《追风筝的人》是美国阿富汗作家卡勒德·胡塞尼的处女作,这部作品发表不久后便受到众多读者的青睐。风筝这一独特的意象也从头至尾出现过多次,风筝在这部小说中既有实际意义,即指的是客观存在的、被主人公阿米尔和哈桑放飞的风筝;但更为重要的是风筝在这部作品中也具有象征意义。风筝作为这部长篇小说的重要意象,也是贯穿整部小说的行文线索。在《追风筝的人》中,胡塞尼也利于风筝这一意象来进行叙事和表达情感。所以,在解读这部作品时,风筝的象征意义是值得被解读的。本文将着重分析风筝不同的象征意义。 “Kite Runner” is a debut by the Afghan writer Khalid Husseini in the United States, which was widely read by readers shortly after its publication. The unique image of the kite has also appeared many times from beginning to end. The kite has practical significance in this novel, which refers to the objective existence of the kite which is released by the protagonists Amir and Hassan. But more importantly The kite is also symbolic in this work. As an important image of this novel, kite is also a clue to the whole novel. In “The Kite Runner,” Husseini also favored the image of a kite to narrate and express emotions. Therefore, in interpreting this work, the symbolic meaning of a kite is worth reading. This article will focus on analyzing the different symbolic meanings of kites.