The Kite Runner: Section 2: U.S.A.'s Significance

          In Khaled Hosseini's novel The Kite Runner, he uses America as a way for Amir to escape his problems.  Because of Amir having time to heal, not seeing Hassan, and being in a different country, he thinks about his guilt less.  The story becomes less about Amir's guilt and more about Amir's life.  Amir even says that, "For me, America was a place to bury my memories," (Hosseini, 129).  This illustrates how America helped him forget his guilt.  He was reminded of his guilt before he married Soraya.  Although, he buried this guilt quickly.  As the novel progresses Amir's guilt is forgotten more and more.  The change of scenery and culture symbolizes Amir trying to forget his guilt and what he did to Hassan and Ali.  I think that in the next section of the novel something will happen that rekindles his guilt and causes him grief and in turn he will tell Soraya.