Amir's Loyalty In The Kite Runner
"It may be unfair
In a single day can change the coarse of a whole life time." That one-day in 1975 made Amir who he was to become in 2001. Discuss.
In the novel The Kite Runner written by Khaled Hosseini, we find a grown man name Amir, still struggling to over come his past sins of betrayal and sacrifice. For the many years he had tried to bury his shameful memories of his cowardice of the abuse of his loyal fiend Hassan. Amir as a child had a confusing childhood, where he cried for the acceptance of his father, challenged his servant's loyalty and cried for his mother. Because Amir was unable to stand up for himself he was always relying on others to do it for him. But in 1975, in the alley no one was going standing up for him; it was …show more content…
his turn to stand up for some one he loved most. "Accept whatever would happen to me or I could run In the end I ran" This quotes summaries Amir's life.
Hassan is Amir's loyal servant, friend and companion.
He can also be called Amir's protector, guardian and teacher because Amir learnt many things from Hassan. From a readers point of view we could never question Hassan's loyalty towards. We see many examples of Hassan's loyalty for example daily routine of serving, sticking up for him against Assef and of most loyal act sacrifice himself for Amir and be raped by Assef. Hassan's action or qualities can never be questioned as wrongdoing or selfish. "For you a thousand times over" Amir on the other hand, we can see many actions of self-centerness, betrayal and jealousy. Through out his childhood he always tested Hassan's loyalty but never tested his own loyalty. Amir while yes being a friend with a Hazara is loyal thing, Hassan was only the backup. " Wondered why he never includes you in games when he has guests? ...something he can play with when he's bored, something he can kick when he's angry." In reference to Baba and Amir, they were not very alike because they shared no interests. Even though Amir cried out for his fathers love, Baba could never accept his Amir for who he was. Baba always wanted more from Amir, to stand up for himself, to be a man and not to sit around and write and read. Amir was not strong minded or willed and was highly emotional and self absorbed. But 26 years later, after the sexually assault of Hassan we see a very different
Amir.
"For me, America was a place to bury my memories someplace with no ghosts, no memories, and no sins." A new country really changed Amir. Although not for getting his pastful ways, it did help him to move on. Amir's character has change aswell as his relationship with Baba. Baba has finally accepted Amir for who he is and has accepted his talent of writing. Amir and Baba are close and even though Baba struggles with his new life in America. "..A place to mourn his". Amir is a grown man who has learnt to stand up for himself and shows a sense of responsibility for Baba and Soraya. But the one thing he still holds is the sin, betrayal and guilt of running from Hassan back in 1975. Many times through out Amir adulthood, he is tested to relive those memories, which he so wishes to bury. He understands that he just can't forget and so cry's for forgiveness and redemption. When given the optunity to redeem himself by Rahim Kahan by returning to Kabul, he brings back those childhood qualities of betrayal cowardness. "a boy who won't stand up for himself becomes a man who can't stand up to anything" and again we see Amir turning away being self centered. " had a good life in California, pretty home writing career I didn't need any of this shit". Eventually Amir does find the courage to go and rescue Sohrab and then shows true loyalty and friendship. He does find forgiveness and redemption by travelling back to where it all began and redeeming his awful sins he committed back in the winter of 1975. Amir's character has changed since his childhood, some for the worst and some for the good. The question s did the events of 1975 affect the Amir of 2001.
The events of 1975 had a huge impact on the life of a young Amir, events that no child should have to witness. They always say that terrible events make a person stronger, but in Amir's case we can say that he didn't change. Before the events of 1975 we find Amir and Hassan have a good friendship. "There as brotherhood between people who had fed from the same breast, a kinship that not even time could not break" The events of 1975 made Amir a boy full of redemption and made him a man of responsibility, to try and make things right.
Amir as a character has changed a lot, going through a life of suffering and sacrifice. The events of 1975 had set the course of Amirs life. A life of redemption and a life to change, where he at the end he knew what he had to do to finally come to peace. " For the first time since the winter of 1975, I felt at peace. I laugh because I saw that, in some hidden nook in the corner of my mind, I'd even been looking forward to this".
In the novel The Kite Runner written by Khaled Hosseini, we find a grown man name Amir, still struggling to over come his past sins of betrayal and sacrifice. For the many years he had tried to bury his shameful memories of his cowardice of the abuse of his loyal fiend Hassan. Amir as a child had a confusing childhood, where he cried for the acceptance of his father, challenged his servant's loyalty and cried for his mother. Because Amir was unable to stand up for himself he was always relying on others to do it for him. But in 1975, in the alley no one was going standing up for him; it was …show more content…
his turn to stand up for some one he loved most. "Accept whatever would happen to me or I could run In the end I ran" This quotes summaries Amir's life.
Hassan is Amir's loyal servant, friend and companion.
He can also be called Amir's protector, guardian and teacher because Amir learnt many things from Hassan. From a readers point of view we could never question Hassan's loyalty towards. We see many examples of Hassan's loyalty for example daily routine of serving, sticking up for him against Assef and of most loyal act sacrifice himself for Amir and be raped by Assef. Hassan's action or qualities can never be questioned as wrongdoing or selfish. "For you a thousand times over" Amir on the other hand, we can see many actions of self-centerness, betrayal and jealousy. Through out his childhood he always tested Hassan's loyalty but never tested his own loyalty. Amir while yes being a friend with a Hazara is loyal thing, Hassan was only the backup. " Wondered why he never includes you in games when he has guests? ...something he can play with when he's bored, something he can kick when he's angry." In reference to Baba and Amir, they were not very alike because they shared no interests. Even though Amir cried out for his fathers love, Baba could never accept his Amir for who he was. Baba always wanted more from Amir, to stand up for himself, to be a man and not to sit around and write and read. Amir was not strong minded or willed and was highly emotional and self absorbed. But 26 years later, after the sexually assault of Hassan we see a very different
Amir.
"For me, America was a place to bury my memories someplace with no ghosts, no memories, and no sins." A new country really changed Amir. Although not for getting his pastful ways, it did help him to move on. Amir's character has change aswell as his relationship with Baba. Baba has finally accepted Amir for who he is and has accepted his talent of writing. Amir and Baba are close and even though Baba struggles with his new life in America. "..A place to mourn his". Amir is a grown man who has learnt to stand up for himself and shows a sense of responsibility for Baba and Soraya. But the one thing he still holds is the sin, betrayal and guilt of running from Hassan back in 1975. Many times through out Amir adulthood, he is tested to relive those memories, which he so wishes to bury. He understands that he just can't forget and so cry's for forgiveness and redemption. When given the optunity to redeem himself by Rahim Kahan by returning to Kabul, he brings back those childhood qualities of betrayal cowardness. "a boy who won't stand up for himself becomes a man who can't stand up to anything" and again we see Amir turning away being self centered. " had a good life in California, pretty home writing career I didn't need any of this shit". Eventually Amir does find the courage to go and rescue Sohrab and then shows true loyalty and friendship. He does find forgiveness and redemption by travelling back to where it all began and redeeming his awful sins he committed back in the winter of 1975. Amir's character has changed since his childhood, some for the worst and some for the good. The question s did the events of 1975 affect the Amir of 2001.
The events of 1975 had a huge impact on the life of a young Amir, events that no child should have to witness. They always say that terrible events make a person stronger, but in Amir's case we can say that he didn't change. Before the events of 1975 we find Amir and Hassan have a good friendship. "There as brotherhood between people who had fed from the same breast, a kinship that not even time could not break" The events of 1975 made Amir a boy full of redemption and made him a man of responsibility, to try and make things right.
Amir as a character has changed a lot, going through a life of suffering and sacrifice. The events of 1975 had set the course of Amirs life. A life of redemption and a life to change, where he at the end he knew what he had to do to finally come to peace. " For the first time since the winter of 1975, I felt at peace. I laugh because I saw that, in some hidden nook in the corner of my mind, I'd even been looking forward to this".