Theory That Provided the Best Insight to The Kite Runner

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After analyzing “The Kite Runner” from three different perspectives, I believe that the archetypal perspective provides readers with the most insight on the novel “The Kite Runner”. In “The Kite Runner”, there are numerous archetypal figures, symbols, and motifs. There are many archetypal figures which can be applied to many of the characters in the novel; such as the Mentor, the Devil figure, the Child, the Hero, and the Wise Old Man. Connecting the main characters to common archetypal figures helps me to get a better understanding of each character because I am able to understand each character’s actions, judgments, and emotions throughout the novel. For example Baba was the Mentor to Amir because he provided Amir with many important life lessons that he used throughout the book, and Assef was the Devil figure because he terrorized Amir’s life by affecting his life in a negative way.

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 In addition, Amir went through a journey which was filled with character development and the journey was filled with him losing his innocence, descending into danger, battling the monster, and returning home. In this case, Amir loss his innocence after he saw Hassan get raped by Assef and he was filled with a sense of guilt and betrayal

 since he was not able to save him. His decent into danger was when he tried went back to Kabul,
Afghanistan in order to find Sohrab and it was very dangerous because it was controlled by the Taliban forces. Amir’s battle with the monster was when he fought Assef who was the leader of the Taliban in order to rescue Sohrab. His return home was when he returned
to San Francisco with Sohrab and adopted him as his son.

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 There are also many significant symbols which foreshadow and have a greater importance to certain characters in the novel such as the harelip, kite, slingshot, monster in the lake, and the pomegranate tree. Analyzing the novel from an archetypal perspective helped me better understand and connect with the characters. Overall, “The Kite Runner” is a good read with many life lessons that I believe can be applied to our own lives and when analyzed from an archetypal perspective, the reader will be able to further understand and enjoy the novel.

Work Cited

Hosseini, Khaled.  The Kite Runner: Canada: Anchor Canada, 2004