan were young, they always went to the pomegranate tree to be alone, and away from the hustle and bustle of Kabul. The tree represented their friendship.

  10. “Hassan had said in his letter that the pomegranate tree hadn’t borne fruit in years.” (264) Whenever Amir and Hassan where children, the tree would always bear fruit, symbolizing that their friendship was strong. But when their friendship faded, the tree died, and it would never bear fruit again, symbolizing that their relationship had also died.

  11. Amir and Hassan being brothers When Amir and Hassan were young, they both fed from the same breast, symbolizing that they were brothers. “Hassan and I fed from the same breasts. We took our first steps on the same lawn in the same yard. And, under the same roof, we spoke our first words.” (11)

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