The Story Of Amir And Hassan s Development - 1104 Words

Dylan Wake Period 4 Super (Word Count: 1099) The True Path to Gold A key moment in Amir and Hassan’s development as a character is Amir’s own onion story. The onion story seems very simple with its message, but it is the way that Hassan analyzes it that is important. The onion story reveals the major difference between Hassan and Amir in its first appearance, and becomes a recurring element that illustrates the theme of decisions and which ones are better. The onion story manifests itself in their decisions by having the ‘onion’ become a second choice in any situation the characters face, but the onion being different for Amir and Hassan due to which option they are inclined to always choose. The foremost importance of the onion in the story is that it represents a choice that was not taken. The story follows a poor man who must cry into a cup to get gold, so he sacrifices his wife to cry, but ends up heartbroken and not happy in the end. After Hassan finishes reading, he asks Amir why the man did not simply cut an onion to cry instead of sacrificing his wife. However, what is most important is that the characters make many decisions where there is an extremely important second choice. The onion in the story is the more simple alternative to doing something detrimental and traumatizing. In The Kite Runner however, the answer to a problem or two way path is not as simple as it is in the story. The defining moment in The Kite Runner that changes Amir’s life is the rapeShow MoreRelatedThe Kite Runner Character Analysis730 Words   |  3 PagesHosseini, focuses on one main character, Amir. Throughout the entire book, Amir progresses as a character and shows that while he may have done things in the past that he regrets, he will do anything to get redemption for his sins. Over the course of the novel, Amir develops drastically as a person. 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