The kite in this novel takes on many forms during it's course in the story. When we first join Amir in his flashback from his novel, the blue kite is the key to finally getting Baba's approval and love. As Amir thought to himself "I didn't know what to think or what to say. Was that what it would take? had he just slipped me a key?" (pg 56). However by the end of the kite fighting tournament what this kite stands for takes a dark and twisted turn. At the end when Hassan is running the prized blue kite back to Amir, Hassan gets cornered by Assef and his friends. Amir, who was frozen with fear watched as Hassan got sexually assaulted by Assef. After that incident the blue kite stands as a monument to Amir's guilt for not being able to do the right thing. He's vividly haunted by his inability to speak out as his act of cowardice plagues his everyday life and poisons his relationship with Hassan.
It's not until the very end of the novel where the blue kite takes another transformation as it would stand for Amir's peace with himself as he felt he redeemed himself after saving Sohrab and taking him back to the United States. At the end, Amir flies the kite with Sohrab in a kite fighting tournament with Sohrab victorious and Amir running for the kite with joy as a man freed from his past sins.
- Darren
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