On Lack And Pursuit Of "the Kite Runner" National Cultural Identity Theory

The subject construction of cultural identity, not only from self and "otherness",also influenced by local culture and foreign culture.The Afghan immigrants describedin the The Kite Runner,always fail to reach an exact understanding of national culturalidentity. While in America, but not into the real American culture; Although is afghans,with thousands of miles away from Afghanistan. Drift of Afghan immigrants livingrelative to the United States is "outsider"; Relative to stick to the Afghan people theyare "American". Drifting with Afghan immigrants become a veritable "homeless"."Edge" and "rootless” dissociate date,makes the Afghan immigrants that have to thinkabout the cause of their own national culture identity is missing, and then explore theexact cultural identity.Something in the discourse on the relationship between the west and the eastcivilization, the east has long been at the subordinate status of the "other";The Afghannation is marginalized characteristics and the author Khaled Hosseini who is theidentity of the typical postcolonial intellectuals are the main reason for The KiteRunner lack of cultural identity. Lack of national cultural identity not only presentbackward in Afghanistan itself, on the escalating terrorism, but also present in Afghanimmigrant mind without attribution,the soul of body cannot gain redeem, etc.Cultural identity is not fixed, it has constantly constructed and digested with thevicissitudes of history, geography, culture. In the process of Pursuing Diasporacultural identity,"exile" and "roots" deviate from each other and mutual attachment,prompting diasporas are constantly looking for truly belong to their cultural identity.For diaspora other countries’ people, stick to a single national culture identity are noteasy, and the fusion of two kinds of cultural identity appears to be feasible.Homi K.Bhabha’s "third space" that there is not absolute power contrast between east and west,but there can be negotiated dialogue space. The hero of works amir strives to achieveAfghan immigrants can be "both" national cultural identity,“Because when springcomes, it always melt a snowflake every time; And maybe, I just saw that it was thefirst piece of the melting of the snow.” Represented by amir Afghan immigrants havebeen imagining the realization of the desire, but in the end still can’t get rid of thefusion of Afghanistan and the United States two kinds of national cultural identity arelack of the plight of a solid material foundation.