Amir

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Fictional character Literary character Protagonist

Amir is the conflicted Afghan protagonist of "The Kite Runner," whose journey is defined by childhood betrayal, guilt, and a quest for redemption.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Amir canonical 11
Amir (The Kite Runner character) 3
Amir (child) in The Kite Runner 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Fictional character ⓘ
Literary character ⓘ
Protagonist ⓘ
adoptiveFatherOf Sohrab ⓘ
appearsIn The Kite Runner (novel) ⓘ
surface form: The Kite Runner
betrays Hassan ⓘ
bornIn Kabul ⓘ
causes Ali and Hassan leaving Baba’s house ⓘ
centralThemeOf Guilt and redemption in The Kite Runner ⓘ
createdBy Khaled Hosseini ⓘ
failsTo Defend Hassan ⓘ
feelsEmotion Guilt ⓘ
Jealousy ⓘ
Shame ⓘ
fledDueTo Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ
surface form: Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
fleesFrom Afghanistan ⓘ
frames Hassan for theft ⓘ
guidedBy Rahim Khan in The Kite Runner ⓘ
surface form: Rahim Khan
hasBestFriend Hassan ⓘ
hasCharacterArc From cowardice to moral courage ⓘ
hasEthnicity Pashtuns ⓘ
surface form: Pashtun
hasFather Baba ⓘ
hasFatherInLaw General Taheri ⓘ
hasFullName Amir self-link ⓘ
hasGivenName Amir ⓘ
hasHalfBrother Hassan ⓘ
hasMother Sofia Akrami ⓘ
hasMotherInLaw Jamila Taheri ⓘ
hasNationality Afghan ⓘ
hasReligion Sunni Islam ⓘ
hasServant Hassan ⓘ
hasWife Soraya Taheri ⓘ
isHauntedBy Childhood betrayal ⓘ
languageSpoken Dari ⓘ
English ⓘ
laterLivesIn Fremont ⓘ
surface form: Fremont, California

United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
learnsSecret Hassan ⓘ
surface form: Hassan is his half-brother
narrates The Kite Runner (novel) ⓘ
surface form: The Kite Runner
narrationStyle First-person ⓘ
occupation Writer ⓘ
raisedIn Kabul ⓘ
rescues Sohrab ⓘ
returnsTo Taliban-controlled Afghanistan ⓘ
seeks Redemption ⓘ
witnesses Hassan’s rape ⓘ
writes Short stories ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Kite Runner (film) → mainCharacter → Amir ⓘ
The Kite Runner (novel) → hasProtagonist → Amir ⓘ
subject surface form: The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner (novel) → narrator → Amir ⓘ
subject surface form: The Kite Runner
Amir → hasFullName → Amir self-link ⓘ
Hassan → loyalTo → Amir ⓘ
Hassan → closeFriendOf → Amir ⓘ
Hassan → forgives → Amir ⓘ
Baba → hasChild → Amir ⓘ
subject surface form: Baba (The Kite Runner film character)
this entity surface form: Amir (The Kite Runner character)
Baba → conflictWith → Amir ⓘ
subject surface form: Baba (The Kite Runner film character)
this entity surface form: Amir (The Kite Runner character)
Baba → teaches → Amir ⓘ
subject surface form: Baba (The Kite Runner film character)
this entity surface form: Amir (The Kite Runner character)
Assef → antagonisticTo → Amir ⓘ
Assef → causesTraumaTo → Amir ⓘ
Zekeria Ebrahimi → portrayedCharacter → Amir ⓘ
this entity surface form: Amir (child) in The Kite Runner
Khalid Abdalla → portrayedCharacter → Amir ⓘ
Amir Wilson → givenName → Amir ⓘ