The strained father son relationship that Baba and Amir have is the catalyst for Amir’s crime against his half-brother Hassan. Amir’s strained relationship with Baba and his need for Baba’s acceptance has blinded Amir so that he is unable to see that his actions towards Hassan in the alley were unacceptable. The responder is given as insight into Amir’s thoughts through the use of first person narration, before, during and after the rape. This allows the reader to observe how the strained relationship between Baba and Amir has affected the motivation of Amir to commit his sin. Throughout the early chapter of the book we learn that Amir has “always felt that Baba hatted [him] a little.” He has always longed for his father’s approval, acceptance and admiration, as he feels responsible for the death of his mother.
At the start, Baba is viewed by the community as a patriarch, however as the novel unfolds, the reader sees the many flaws in his character and the hypocrisy of his philosophy through his interactions with others. Baba’s first shameful act is that of sleeping with
How does Hosseini convey the horror of the rape scene witnessed by Amir? This scene is horrific on a number of levels. Amir’s cowardice conveys the horror of the rape scene because it highlights Hassan’s innocence. Hassan’s loyalty to Amir is touching. Hassan has taken the blame for Amir their hole chidhood whilst they shot nuts at the neighbors dog and here he takes the risk of being attacked by Assef in order to get to the fallen kite for Amir.
"The Kite Runner" tell us, through Rahim Khan that, "true redemption is when guilt leads to be good again..." (page 40). 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. Amir’s actions show his poor personal agency. When Amir returns to Pakistan, Rahim Khan encourages Amir to find Sohrab from a war torn orphanage and says “there is a way to be good again” (page 2).
Lucas Harder In the novel Kiterunner by Khaled Hosseini, betrayal leads to foregiveness which eventually becomes love. Betrayal, which can be considered a form of sin, is enduring and becomes cyclical in The Kite Runner. For almost all of the novel, Amir deals with his guilt by avoiding it. But by doing this clearly does nothing toward redeeming himself, and thus his guilt endures. That is why he still cringes every time Hassan's name is mentioned.
They must be flogged. Upon hearing this Major Cabot Forbes is disgusted and reacts by denouncing the action of using a whip. Showing his leadership Shaw supports the flogging and tells his friend of many years Major Cabot to never question is authority causing a shrift between them, after a few exchanges of words the flogging begins. This is the point of the film where friends of Colonel Shaw are confused by his actions and are confused why he is behaving in way that he has not before in a more mean spirited and somewhat racist way. There also seems to be a conflict going on within himself.
It seems as if Amir is implying that he did not forgive himself for not doing anything about Hassan being raped by Assef, and because of that reason alone, he has suffered greatly and embraces America for its ability to put his past behind him. This shows that Amir is willing to sacrifice his dad’s happiness in order to leave his sinful past, because earlier, he states in the quote, “For Baba, a place to mourn his.”, that America is a place for Baba to mourn for his
* Lies to have a close journey with father * Instead 2 dozen people go * Thinking he has what he wants but feels empty. 2. – Amir broke his little loyalty. * Feels undeserving because of the guilt * Ultimate lack of action * “I watched Hassan get raped” : wants someone to find out to give Hassan attention he deserves 3. - “… give it right back to me, break the door open, and tell me off” * Both hurt on the inside * Amir deals through anger and exclusion * “I don’t know what I’ve
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.
His life is a web of lies and deceit in some form or another and the reader is set up to view Amir negatively. 1. * Amir’s inability to accept accountability or own up to his ‘past’ reaffirms his weakness in character. * Spends most of his life escaping the sins of his past which leads him to shame himself and with hold secrets. * Ultimate sin was the betrayal of Hassan, letting him get raped, then displacing Ali and Hassan from their home with Baba.