Analyzing a Novel: The Kite Runner

1. Which characters change as the story proceeds? Do they change for the better or the worse, and how do they change specifically?

-Through the story the character that changes the most is Amir. Amir in the begging was a coward, selfish and ungrateful. He took advantage of Hassan's pure and gentle heart. He didn't appreciate what all the things that Hassan did for him, like standing up for him and being a loyal friend. At the end of the story Amir is introduced to the end of his guiltiness and is given the opportunity to make everything right for the first time. He takes in Sohrab, his nephew, and actually fights his enemy for him, knowing that he didn't have a chance. At first he was not sure what to do with Sohrab but he saw the same loyalty and bravery in Sohrab's heart just like his father Hassan had. and new that life was giving him the opportunity to make things right. So he stayed with him.


2.Who was your favorite character and why? Which character did you dislike most throughout the story and why?

-My favorite character in the novel was Hassan. I never thought that someone could be so loyal and caring even though they were treated the worsts way by their best friend. He was honest brave and even through what he has been through he still cared for Amir.
-The character I disliked was Amir. Even though he changed at the end it still doesn't forgive his how much of a coward he was when it came up to standing up for Hassan. Hassan always stood up for him. Amir even though he seen that Hassan's dignity was getting thrown in the trash he still had no shame for watching Hassan get hurt.

3.Which is your most favorite scene in the book? In the movie?

-My favorite scene in the book was when Amir and Sohrab were flying kites and Amir decided to run the kite and get it for Sohrab. It reminded me of the time in the book when Amir's loyal friend Hassan ran the kite for him and even though he had struggle to keep the kite he never let that kite go.

4.Who is the protagonist in this story? Who is the antagonist? Give an example of a scene from the story that would support your label for each character.

- The protagonists in this story is Amir,Hassan, Baba, and Sohrab. The antagonist is Assef.
In the story when Amir is trying to save Sohrab from Assef's harassment. Amir new that he was going to lose the battle but even though he still fought. At the end Sohrab decides to stop the fight by trowing him a metal ball into Assef's eye with a slighshot and saving Amir's life.