In the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, the title reflects the meaning of the work. The physical person that runs the kite symbolizes the person being loyal to his friend and doing service for him. Originally Hassan runs the kite for Amir, but by the end of the novel Amir is doing service for others. He runs the kite for Sohrab. The title also illustrates the Afghan saying that describes that life moves on. Even though many horrible things happened to Sohrab, Hassan, and Amir there was always another kite tournament and another kite to run. Amir tells Sohrab that he will run kites " 'For you, a thousand times over'," (Hosseini, 371). Amir used the words that Hassan had said to Amir many times before. This shows that the role of the kite runner or servant had been passed. Amir was finally paying Hassan back for all the years that Hassan had done things for him.
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