to forget it all?‚” he is ultimately stating the underlying theme of the novel. (Hosseini 259). Suffering is essential to realizing one’s mistakes and leading a life of good‚ which is what Amir had to do before reaching his kite running moment with Sohrab. Du writes‚ “suffering from conscience‚ condemnation and torture become transformed…. In this way‚ the journey of Amir from ... betrayal to redemption cannot merely be seen as self-actualization of the protagonist himself but also the return of bright
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the last twenty-six years .” (1) As Amir retells the story of his life‚ he weighs each event against his sin‚ his betrayal of Hassan. As we learn towards the novel’s end‚ Amir is not the only character who seeks for redemption. In the quest to find Sohrab and take him back to the US‚ Amir encounters Assef in a fist fight. But Amir happily takes all the punches and kicks Assef inflicts on him. In fact‚ he laughs the whole time his Panuncialman 2 ribs are being crushed. This is because after a long
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the sacrifice of an innocent being. The author used the motif of the lamb in the novel because lambs are often used for sacrifice and the novel brings up sacrifice in many different ways. At different points of the story‚ Amir compares Hassan and Sohrab to lambs ready to be slaughtered. During Assef’s attack on Hassan‚ Amir says ““Assef knelt behind hassan‚ put his hands on Hassan’s hips and lifted his bare buttocks. He kept one hand on Hassan’s back and undid his own belt buckle with his free hand
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and Farzana * “… And ordered him to kneel… and shot him in the back of the head… Farzana came screaming and attacked them… shot her too…” Page # 231 2) Rahim Khan sends Amir to Kabul * “I want you to go to Kabul. I want you to bring Sohrab here.” page # 232 3) Amir meets old begger. * “Thankyou‚ thankyou so much! And I meant it. Now I knew my mother had liked almond cake with oney and hot tea that she’d once used the word ‘profoundly’ that she’d fretted about her happiness
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told him on this day that Hassan and his wife had been murdered by the Taliban. The only thing left of Hassan in this world was his son‚ Sohrab. Rahim’s death wish was for Amir to go and find Sohrab and put him in an orphanage. When he went to find Sohrab he found out the head of the Taliban had him‚ so when he went to the head of the Taliban to get Sohrab he found a not so pleasant surprise. Assef was the head of the Taliban‚ which didn’t really surprise Amir. Assef wanted his revenge on Amir
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The Kite Runner analysis Khaled Hosseini is an Afghan-born American author. He debuted with “The Kite Runner” which was his first novel‚ in 2003. The Kite Runner takes place in Kabul‚ Afghanistan and ends in California‚ America. It is about a friendship between two boys and how the oldest boy gets another chance make up for the mistakes that he committed in is his childhood. The plot takes place in Kabul‚ Afghanistan in the 70’s. Amir is a wealthy boy from the upper class. He has always had
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foundation was laid for his atonement later in life. Amir’s memories of seeing the movies and reenacting them were tied to Hassan‚ which strengthened the connection in his subconscious that if Amir was to be a hero‚ he must protect Hassan‚ or later‚ Sohrab. In the movie‚ the villagers are Mexican‚ and were discriminated by the raiders and other Americans. This parallels to Hassan being a Hazara‚ an often victimized group‚ and needing extra protection from Amir. When Baba gave Hassan a cowboy hat for
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framed Hassan for stealing the watch and money. When Amir returns to Pakistan‚ Rahim Khan encourages Amir to find Sohrab from a war torn orphanage and says “there is a way to be good again.” Amir believes he can be redeemed if he can complete this task since Sohrab’s parents were executed. Through the redemption process Amir faces problems to get Sohrab from Assef and then bringing Sohrab to America‚ but finally giving him the peace he has searched his entire life. Another example of betrayal
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and he must find inner peace. Although if it was not for Amir’s actions as a child‚ Sohrab never would have needed to be saved in the first place but by saving Sohrab‚ the last piece of Hassan’s life‚ does make a difference. From the moment he chose to turn his back on Hassan‚ there were many chances where "There’s a way to be good again" (238). For all his wrongdoings‚ but he chose not to take any of these. Sohrab was his last and only chance for redemption. "I have a wife in America‚ a home‚ a career
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Hassan when he rescued Sohrab from Assef and brought him to America at the end of the narrative. Although Amir wasn’t able to prove his final loyalty to Hassan himself‚ he was able to prove it to Sohrab‚ who was suffering in a way parallel to his father. This is supported by Rahim Khan in his phone call telling Amir to come back to Afghanistan‚ because “There is a way to be good again.” Amir’s loyalty was tested later in the book‚ when the American embassy said that Sohrab couldn’t be taken to the
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