What Is the Significance of Redemption in “the Kite Runner”?

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What is the significance of redemption in “The Kite Runner”? The theme of redemption is very important in the Kite Runner as it is the main theme of the play. The present day event in the story is about Amir in America as he searches for redemption. He then gets a call from Rahim Khan and the novel’s first chapter ends with an afterthought of some words that Rahim told Amir before hanging up. ‘There is a way to be good again.’ From this, you can tell that Amir is trying to gain forgiveness and wants to redeem himself of the actions that haunt him to this day. The moral standard Amir must meet to earn his redemption is set early in the book, when Baba says that a boy who doesn’t stand up for himself becomes a man who can’t stand up to anything. As a boy, Amir fails to stand up for himself. As an adult, he can only redeem himself by proving he has the courage to stand up for what is right. The most substantial part of Amir’s search for redemption stems from his guilt regarding Hassan. One of the most iconic and memorable events in the novel is the kite fighting tournament which leads to Hassan being raped by Assef, forcing Amir to make a decision that ultimately results in Ali and Hassan leaving the house as he couldn’t live with them anymore. Amir sacrifices Hassan after the tournament to get the blue kite so that he can please his father and finally get some recognition in his house. However, just to get some form of acceptance from his father, he ends up destroying the only true relationship he had with anybody. Hassan was loyal to Amir until the very end and even took the blame for the watch incident and quietly left the house. At this moment, Amir realises that Hassan knew everything that happened. Later on, Baba and Amir flee from Kabul to Pakistan after the Russian soldiers take over. They move to California and settle down. Amir meets Soraya and they
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