The aim of this paper is to highlight the kite as a major symbol in The Kite Runner, the best selling debut novel that introduced the Afghan American novelist Khaled Hosseini, to millions of readers to the world over. The novel follows the maturation of Amir, or from Afghanistan who needs to find his way in the world as he realises that his own belief system is not that of his dominant culture. The Kite Runner is a buildungsroman that illustrates the similarities as well as the differences between the two countries – Afghanistan and United States and the two vastly different cultures. It is the story of both father and sons and friends and brothers, and it is a novel about right and wrong and the nature of evil. The novel is considered a contemporary classic.
Research Scholar, Department of English, Ranchi University, Ranchi
