The Kite Runner - Amir

The Kite Runner - Amir

Amir can been seen as an unreliable narrator because of his biased and skewed personal feelings and memories. The novel should therefore be read with this in mind. An unreliable narrator is common in postmodern writing.
"I never thought of Hassan and me as friends" - suggesting he felt distanced from Hassan. However, throughout the novel, we can see the closeness of their friendship.

Friendship
Hassan is a major influence in Amir's life - he is the second to be named in the beginning of the novel. As well as this, for example, on Amir's wedding day, he wonders is Hassan is married and "whose face he had seen in the mirror under the veil".

Identity
"I became what I am today at the age of twelve [...] in the winter of 1975".  - Trapped in guilt, anger and sorrow. However, this 'identity'/what happened to Hassan, was a positive force in his life - the desire to write, trying to redeem himself, saving Sohrab.

Baba
Baba had a significant impact upon Amir's life. His decision to revisit Kabul and save Sohrab can be seen as an attempt to reconcile his feelings for his father. Amir finds a way to become the man Baba always wanted him to be. This is further demonstrated when he returns to the USA and becomes involved in building a hospital in Afghanistan, just as his father had built the orphanage.