Journal 7 - Point of View Element

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini uses many different elements to help engage the reader and help the reader envision the story in their own eyes. The Point of View of this novel is first person. Amir the protagonist is telling the readers they story. This is key because we only see the events through his eyes with his feelings and thoughts about them. The reader does not have the chance to see the story from the different perspective, but also this is a good thing because the audience learns the events firsthand.  This character is the main focus of the novel, because it revolves around his life, it includes where he grew up, his friends, family, traditions and adventures. The audience see the story through his life because it is about his life. Since this is in this specific point of view it allows the audience to see only the limited view that Amir sees. Since this is in the first person it allows the audience to feel a connection with the characters and it makes the text more meaningful. To the reader it is not just a story it is a life story about Amir’s life and the adventures he took, the obstacles he accomplished and the struggles he faced. When Amir says “When we were children, Hassan and I used to climb the popular trees in the driveway of my fathers’ house and annoy our neighbors by reflecting sunlight into their homes with a shard of mirror”(chapter 2 page 13) because it is in first person it makes his life stories more personable and relatable, if that story was told in a different point of view it would sound very strange. I enjoy first person point of views better because I feel I am able to connect to the character more often and I enjoy doing that when I am reading my novel.