This crime against Hassan and Amir’s subsequent guilt permeate the texture of the narrative. After trying to repress his guilt, Amir finds it impossible, consequently sparking his journey to find peace through atoning for his crime as he begins his search for Sohrab. In the final chapters of the novel, Amir atones for his sin and is finally able to experience forgiveness and redemption. Thus his journey to find peace is complete through the atoning of his sin. The strained father son relationship that Baba and Amir have is the catalyst for Amir’s crime against his half-brother Hassan.
The truth is that Amir is more like Baba than he knew. Like father like son, Amir follows his father’s footsteps by keeping Pashtuns and Hazara’s separate, continuing the cycle of guilt until Amir breaks the cycle for both Baba and himself by doing what is right, out of love. The guilt begins with Baba and threads through out his life into Amir’s life, until unconditional love cuts it out of the cycle. One act of selfishness, begins the cycle. Baba betrayed his friend in the worst way an Afghan man could be disgraced: “How had Ali lived in that house day in and day out, knowing he had been dishonored by his master in the single worst way an Afghan man can be dishonored?” (225) Baba stole Ali’s honor.
Baba's treatment of Hassan is his attempt at gaining public forgiveness for what he has not even publicly admitted to have done. Yet the person who speaks most poignantly about the nature of forgiveness is Rahim Khan. In his letter, he asks Amir to forgive him for keeping
He has the same scar. It will make baba love him more. Besides it, in the family, Hassan is the servant he can get a lot of love from baba while Amir need to work hard but he still not get the love from baba. This reason makes him think Hassan is stealer who steals baba’s love. When Amir want to make Hassan become a theft, baba turns him to shock “Except Baba stunned me by saying, “I forgive you” (Hosseini 112) Baba is a strictly person.
If I could place a letter on Joe for all the things that had happened to him I would put a C for cheated. Joe Paterno was cheated; he didn’t deserve the punishment he got for the mistakes of two men. He did to many great things in his life to be treated how he was
“’Tam Lin did what he wanted to do,’ Celia said. ’He was guilty of a terrible crime when he was young, and he could never forgive himself for it. He believed this last act would make up for everything”(377). This shows that Tam Lin has human qualities because like most of us in the real world he has both good and bad features. In conclusion I think Tam Lin is a round character because of his dark side and good side and what he does to try to fix it.
Dear Honorable (judge's name) It is with much sorrow that I have to write this letter pleading mercy from this Honorable Court for my son, Modesto Diep. I know that my son has done much wrong and he nor his family deny that. However, we also recognize that his behavior is due to the nature of his underpriveleged upbringing. This breaks my heart every day. I am sure when Modesto has his wits about him he is cognizant of the pain he has cause me and his family.
John Proctor who was only a victim of vengeance had to be persecuted. I did what I should to save Mr Proctor’s life as it felt that I was responsible for his ordeal. But I am nothing but a disgrace. What kind of man is to plead someone to blemish his own name? I should be damned for persuading men to lie.
Neither does he know how to get rid of the guilt, until Rahim Khan gives him a way. Amir keeps blaming himself for his mother’s death and he thinks that Baba is mad at him for killing his wife. When Baba is dead, Amir finds out the truth about his father. Now Amir feels that he doesn’t only have his own sins to sort out, but also his father’s. When Amir doesn’t prevent Hassan from getting raped he begins to feel dirty.
Remembrance of the Holocaust is so important because it is extremely important to teach next generations how to honor people from history. Many races and religions were executed during the Holocaust. Some of these included Jews for their religion, Jehovah Witnesses for not conforming to Hitler's ways and remaining firm in their beliefs of right and wrong, Gypsies for their race, and the disabled because of Hitler's "cleansing program". He believed the disabled were a waste of his time, and they got in the way. These people deserve honor for the loss of