I ran it fairly” (P.77) and later got raped. Despite the consequences that Hassan was going to go through he believed that risking his life to satisfy Amir was worth giving up for than disappointing him. Near the ending of the book, Amir tries to redeem the broken bond between him and Sohrab. Amir used the kite in order to gain redemption, he flew the kite and used it in a battle against a local kid and won with the help of Sohrab. Right after Amir offered to run catch the kite for Sohrab and repeated the same quote that Hassan had said once, “For you, a thousand times over” (P.391).
Kite Runner- Betrayal And Redemption In the novel, “The Kite Runner”, written by Khaled Hosseini, is a story of a twelve year old Afghan boy, Amir seeking acceptance and approval from his father by entering a kite-fighting tournament along with his servant and friend, Hassan. On that same day a tragedy tears the two boys apart forever. "The Kite Runner" tells us, through Rahim Khan that, "true redemption is when guilt leads to good again..." Throughout the book there are many characters like Amir and Baba that have committed sins and subsequently attempted to redeem themselves. Amir betrayed Hassan several times in this novel. However, the two most important instances were when he did not help Hassan during the rape and when he framed Hassan for stealing the watch and money.
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The theme of betrayal is present in The Kite Runner in the events of the rape, Amir framing Hassan and Baba hiding the fact that Amir and Hassan are half-brothers. First of all, Amir stands by as Hassan, his best friend, is raped and beaten by Assef and his entourage. As he watches, he contemplates whether or not he should do anything to help, but, “in the end, he [runs].” (Hosseini, Page 82) This reflects the theme because throughout the beginning of the novel, Hassan constantly sticks up for Amir by fighting off other kids for him. Yet, in Hassan’s most desperate time of need, Amir does nothing to help. This could be because Amir is a coward or because he sees Hassan as merely a servant.
When Hassan runs for Amir's tournament-winning kite, the notoriously evil Assef and his friends confront him. Contrary to the bravery Hassan showed earlier in the novel in protecting Amir from Assef, Amir chooses self-preservation over assisting the vulnerable Hassan. Hassan subsequently is raped and Amir
Amir takes the kite that he had won the tournament with from Hassan and brings it in to show his father. After this betrayal, Amir is so guilt stricken that he forces Hassan out of his life completely to the point where he frames Hassan of stealing from him to try to convince Baba to kick both Hassan and his father, Ali out of their house. The immense desire Amir had for his father's affection allowed him to betray the one person he could count on, corrupting not only his own life, but his father's, Ali's and Hassan's. This was something that lived in his thoughts for the rest of the
03/25/12 “An individual’s past mistake should not dictate their future.” This theme means that people shouldn't have their lives be burdened with their past sins/mistakes. This theme is most used throughout the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. After the main character Amir witnesses his best friend Hassan being sexually abused by a group of boys and then betrays their friendship by not defending him, he then seeks forgiveness for his past mistakes. Amir makes many attempts in seeking for forgiveness for his past mistakes throughout the novel, but is not always successful. Amir's first attempt to seek forgiveness is when he begins throwing pomegranates at Hassan and yells at him to hit him back, but Hassan doesn't.
In the novel, The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, the main character, Amir, is faced with the terrible tragedy of watching his best friend, Hassan, get raped. Since then he is faced with the never ending conflict of guilt. He regrets not helping his best friend and wants to find redemption. Amir took on many changes as a result of the conflict such as becoming mature and brave. In the beginning of the novel, Amir is juvenile and cowardly in many ways.
Violence Even though Hosseini has stated that he wanted to remind people of a peaceful Afghanistan, he also does the service of revealing the suffering the nation has experienced in a quarter century of conflict. Violence pervades the novel, even in the seemingly innocuous activity of kite fighting. Not only is kite fighting violent because it is a kind of battle, but boys injure their hands when they participate. This fact suggests that Afghanistan has become a place where joy cannot exist separately from pain; Afghans' memories of their homeland are tainted with suffering. The entire novel centers around a single act of violence, Hassan's rape, and the sin Amir commits by pretending that violence did not occur.