... "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini, a powerful and devastating novel about love, friendship, and betrayal, the author illustrates a heartbreaking story that not only portrays the struggles of complex characters, but also develop intricate themes. Through authorial decisions shown through literary devices such as flashbacks, imagery, and symbolism, Hosseini conveys that hope, which acts as a key to redemption, abolishes perpetual guilt. Through the author ... haunted by guilt, which is shown by his inability to let go of his past. For example, when Sohrab holds the kite spool, Amir sees...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate