Tennessee Williams‚ an American playwright‚ once claimed that “hell is yourself and the only redemption is when a person puts himself aside to feel deeply for another person.” This beautiful quotation emphasizes the requirements that need to be met for one to redeem himself- focusing on someone else. However‚ is it possible that someone can do too much bad for there to be any redemption? Khaled Hosseini explores this topic in his first novel The Kite Runner. Edward Howel notes that The Kite Runner
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wife and she is expecting him to come back. The reason is Rahim asked to go save Hassan son Sohrab‚ Hassan has been killed by the Taliban and his son is in the orphanage in Kabul. Amir understood and he knew he was the only person who could do it. When Amir finally reached the orphanage in Kabul Sohrab was sold to the Taliban‚ Amir had to go deeper in Taliban territory. He found the location where Sohrab is keeping captive‚ when Amir
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approval. He did not tell anyone about the violation because he did not want their opinion of him to be lessened‚ including Hassan‚ Ali‚ his Baba‚ his wife‚ and Rahim Khan. He agreed to help Sohrab and fought Assef so he could feel redeemed and not as guilty about what he let happen to Hassan. He broke his promise to Sohrab so he could get back to the United States of America and return his wife sooner. Everything he did was for
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In Khaled Hosseini ’s The Kite Runner‚ we see that the character Amir can be defined as a hero. A character who seeks to redeem himself in a world where there can be good. Yet the Kite Runner can be interpreted in many different ways‚ not just the character Amir. Perhaps it represents a longing for something out of reach or something more symbolic such as an emotion. But within the novel‚ The Kite Runner can be focused very thematically with the character Amir. He becomes a hero after finding what
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The story opens in pre-Taliban Kabul‚ Afghanistan. The protagonist‚ Amir‚ is recalling events from his childhood. He lived a lavish life with his father‚ Baba‚ and their servant‚ Ali and his son Hassan. Hassan and Amir grew up together and were almost like brothers‚ however Ali and Hassan belonged to the religious minority group‚ the Shias‚ and Baba and Amir‚ Sunni Muslims‚ superior. The different religious sects made it difficult for the boys to be real friends‚ despite their many character similarities
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shame‚ quilt and regret. These feelings are brought out by things that Amir has done in his past such as refusing to stick up for Hassan and lying to his father. By the end of the novel‚ Amir fully atones for his sins by returning to Kabul‚ adopting Sohrab and being beaten by Assef. During the annual kite tournament‚ Amir witnessed his brother‚ Hassan being brutally beaten and raped by Assef: he did not say a word. Instead of standing up for his brother‚ Amir kept quiet while he stood and watched
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up many of the struggles the main character Amir‚ as well as Sohrab‚ go through in the novel‚ The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. From the start to the end Amir struggles with the destruction that shame causes in his life. This begins with his relationship between him and his father‚ it then continues to escalate in the event that takes place later in his life through the raping of his best friend Hassan. Shame also has torn apart Sohrab emotionally because of all that he has been encountered. This
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to be taking to the man in charge’ Page 239) - Constantly thinking about America/Soraya (Marks on Assef similar to those of homeless people he saw in San Francisco‚ his wife being widowed) - Parallel storyline with Hassan and Amir with Amir and Sohrab (Standing up for/defending‚ rape/sexual abuse) - Time is prolonged and then quickens within the chapter (Waiting for interview takes longer‚ then the fight is in a shorter passage) In chapter 22 Hosseini writes about the events of Amir confronting
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he was able to learn when to be selfless rather than selfish. “In the end we’re won over by Amir’s compassion and his determination to atone for his youthful cowardice” (New York Times). He shows compassion by trying to help Sohrab. He is acting as a father-like figure to Sohrab to try to make his life a little bit
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Harmeen Ghotra ENG3U0J The Kite Runner – Theme Analysis Grade 11 Mr. Saini 1. Friendship‚ guilt‚ redemption “He knew about Assef‚ the kite‚ the money‚ the watch with the lightning bolt hands. He had always known. ‘Come. There is a way to be good again‚’ Rahim Khan had said on the phone just before hanging up. Said it in passing‚ almost as an afterthought.” (Chapter 14‚ pg 202). This quote symbolizes how Amir strived to do everything to forget‚ all he needed to do was to fly to Pakistan
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