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.
The Kite Runner tells the story of Amir, a boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul, who is haunted by the guilt of betraying his childhood friend Hassan, the son of his father's Hazara servant. The story is set against a backdrop of tumultuous events, from the fall of the monarchy in Afghanistan through the Soviet invasion, the mass exodus of refugees to Pakistan and the United States, and the rise of the Taliban regime. The biggest theme seen throughout the kite runner is redemption. Amir’s quest to redeem himself makes up the heart of the novel. Early on, Amir strives to redeem himself in Baba’s eyes, primarily because his mother died giving birth to him, and he feels responsible.
Andy was hired by the victim’s father to process the case. It was a very hard one for Mr.Barber. It got to a point where he had to defend his own son. It had ruin Jacob’s reputation and tored the family apart. Andy loved his child and doubted he would kill anyone, but was afraid his father and grandfather’s killer instincts had been passed to him.
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.
The desire to initiate changes can either lead to positive or negative results. Keating wants his students to learn ho to be their own individual person and step out of the line of conformity. Neil has gained courage to defy his father but in the end loses his will and committed suicide. Charlie, who is definitely a nonconformist, has done things that eventually led to his expulsion. Todd’s change, however, has matured in a positive way and expressed himself when it really matters; he is the first
Throughout the novel, Amir suffers from the physically and mentally debilitating effects of guilt caused by his past actions. Hosseini starts the novel with Amir’s indirect confession that “I became who I am today at the age of twelve, on a fridgid overcast day in the winter of 1975”. This quote refers to Amir witnessing the rape of his half brother Hassan, and the fact that despite being in the position to stop the horrific event, he did nothing but hide and pray for his own safety. Amir comes to a realization about his actions “I watched Hassan get raped … I understood the nature of my new curse: I was going to get away with it.” And it is because of this “curse” that Amir is so strongly affected by guilt through out his lifetime. It is so severe, that even the mentioning of Hassan’s name brings Amir not only mental, but physical pain as well he feels like “there is an iron fist clamped around [his] throat”.
He says “when my father was turning on my mother, he was also turning on me because I would stick up for my mother while the rest of my brother and sisters would be hiding in the cupboards.” the point I am trying to make here is that after such a harsh and miserable childhood he has still made an amazing and successful career and life. Next I would like to tell you about Benjamin Zephaniahs performance styles because he somehow adds everyone and anyone into his wonderful work. For example in his poem “we refugee’s” he says everything as the first person which shows he cares about the slavery and feels like one of them and also in his poem “touch” he uses sing language which tells us that he wants to add the people who have a hard time trying to read or listen. What I am trying to tell you here is that he adds everyone in to his work which some poets may not do unknowingly which makes him an outstanding person and poet. I would like to tell you about his lifestyle now because in the
All I smelled was victory. Salvation. Redemption.” (65) Amir felt early in the novel that Baba thought of him as weak. By bringing Baba the blue kite back he could end the disappointment of him, redeeming himself for his mother’s death, and end his longing for Baba’s love. For a moment Amir had redeemed himself, but created a new situation which he had to redeem himself from.
‘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.
From early on in the novel we learn that the main character, Amir, has a best friend Hassan who will do anything for him if he asks for or needs the help. Hassan would often defend Amir from being beaten up by the neighborhood bully, Assef, who is shown as the thug or psychopath. Whenever Assef would threaten them, Hassan would be the one to show courage and not back down; “And I saw that he was scared. He was scared plenty. ‘You are right, Agha.