What are this character's relationships with others?
Son of Baba
Half brother of Hassan.
Husband to Soraya.
Uncle to Sohrab.
Rahim Khan plays a more interested fatherly figure to Amir than Baba does.
Defeats Assef towards the end of the novel.
What words or phrases does this character commonly use?
'I was still flying', 'victory. Salvation. Redemption', 'The sultans of Kabul', 'Hassan and I' 'Panic', 'Swap Meet Princess' 'a way to be good again', 'I wanted'.
What language techniques does this character commonly use?
A variety of sentence structures depending on his mood within the novel and what is going on, when nervous tends to use simple or minor sentences, when describing things tends to use more complex sentences.
Amir uses declarative sentences to show his feelings, especially feelings of guilt.
Symbolism is used within the novel; one main one is the Kite's which are also used to mean friendship and are used to symbolise Hassan and Amir's relationship.
There is a wide use of figurative language within the book to help the reader feel as if they are there with Amir.
Simile's are used for instance to describe Hassan as being like a 'china doll'.
Pathetic fallacy; the use of weather during particular events within the novel helps to reflect character's feelings especially Amir's.
Personification is also used 'the past claws its way out', this here is used to get the reader intrigued as to why the past is being described like this, and I such a negative view.
Metaphors are also used within this novel to create vivid images of characters especially the main characters within the novel.