Conflict In The Kite Runner

In chapter twenty four of The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, Amir explains to Sohrab that there are bad people in this world and some people stay bad and sometimes you have to stand up to them. Throughout the novel, Amir has committed some cowardly acts in the face of danger or conflict. Except in chapter twenty four he seems to have changed his attitude towards conflict in a brave manor, to stand up for what he believes in and for the greater good of others. Amir confronts “Assef” (pg 295) when he goes to rescue Sohrab from Kabul. Amir facing this “bully” from his past and now present, was a flash back to his childhood, when he could run from Assef, but now there is no running. “[Amir and Assef] have some unfinished business…” (pg300)
and they have a fist fight over Sohrab and Amir’s freedom. The moment Amir walks out alive with Sohrab, Amir feels relief , like he has made up for his mistakes and stood up to the “bully” from his childhood and got rid of his demons. Furthermore, Amir now does not shy away from standing up for himself or his beliefs. “(Amir) I want to take him to a better place.(Assef) Tell me why. (Amir) That’s my business”(pg299) Amir is now a more confident and assertive man, being able to stand up to bad people and stick up for his beliefs, a great quality in a man.