This clearly shows an example of how destructive shame can be on someone’s life. Some people can overcome shame and redeem them selves but to other people it can destroy their whole life. Another character form the book that experiences the tragedy of shame is Baba. Thru out the book it is revealed to us that Hassan is also Baba’s son. Baba feels ashamed of being Hassan’s father because he kept it a secret to everyone for all this time.
Amir would rather his father love him and be proud of him for one day than help his best friend from getting raped. Amir was selfish and unappreciative. After Hassan got raped, the relationship between him and Amir changed for the worst. Amir did another terrible thing by framming Hassan. This was the last time Amir saw Hassan because after Hassan and his father left, Amir and Baba moved to America.
From not helping Hassan the night of the rape, led to extreme guilt. Everything Amir did, he had guilt. With that guilt he suffered a
Amir is the character that is extremely similar to his father Buba, because they both have committed sins in their past. Amir by, watching Hassan his own half-brother get raped or Buba, having sex with his servant’s wife. In the beginning of the book Amir is a person who won’t stand up for himself let alone for any of his friends. Amir is a very selfish and un-loyal person to Hassan, whereas Hassan is a very loyal and selfless person. Although it all changes when Amir and Buba moves to America some of sins from the past still continue to haunt the future.
To Amir’s surprise, Hassan says he did. “My heart sank and I almost blurted out the truth.” Amir realizes Hassan saw him in the ally getting rapped, and he also realized that Amir was setting him up now. Baba forgives Hassan, but Ali says they must leave. The act of being saved from this sin is huge because Amir thinks if he doesn’t see them anymore
Winston secretly started to defy certain rules and started thinking against Big Brother. He started writing in his and “Down With Big Brother” which would have got him tortured or even murdered. His relationship with Julia was purposed to rebel against the Party. A perfect hero he isn't. He does have his own selfish reasoning for revolting even though his main goal is to undermine the Party and Big Brother.
a)"The idea of America" is referred to as the fleeing to America. Baba wants to go to America because Afghanistan now is in trouble and Baba does not want Amir to see thing that should not be seen by a small boy. b) Yes, there is a huge difference between the way immigrants view America and the 'real' America. Baba thought that America will be safe for him and Amir and it would be really easy to adjust there, but actually Baba dint want to go to America as he missed his old Kabul life which made him proud of what he was in Kabul. Baba just came to America for the sake of Amir for he thought he gave a gift to Amir when they were in America and for Baba it would be something that he would have to suffer for Amir.
The most common character that carries that trait is of course Willy. Willy shows betrayal from the very beginning, when the author told us about Willys’ affair. By having an affair, Willy not only betrayed Linda but he also betrayed Biff as he lost his trust. The reason why he might betray a lot is because he is afraid of betrayal and so in order to overcome it and not feel like he was ever betrayed, he goes and betrays. As mentioned above, Willy reflects Biffs’ failure in business as a reflection of his own dreams of succeeding although he only succeeded for a short while in his life.
When Amir decided to run away from Assef’s attack on Hassan, it meant that he chose to protect himself rather than help his friend. Amir’s betrayal leads to the key idea of the need for redemption. The author, Khaled Hosseni, shows the importance of redemption through the narrator, Amir, whose sins in the early stages of his life, resulted in a sense of guilt. By the end of Kite Runner, Amir has freed his conscience from a cycle of lies and is relieved when he finally saves Sohrab, son of Hassan. From the opening of the novel it is shown to the reader that there is a gradual character development of Amir.
Therefore, before getting past the first line of this poem I already disliked the snake. However this is exactly what Lawrence is showing in the poem. Because of my education from society, I assume that an innocent creature is automatically evil. This poem is filled with alliteration. More specifically it is filed with alliteration of the sound “s.” I believe Lawrence did this for a reason.