On the surface Baba and Amir depict completely contrasting personalities. Amir is a timid‚ insecure child. Baba is a generous‚ respected over-achiever. Despite outward appearances however they share some startling similarities. They both hide a terrible secret from everyone they hold dear‚ and they both spend a significant part of their lives trying to atone for their respective sins. It ’s only when they deal with these issues that their true colors really show. In reality Baba and Amir ’s few similarities
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“But I think a big part of the reason I didn’t care about Soraya’s past was that I had one of my own. I knew all about regret.” (180) "Come. There is a way to be good again" This quote is significant because it indicates that Rahim Khan has known Amir’s secret all these years‚ the secret of Amir’s cowardice when Hassan was being attacked by bullies while running a kite for Amir "...the elephant in the room’...Nothing could more correctly describe the initial moments of my reunion with Rahim Khan"
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Later on in the story Amir finds himself and develops this motif. “One day‚ General Taheri said‚ "People will ask. They will want to know why there is a Hazara boy living with our daughter. What do I tell them?" Amir‚ angered‚ told the general that Sohrab was the son of his illegitimate half-brother and told him never to call him a "Hazara boy" in front of him again”.
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‘The kite runner shows that it is better to confront our mistakes than attempt to leave them behind.’ Do you agree with this interpretation of the text? In Khaled Hosseini’s novel the Kite Runner‚ Amir the protagonist and narrator of the novel spends his life guilt ridden over his central mistake of abandoning his childhood friend Hassan when he is beaten and raped by the evil Assef. Amir is a 38yr old living in America with his wife Soroya‚ he is immediately revealed to be a deeply scared prisoner
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redeems himself by having the courage to stand up for what is right. Commentary A successful aspect of the novel is the characterization. The main character Amir transforms from a coward boy to courageous man willing to risk his life for Hassan’s son Sohrab. There is controversy amongst some readers because the antagonist is one -dimensional‚ not showing and sign of change. Although the novel is through first person narrative which only allow the narrator’s viewpoint. For the duration of the story Amir
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Redemption in Kite Runner Guilt can drive people to the ground. It can ruin ones life from top to bottom. Some people spend their whole life being guilty and they lose sight of what is really important in life. They spend way too much time trying to redeem themselves and it is in their conscious forever. In the case of Amir‚ he spends his entire childhood and midlife trying to redeem himself. He feels guilty for many reasons and all of his struggles in the novel are because of his feelings of guilt
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Amir and Baba’s Relationship Amir’s complex relationship with his father is a significant factor in his life. Baba‚ Amir’s father‚ does not understand his son‚ he complains to his best friend and business partner Rahim Khan about his confusion with Amir. “He’s always buried in those books or shuffling around the house like he’s lost in some dream…I wasn’t like that” Baba cannot understand why Amir does not have the same interests as he does. When Amir over heard this conversation between Baba and
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difference is at the end of the day Baba was a better man than Amir was‚ but Amir knew he had time to change this. From here on‚ Amir took on the task of redeeming both his and Baba’s mistakes. He agreed to go on the search for Hassan’s orphaned son Sohrab and to take care of him and raise him like he was his
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The novel of the Kite Runner as a whole is riddled with different journeys which are undertaken by different characters. These journeys are both physical and spiritual yet the most apparent journey is Amir’s journey from Afghanistan to the USA and back again‚ this takes place from the beginning on the novel to the end of the novel and as accompanied by Amir’s journey or quest for redemption. Despite Amir’s journeys being one of the more notable ones he is not the only character on a journey as Rahim
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again punished himself for Amir’s actions‚ which ruined him even more. Another example of Amir’s guilt was when Amir went back to Afghanistan to visit Rahim Khan when he was very ill‚ Rahim Khan asked a favor of Amir. He asked Amir to go back and get Sohrab‚ Hassan’s son‚ and to get him from the orphanage back in Kabul. Amir told Rahim Khan over and over he could not be the one to do it. Amir then said “You have always thought to too highly of me” and Rahim responded “And you’ve always been too hard
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