There are so many characters that have influenced me within literature due to the fact that I read a lot, so I've been exposed to various types of characters. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is an absolute fantastic historical fiction novel and the main character named Amir was very influential to me. Amir changed from a spoiled, selfish child to a helpful, selfless man. This change was monumental and showed me the importance of helping others before helping yourself in order to achieve a much deeper happiness. In our society, we are all focused on ourselves, which is sad, but it's the truth. Sometimes we don't even realize how selfish we are until we look back at the actions we made previously.
Now, the source of Amir's desire to be selfless was due to his guilt, which caused Amir to not be able to be truly happy. His guilt was from events that happened during his childhood such as the rape of his childhood best friend, Hassan. In addition, Hosseini uses allusions, imagery, similes, and pathos to connect his readers to Amir on a deeper, emotional level. The literary techniques caused me to see and understand Amir better as a character.
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