1. 研究目的与意义（文献综述包含参考文献）

1. introduction

1.1 khaled hosseini

khaled hosseini (1965-) was an afghan-american novelist and physician. he has published three books about afghan until now. they are the kite runner, a thousand splendid suns#8217; and the mountains echoed. hosseini graduated from independent high school and studied biology in santa clara university in 1984. a year later he got his bachelor#8217;s degree, enrolled in the department of medicine at the university of california, san diego and obtained the medical license in 1993 and then finished his internship in mount zion medical college in los angeles. before being a writer, hosseini had worked as a doctor for over ten years, which he described as ”an arranged marriage” for him.

2. 研究的基本内容、问题解决措施及方案

1. research topic

the kite, as the important image often bears different metaphors in literary works. in chinese classic novel, dream of red mansions, kites indicate the different fates of several mains characters. in charles dickens#8217;s david copperfield , dick#8217; s fond of kites reveals his escaping to mundane chores and cherish goodness character.

in the kite runner, kite is the important clue and repeated in the novel. it bears specific politics, culture connotation and national spirit. hence, in the novel, how the kite is closely linked with afghan#8217;s great changing no matter interior or exterior condition. afghan people run for kites represent the unremitting effort to seek freedom, bravery and good humanity. it#8217;s also the symbol of a country#8217;s culture and show afghan people#8217;s life attitude. the same time, the kite runner depicts a rich and full kite image through series plots development such as protagonist amir#8217;s self-redemption and hassan#8217;s tragedy etc. the kite as the key image throughout the whole text of the kite runner contributes a lot to the story development. there, the paper mainly aims to analyze kite#8217;s multiple images: