Tuesday 21 September 2010

Kite runner chapter 1 analysis

Chapter One of The Kite Runner sets the tone for the entire novel. Before we know anything about the protagonist, including his name, we learn that one moment in his past has defined his entire life.It leaves many unaswered questions that make the reader want to delve deeper into this books depths for instance who are Rahim and Hassan and to what relevance are they in the protagonists life?what is the significance of the kites from the park in San Francissco ? and possibly the most important question is what exactly happened 26 years ago with Hassan in Amir's past that could possibly define who he is in the present time.

A main feature used by Housseini is the descriptive dialogue that is used throughout. He puts so much emphasis on such minor details. Other techniques used would be personification and similies which help to give variety,and metaphors which leaves a sense of entrapment .He also uses positive and negative connotations.

One more technique could be that you also get a sense of flashbacks since there are two different settings used to establish the basis of the story: SanFrancisco (present) and Afghanistan (past) which illustrates the purpose of this chapter which is to provide eposition and to build a basis for the whole story.The way Amir describes Afghanistan gives a sense that he is detached from his former self, the fact that he travelled so far may indicate that he is running away from this former event,trying to bury it deep however it keeps latching and having a lingering grasp in Amirs life.

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