The Kite runner begins in a culture that is not very relevant to me. The only thing I really know about the Muslims is they devalue women and have large families, therefore I believe it might be hard for this book to catch my attention. However the fact that the story begins “In media res” does help me to begin to pursue reading it. At the begging of the book when the author says “I became what I am today at the age of twelve, on a frigid overcast day in the winter of 1975 “ I am already enthralled with anticipation as to what has he become, and what caused him to become this? This is an instant way that I have notice the author thus far is able to keep my attention.
As the story begins I fully enjoy the vivid image that is painted in my mind of the setting. It seems as if the author really tried to involve the reader into his culture. Explanation of what a kite running it, and what the character of Amir and Hassan do I their spare time like “ roam the streets” or “ read stories” help me to understand what the life is like over there. The many different character foils also help for me to get a feel and emotional appeal to the story. An example is how Rahim Khan is a character foil of Baba. He is the supportive like father that fills in for the lack of support Baba seem to give his son Amir. Rahim seems to believe in Amir more than Baba saying that to him “ you just need to let him ( Amir) find his way.” Another character foil is that of Amir and Hassan. Hassan is the typical loving and quite side kick of Amir, while Amir is the more deceptive and a little power struck dictator in their friendship. I am curios for the future to see how these two character foil unfold and if their character change because of each other.
