Essay Topic:

The main themes aroused in Khaled Hosseini’s “The Kite Runner”.

Essay Questions:

What is the role of religion for the characters of “The Kite Runner”?

How does the friendship of the characters reveal the fact that any mistake can be corrected?

How did the war of Afghanistan change the personalities of the soldiers?

Thesis Statement:

Khaled Hosseini’s “The Kite Runner” has three major themes underlying its plot: the theme of friendship, the theme of war and the theme of Muslim people.

Introduction:  The author of the book “The Kite Runner” wrote his book in a very unique way as he put his entire soul and all the strength of his character to write it. He did what he thought was right as he shared his vision of the life in Afghanistan during the war. It would be fair to compare his book and the life of Amir to the history of Afghanistan and its complicated life. The book has three major motives within: the theme of friendship, the theme of war and the theme of Muslim people.

The first one – the theme of friendship is the strongest one. It can be seen in any part of the book and actually shows how close friendship and betrayal can be. So in other words, the theme of friendship in the central theme of the book as the author puts it in the foreground of the plot. Amir and Hassan’s relationship is brightly described by the author. The reader observes the moments from their childhood and then sees grown-up Hassan and Amir. Obviously, the author shares a secret with the reader, a secret that any mistake can be corrected and that it is never too late to do what is right.

The next theme analyzed by the author is the theme of was. This one is undoubtedly, a very painful one for Afghanistan. Though the reader sees only the small pieces of that war, the trace and the sensations which it leaves in the head of the reader is like the reader himself has been to that war and has seen everything with his own eyes. It is a heart-rending and cruel performance to see how the soldiers who fought for their country turned into disabled people observing all the ugliness of the surrounding and still find a motive to keep hoping for a better future.

The third theme is the theme of the Muslim people. It is the theme of a centuries-old traditions and a theme of a different mentality. It is a mentality in which an wife who commits infidelity is punished by people throwing stones into her. It is something that will not happen in a non-Muslim country but shows how they respect their rules and laws.

Conclusion: Khaled Hosseini’s “The Kite Runner” is a profound novel that touches its reader to the very soul. It is impossible to forget it once you read it. It describes immortal issues, issues that will always be important for the people of Afghanistan: their religion, their war and their relationships.