Kite Runner Redemption Quotes
Rick Warren once said, “We are products of our past, but we don’t have to be prisoners of it.” It is possible for people to change and redeem themselves for their wrongdoings. Being young and naive can cause cowardly actions; however, one has the ability to make up and fix their misbehavior. In the novel, The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, Amir redeems himself from the time he was young and cowardly and betrayed his loyal friend, Hassan, by saving Hassan’s son and taking him in as his own. Redemption is a process that takes place in different stages and although it can be difficult to achieve, Amir is able to find the right path to go on in order to redeem himself from neglecting his friend Hassan after he saw him get rapped. Amir begins his process of redemption once he actually goes to
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Amir finally completed his quest of redemption while kite running at an Afghan gathering with Sohrab, as he took the job of Hassan and Sohrab took the job of what Amir use to do when he was a child. During the competition, Amir says. “I did it perfectly...I’d already slipped him Hassan’s trick...then, just like that, the green kit was spinning and wheeling out of control” (370). Amir puts himself in the Hazara’s role instead of the Pashtun role and because the kite represents his childhood, he is doing what he should have done to help Hassan, but instead to Sohrab. Amir is not only taking Hassan’s position in kite running, but also as a father now to Sohrab and by doing this is able to redeem himself for betraying him. Although Amir was a young boy, his act of betrayal towards Hassan was unacceptable, yet with the help of Sohrab, he was able to redeem himself and finally be healed. Amir acknowledged he made a mistake in the past, but like Rick Warren said, he did not let his mistake define him and even though it took years, he redeemed
Amir finally completed his quest of redemption while kite running at an Afghan gathering with Sohrab, as he took the job of Hassan and Sohrab took the job of what Amir use to do when he was a child. During the competition, Amir says. “I did it perfectly...I’d already slipped him Hassan’s trick...then, just like that, the green kit was spinning and wheeling out of control” (370). Amir puts himself in the Hazara’s role instead of the Pashtun role and because the kite represents his childhood, he is doing what he should have done to help Hassan, but instead to Sohrab. Amir is not only taking Hassan’s position in kite running, but also as a father now to Sohrab and by doing this is able to redeem himself for betraying him. Although Amir was a young boy, his act of betrayal towards Hassan was unacceptable, yet with the help of Sohrab, he was able to redeem himself and finally be healed. Amir acknowledged he made a mistake in the past, but like Rick Warren said, he did not let his mistake define him and even though it took years, he redeemed