AcknowledgmentsIwouldliketoexpressmygratitudetoallthosewhohelpedmeduringthewritingofthisthesis.ThefirstpersonIwanttothankismysupervisor,DingXue,whosupportsmeandprovidesmewithmanyimportantinformationthroughmythesiswriting.Moreimportantly,supervisorspentmuchtimereadingthroughreadgraftandgavemealotofadviceonmythesis.Withoutherguidanceateverystageofwriting,itisimpossibletocompletemythesis.ThenIwillexpressmygratitudetootherteachersandclassmateswhohelpedmewiththewriting.Theyhelpedmetocollectinformationandgivemeadvice.Sometimesweworktogethertofindnewideas.Finally,Iwillsincerelythankmyfather,motherandmysister.WhenIamconfusedtheygivemefullsupportandencouragement.Abstract“TheKiteRunner”isthefirstAmericannovelwrittenbyAfghan-bornwriterKhaledHusseiniin2003.Hisnovelshavereceivedhighpraisefromthepublic.ThisthesisanalyzesTheKiteRunnerfromtheaspectsofgrowthandredemption.12-year-oldrichyoungmasterAmirandtheservantHassantakepartinthekitetournament.InordertoretrievethekitewhichiswonbyAmirinthetournament,HassanisattackedandrapedbyAssef.ThecowardlyAmirwitnesseseverythingbutchoosestokeepsilent.Furthermore,inordertocoveruptheinnerguiltanduneasiness,AmirdevisedatactictodriveawayHassanandhisfather.Later,forthepoliticalunrestinAfghanistan,AmirandhisfatherfleetotheUnitedStates.26yearslater,acallfromRahimKhanletAmirfacethepastandsavehimself.WhenAmirreturnstoAfghanistan,Hassanhasbeendeadforalongtime.AmirsavedHassan’ssonSohrab,andhebringsSohrabtoAmericatolive.Amirfinisheshisownredemptionjourney.Thisthesisisdividedintofiveparts.Thefirstchapterintroducesthemaincontent,theauthor,theliteraturereviewandtheresearchsignificanceofTheKiteRunner.ThesecondchapterintroducestheguidesandcompanionsintheprocessofAmir’sgrowth.ThethirdchapterintroducestheredemptionjourneyofAmir.ThefourthchapterintroducesthewritingskillsusedinTheKiteRunner,andthelastchapteristhesummaryofthefullthesis.Keywords:TheKiteRunner;growth;redemption摘要《追风筝的人》是美籍阿富汗作家卡勒德·胡塞尼在2003年发表的第一部小说，该部小说自问世以来就获得了很高的赞誉，深受文学界好评。本论文将从成长和救赎的角度来分析《追风筝的人》的主题。十二岁的富家少爷阿米尔和仆人哈桑一起参加风筝比赛。哈桑为了捡回阿米尔在比赛中赢得的风筝，被阿塞夫毒打和强暴。懦弱的阿米尔设计赶走了哈桑和他的父亲。后来阿富汗的政治动荡不安，阿米尔随父亲逃到美国。20多年后，拉辛汗打来的电话让阿米尔重新面对过去，并救赎自己。阿米尔重返阿富汗，此时哈桑已死，他救下哈桑的遗孤索拉博并将他带去美国生活，完成了自己的救赎之旅。本文分为五个部分，第一章介绍了《追风筝的人》的主要内容，作者，文献综述以及研究意义；第二章介绍了阿米尔在成长过程中遇到的指导者和同伴；第三章介绍了阿米尔的救赎旅程；第四章介绍了《追风筝的人》中运用的第一人称的写作技巧，最后一章是全文总结。关键词：成长；救赎；《追风筝的人》Contents云南民族大学毕业论文（设计）原创性声明................................................................ⅰAcknowledgments........................................................................................................ⅱAbstract......................................................................................................................ⅲ摘要...............................................................................................................................ⅳ1.Introduction.............................................................................................................
