String of Relationship in the Sky of Multiculturalism: A Reading of Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner

This paper proposes how the relationship that exists between different characters in his novels is experimented in diverse conditions and the characters are tested and tried to discover their unique paths of assimilation with their loved ones to the completion of their circle. Despite the spatial differences, each character is connected with a string of bond which portrays the ‘similarity’ of difference, yet humanity in need of understanding. The physical space and emotional space of Baba’s beautiful house in the Wazir Akbar Khan district is contrasted with the shack of Hassan and Ali breaks the dichotomy of contentment and dissatisfaction. Simultaneously with the diversity of multiculturalism it creates fantasies of escape from ideological and cultural divisions altogether. Interconnected relationship and affections blur the ethnic, social, geographical and economic variances in individual.The characters all experience a personal journey for love in their own way through their words and actions. The genetic ties to the geographies of privilege, ethnic difference and social status often challenged through the personal affinity. Troubled  relationship like Baba and Amir, or an enigmatic friendship like Amir and Hassan or passive bond like Ali and Hassan or even a romantic relationship like Amir and Soraya are circulating the web of ontology. Relationship, assimilation and struggle of people cross path with desperate societies resulting a relief from haunting memories. The longing for love and to be loved draw the characters to find the web of their completeness and ultimately that give them the strength to fight back with their vulnerabilities , surpass their limitations,  and eventually to purify their guilt through overwhelming acts of self-sacrifice.

Relationship, assimilation and struggle of people cross path with desperate societies resulting a relief from haunting memories. The longing for love and to be loved draw the characters to find the web of their completeness and ultimately that give them the strength to fight back with their vulnerabilities , surpass their limitations, and eventually to purify their guilt through overwhelming acts of self-sacrifice.
Khaled Husseini's novels are imbibed with dramatical representation of multiculturalism ranging from the support of equal respect to the various cultures, ethnic and religious groups in a society to strategies of promoting the maintenance of cultural diversity.
In the era of globalization maintaining the distinctiveness of multiple cultures is often juxtaposed to cultural assimilation.
Khaled Hosseini's wildly successful The Kite Runner presents the web of relationship and love between father and son; master and servant; parent and child; elite and marginalized group and so far. This novel, with a fresh look at the country and culture of Afghanistan voyages across the boundaries of the world and opens a door to the imagination of the minds.
Interconnectedness of the relationship between the being and becoming of the characters floats as the tail of the kite, the weight which helps to fly high. Multifaceted bond of relationships between fathers and sons is one of the controlling threads of The Kite Runner. The father-son relationship pedals the flow of the novel. Rahim Khan who was more of a father to Amir than Baba ever was, plays a big role in Amir's life because of the emotional support he provides to Amir. For him Rahim Khan was the substitution in Baba's neglect toward him. Baba deprives Amir of a father-son relationship as a concern towards his own biological son Hassan. As he is his illegitimate son he cannot show his affection towards him openly. Baba is sensitive to Hassan with same or more tenderness with which he creates towards Amir. To get the love and care of his father he even sacrificed his friendship charging theft on Hassan. Amir was excited being the winner of kite running tournament only because it will be considered as a heroic deed by Baba and he will be proud of his son. Amir says dismally "Baba and I lived in the same house, but in different spheres of existence. Kites were the one paper-thin slice of intersection between those spheres (52)". Amir feels so neglected by Baba that his longing for Baba's love and respect are never considered. Often Amir says reflecting his longings "Sometimes, I too wondered if I was really "Baba's son" (101). After leaving Hasan and Ali, Amir enjoyed the fullness of his father yet there was a feeling of vacuum in him. The sadness of being lost as the sins of charge and omission that tear the friendship apart simultaneously is a relief as he is not there to question his existence. The feeling of relaxation in the pain of departure poses the question of which emotion to pursue. Apart from the various classifications it is a love story, the love between two friends who are also servant and master and the unselfish love and the loyalty that survives in spite of everything Husseini says "They are unorthodox stories of love where characters seek and are saved by love and human connections" (2003 interview). According to Henri Lefebvre, the French Marxist philosopher and sociologist, space is a social product, or a complex social construction (based on values, and the social production of meanings) which affects spatial practices and perceptions. In the social realm the bond between Amir and Hassan are that of labourer and master as their fathers do whereas in emotional realm they merge this bond many ways. Often through the personal relationships between the two boys the cultural hierarchy of the domestic sphere are challenged. For example, when the boys leave the dominating confines of the house in order to climb poplar trees or wander just outside of the estate they forget all restrains and feel like siblings or intimate buddies. A set of relationships that juxtapose them, set them in opposition or link them together, so as to create a sort of shape (Foucault) When Amir was ten years old, he was interested in reading and writing. Hosseini's belief in the universality of human condition makes him explore the theme of cultural differences in a variant facet. His drawing of pre-revolutionary Afghanistan is tense with the friction between the nation's different ethnic groups but also rich with the interconnectedness of love and attachment despite of social, ethnic, cultural or economic background. The dichotomy between the dominated and subjugated; rich and poor; cowardice and bravery are all blurred with true love and affection. The splendour and anguish of a tormented nation is revealed as the narration of an dubious friendship between two boys from opposite ends of society, strained but enduring relationship between a father and a son and of loyal attachment between a master and a servant. People experience their lives against the backdrop of their culture where the spatial differences bring light to the physical and emotional spheres of the individuals.The widespread socio-political condition of Afghanistan is masterfully depicted in all novels of Hosseini. And more creatively, the focus of attention in his novels is the impact that human relationships have on a society which has to consistently undergo adverse as well as overwhelming changes owing to conflict