Abstract：

The Kite Runner is the first novel of Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini. The book has won high praise and worldwide discussion since its publication.
The story takes place in a beautiful country, Afghan, which is falling apart. The close relationship between Amir and his father’s servant’s son is an important clue. The kite is a core meaning throughout the story. The kite is a core meaning throughout the story and plays an important role in prompting the story. This paper will analyze the symbolic meanings of the kite at Amir’s different times and will focus on the growth of humanity of Amir. To Amir, the kite is the reflection of he and Hassan’s friendship in their childhood; is the direct cause of the betrayal of Amir in his teenage years; is the bond of Amir’s redemption in middle age.

Key words: The Kite Runner; symblize; betrayal; redemption

摘要：

《追风筝的人》是阿富汗裔作家卡勒德•胡赛尼的第一部小说。一经出版就受到全世界的广泛关注和一致好评。
小说发生在一个分崩离析的美丽国家,阿富汗。从埃米尔与他父亲仆人儿子哈桑的亲密友谊开始，这段感情成为贯穿全书的脉络。风筝，作为一个核心意象始终贯穿全文，它对推动故事情节的发展起到了推波助澜的作用。本文将通过分析在不同时期风筝所象征的意义来探究主人公的人性成长之路。对主人公而言，风筝是阿米尔和哈桑童年时两人友谊的体现；是少年时期阿米尔背叛哈桑的导火索；是成年后阿米尔用于展开救赎的情感纽带。

关键词：《追风筝的人》；象征；背叛；救赎

1. Introduction
1.1 The Author Khaled Hosseini and His Works
Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 1965. His father worked for the Afghan Foreign Ministry as a diplomat, and his mother was a high school teacher of Farsi and history. In 1970, the family moved to Iran where his father worked. In 1973, the whole family went back to Kabul and his youngest brother was born. Hosseini’s happy childhood was over due to the political revolution and the following invasion. In 1976, Hosseini’s father found a job in Paris, so the family moved to Paris and decided not to return to Kabul. In 1980, his father decided to seek political asylum in the United States due to the invasion of Afghan and moved to San Jose in California. The life was not easy at first and his father received the welfare and food from the government. In 1984, Hosseini was graduated from the high school and got admitted at Santa Clara University where he earned a bachelor's degree in Biology in 1988.After the graduation, he enrolled at the University of California-San Diego's School of Medicine, where he earned a Medical Degree in 1993.In 1996, he completed his residency in Los Angeles and was a practicing internist.