Conclusion

       Khaled Hosseini's use of literary devices, such as imagery in The Kite Runner help the reader envision what the characters see/ are living through. The use of imagery stresses the impact that the Taliban had on the people of Afghanistan as seen through the eyes of a young man named Amir who lived his childhood in Kabul, Afghanistan but left to the United States before the Taliban had enforced so much of its power over the Afghan population. This passage takes place during Amir's childhood when he first witnesses an attack from the Taliban. Hosseini's use of imagery places the reader in Amir's mindset and because all that is going on around him at the time is completely new to him, Hosseini has  Amir describe what is going on around him by comparing them to sounds that are familiar to him. Amir describes his surroundings by saying, "Something roared like thunder. The earth shook a little and we heard the rat-a- tat-tat of gunfire" (33). He also describes the "silver lights" flashing around him. This helps the reader envision what he sees. Hosseini's use of literary devices also stress the effects of the attacks on the characters as the attacks are happening and afterwards. The attack itself happened really quickly, the way in which everything is phrased indicated everything was happening very quickly. Hosseini's use of imagery evokes the same feeling to the reader. In reality, this is something that the children of war and their loved ones have to learn to cope with. Although this novel takes place in the past it emphasizes the effects of war on the Afghan society; some of which still affect Afghan citizens to this day.