Volition

The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner is a story about Amir, son of a rich merchant of the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul and his friend Hassan who happens to be the son of his father’s servant. Inspite of being a Hazara, Hassan has a huge influence over Amir’s life.

Amir was a disappointing child to his father. The Kite flying competition held in Wazir Akbar Khan, as seen by Amir was his only hope to be a worthy son. Although he manages to win not just the kite flying event but also his father’s heart, he loses the only loyal friend he ever had and ended up awarding himself with an indignant life. Even the good times with his father presumably ended rather quickly while to make the matter gross, the soviets raged war on Afghanistan.

As a result of the failing monarchy and soviets intervention in Afghanistan along with the consequent Taliban regime, thousands of Afghans moved out to find refuge in Pakistan and US. After an eventful journey of sneaking out to Pakistan, Amir and his father found themselves in an absolutely new situation with meagre ways of living.

The old man’s only contentment before dying of cancer was seeing his son as a happy bridegroom. Amir’s complacency gets a blow  that came in the form of Rahim Khan’s message which changed his total course of life, and Amir ends up in a deathly pursuit which he could not withhold so as to make up a more meaningful life.