Kite Runner Flashcards
KR PROTAGONIST
Amir
KR antagonist
Assef, talaban
KR DYNAMIC
Amir
KR STATIC
Assef
KR ROUND
Amir, Hassan
KR FLAT
Sanaubar
KR ANTIHERO:
Foil:
Contrast of besties
a: Amir
F: Hassan
KR SETTING
19963-1881 Kabul, Afghanistan; Fremont California; Kabul Afghanistan 2001
Talaban
KR POINT OF VEIW
1st person
KR TRAGIC HEROn
Nobility: hazaras
A reversal of fortune: the rape of his best friend, has to give boy up to orphanage again, mistaken, boy almost kills himself
Recognition: he realizes his mistakes and seeks atonement
Tragic irony: Hassan is Amir’s half brother, Amir is of more “nobility” but he sucks compared to Hassan
KR TRAGIC FLAW
Fear, jealousy
KR THEME:
The search for redemption
The influence of the past
KR CHARACTERS
Sanaubar, assef, general taheri, Rahim khan, soraya, baba, Hassan, Amir, Ali, sohrAb