Strained Male Relationships in Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner

Author(s)	Janani Seenivasn
Country	India
Abstract	Khaled Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner revolves around the complex emotional male relationships between fathers and sons as well as between male friends. The secrets that the principal characters carry along their life creates the tension in the novel. The betrayal of Baba and Amir which directly connect with the readers light up the plot. Though it is set in unfamiliar places far from the land of readers, it deals with the most common themes like friendship, loyalty, betrayal, guilt, family and redemption that make the readers empathize. Hosseini carves the leading characters with flaws and vulnerabilities which creates inner turmoil that make the story sensible. And the guilt the protagonist faces shapes the entire story. Amir is the narrator of the story. He jumps back in time to his childhood and tells the readers about what makes him feel a tremendous sense of guilt.
Keywords	Betrayal, father, friendship, relationship, son
Field	Sociology > Linguistic / Literature
Published In	Volume 5, Issue 4, July-August 2023
Published On	2023-07-17
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i04.4410
Short DOI	https://doi.org/gshm9m

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