The Kite Runner: what is Hosseini's purpose?

Question

is it to educate about Afghanistan?

also, what does amir do to solve his identity problem?

Answer 1

I think part of Hosseini's purpose may be to educate about Afghanistan, but I think his purpose is more to talk about the strength of the human spirit and to point out the importance of forgiveness, forgiveness of oneself, forgiveness of parents, forgiveness of anyone who has wronged you.

It is a couple of years since I read The Kite Runner and someone has borrowed my copy, so I can’t check it, but here are some links that should help you .

http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pdf/te...

http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-the-k...

http://www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/t...

http://nrsl.wordpress.com/2008/04/28/the...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kite_Ru...