AcknowledgementsThanksforgivingmethechancetoaccomplishmypaperaswellasmakeaconclusionformyfouryears’education.IhavegainedmuchmoreknowledgethanIhavesupposedfromwritingthispaper.Iwouldgivemysincerethankstomysupervisor,Ms.Shi,arespectable,responsibleandresourcefulscholar,whohasprovidedmewithvaluableguidanceineverystageofthewritingofthisthesis.Withoutherenlighteninginstruction,impressivekindnessandpatience,Icouldnothavefinishedmythesis.Also,Iwanttogivemythankstootherteachersandmyclassmateswhohavegivenmemuchhelp.Thankyou!AbstractKhaledHosseini,isanAfghan-bornAmericanwriter,whosefirstworkTheKiteRunner,attachmuchinterestofthereadersfromallovertheworld.Hosseinidepictstheseafghanslivedinthedifferentbackgroundanditstraditionalculture,deeplyrevealingthetyrannyoftheTalibanandtheextremeracialandreligiousdiscriminationinthisMuslimcountry.Therehavebeenquantitiesofsearchingaboutthisnovelathomeandabroad,mostofthemareaboutthestudyingontheculturalidentity,characterization,growthandself-redemption.Thisthesisunfoldsafghan’snationalcultureandtheAfghanistanpeople’smiserablelife,thuswecanknowtheveiledcountryclearly.Mypaperhas3parts:introduction,themainbodyandconclusion.Thefirstpartintroducesthewriter,theworkanditssearchingsituation.Thesecondpartisthemainbody,whichhas3chapters.Thefirstchapterintroducesthesymbolismincludingitsdefinition,developmentandfunctionintheliteraturework.ThesecondchapterrevealsAfghanistan’sbattlefieldanditspoorconditionbyanalyzingthesedifferentsymbolsinTheKiteRunner.Thelastchapteranalysesthewritingreasonbystatingtheauthor’swritingbackground.Thelastpartsummarizestheseanalysisofthesecondpart,indicatingtheoverallsymbolicmeanings,thatisAfghanistan‘speople’sexpectationtothefreedomandthepeace.KeyWords:TheKiteRunner;KhaledHosseini;Afghanistan;Taliban;symbolism摘要《追风筝的人》是卡勒德胡赛尼的第一部作品，也是第一部由阿富汗裔作家创作的英文小说。该小说自出版以来就赢得了广大读者的强烈兴趣。作者刻画了在不同背景下的阿富汗人民的生活状态以及阿富汗的传统文化，深刻揭示了塔利班的暴政以及这个穆斯林国家的极端的种族和宗教歧视。国内外对这本书的研究不计其数，其中大部分都是对于文化身份，人物刻画以及成长和自我救赎等主题的研究。本文通过分析小说中频繁出现的象征对象来揭露阿富汗民族文化，以及处于水深火热的阿富汗人民的的生活境况，以便我们更深入地了解这个面纱民族。本文有三个部分组成：介绍、正文和结论。第一部分主要是作者生平，和作品介绍，以及作品的研究状况。第二部分是论文的主体，主要分成三个章节，第一章介绍象征主义，包括它的定义和发展以及在文学作品中的功能，第二章是通过分析《追风筝的人》中的不同的象征对象来揭露阿富汗的战乱和穷苦现状，第三章是通过作者的时代背景来分析自小说的创作缘由。最后一部分是总结前文分析，表述《追风筝的人》中的所有象征对象的总体意义，即阿富汗人民对自由，对和平的向往。关键字:追风筝的人；卡勒德胡赛尼；阿富汗；面纱民族；象征主义AnInterpretationofSymbolisminTheKiteRunner1.IntroductionKhaledHosseiniisthefirstwritercreatinginEnglishasanafghanbutlivinginAmerica,andTheKiteRunnerishisfirstworkwhichwinsgreatappreciationfromallovertheworld.HewasbornonMarch4,1965,inKabul,thecapitalofAfghanistan,wherehespenthishappychildhood.Hisfatherwasadiplomatist,whooftenmadethefamiliesmovedtodifferentplaces,thusprovidingmanymaterialstohisnovel.HismotherwasateacherofafemaleschoolinKabulwhooftenurgedhimtoreadandwriteinhisyoung.Becauseofhisknowledgeablemother,hehadreadmanystoriesinPersiaandculminatedthein...
