Rape is
a prevalent theme in The Kite Runner.
Assef, being in the dominant position in both Hassan’s rape during the
climax of the novel that onsets the flood of other events and Sohrab’s
rape. The method in which the two events
tie in to the plot are very fitting. The
first rape in the story, Hassan in the alley, installs a seed of guilt into
Amir. Like all seeds, it keeps on
growing and growing. Rape surfaces again
in the truck when Amir and Baba desperately try and flee Kabul, and Baba stands
up for the woman. There is also a hint
at rape that Kamal’s father tells the story about. Rape spurs multiple ideas throughout the
book. In the most typical and common sense
as we know it, rape is logically viewed as the overpowering of a female by a
male to attain his desires. One thing
that should be noted, is that rape is not solely attributed to physical violence
and damage. Rape in the Kite Runner
symbolizes the complete and utter flexing of power and dominance by the one in
the position of power to the one in lesser standing, the inferior. Rape sends messages. It has emotional value attached with
dignity. It’s an act by those with power
on those without. By stopping rape, it
symbolically emancipates the potential victim and what he or she stands for. This evidently relates to the class lectures
and the notion of rape being a weapon of war.
The concepts seen in The Great Silence: Rape in the Congo were present
in all the scenarios of rape. I think
the title of that video speaks volumes by the way, “The Great Silence..” as it
is so true, that victims of rape lose all power and their voice. As previously stated, Hassan’s rape installed
perpetual guilt in Amir until, he is given the chance to “set things right” and
redeem himself by stopping his son, Sohrab’s rape, which he prevails in
doing.
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