How Does Amir Use Forgiveness In The Kite Runner

Everyone has done something regrettable in their lives, something they wish they could take back or change. However, once the deed has been done, we are forced to live with the consequences unless we right our wrongs. In the novel The Kite Runner, Amir, the main character realizes the past is something that cannot be changed. Redemption is the only saving grace, meaning honor and sacrifice are two key concepts to being redeemed.

The Kite Runner focuses on the journey of Amir as he struggles both mentally and physically to make up for a horrible wrong that he committed in his past that continues to haunt him to this day. He encounters many difficulty, fear, and happiness. Hosseini teaches his readers that it is necessary to channel one’s guilt into a means of redemption because although forgiveness may not be granted right away, as long as moral actions are taken, atonement will eventually ensue.

True redemption is the ability of a person to entirely forgive oneself after doing an unethical or immoral deed. Some think true redemption is reachable, others do not. In the novel, “The Kite Runner”, author Khaled Hosseini makes it apparent that he believes redemption is achievable. The main character’s actions show the determination of a man that wants to make up for all of the horrible things he did as a child. Amir made many bad decisions during his childhood that brought great amounts of grief and guilt to him. The novel tells of his journey to fix what he broke and make up for the things he took away from others. Hosseini shows the reader that redemption is most definitely attainable through his writing.

“Sometimes, the person you’d take a bullet for ends up being the one behind the gun” (Picture quotes). People are not what they seem; selfishness and greed can play a huge part in betrayal. Betrayal often comes with great consequences of guilt or a need for forgiveness. Most often, it is driven by selfish desire, greed, hatred or lust. In most cases, the act of trying to redeem oneself becomes a prolonging guilt stuck for the rest of one’s life. Learning to forgive oneself becomes the passage to gaining the desired redemption. In the novel The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, Hosseini displays the theme of forgiveness and redemption. After Amir and Baba’s betrayal toward those most loyal to them, they realize that one must forgive themself

Forgiveness can be tough to tackle. Whether it be forgiving a friend, a family member, or something that happened in the past, it is extremely difficult to move on without forgiveness. The process of forgiveness can grow easier with age. Although for some, the process of forgiving never becomes easier. They live their whole lives feeling bad for themselves instead of forgiving the actions of the past and moving forward with their lives. The sooner one learns to forgive, the easier it will be to move on. In the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, Amir and Soraya both struggle with forgiving events from the past.

“I wondered if that was how forgiveness budded; not with the fanfare of epiphany, but with pain gathering its things, packing up, and slipping away unannounced in the middle of the night.” That quote from the book The Kite Runner was something that to me represented forgiveness. The quote was said by Amir after he had brought Sohrab to his home in America and he was closing his bedroom door. Amir thought to himself that maybe that was how the forgiveness started because he had basically hurt Hassan and thought maybe this was a way for Hassan to forgive him for the things that happened in the past. One of the major things that happened in the book and the movie was that Amir was called to go back to Afghanistan and rescue Sohrab. One of the major differences between the movie and the book was that in the book Hassan’s mom comes back but in the movie that is not shown. During all of this Amir was able to figure out how to redeem himself by going back to Afghanistan to rescue sohrab and Hassan was able to show forgiveness by letting his mom Sanaubar come into his house and treated her as family instead of just leaving her outside even though she wasn’t a very good person in the past.

Amir and Hassan’s relationship throughout the book, The Kite Runner, is based off of love, betrayal, and forgiveness.

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is a story about betrayal and redemption. Baba and his son Amir both betray the family that serves them and spend the rest of their lives looking for a way out of their guilt. Baba’s mistake sets up Amir to follow in his footsteps, and forces Amir to take on a new role to pursue redemption for him and his father. In this book, each betrayal creates a new one and is only solved by stepping past selfishness and cowardice to take on the role of the other. The first betrayal that Hosseini illustrates starts with Baba and his servant, Ali.

Khaled Hosseini's, The Kite Runner, is a flashback narrated by a 40 year old Afghan-American man named Amir, who is plagued by his childhood sins until he seeks redemption for his wrongdoing and figures out that redemption requires painful sacrifice. Amir is a kid who experinced someone so loyal to him be raped and Amir did nothing to stop the rapist. One sin led to another and before Amir knew it, he was destroying his life. After his father died, who was someone who he looked up to most, Amir started to go on the path to redeem himself and his guilt where is when he learns the true meaning of sacrifice. Hosseini uses Amir’s misguided notion of sacrifice and his long journey toward redemption in order to ultimately convey that true

An exhilarating film based on the international bestseller, The Kite Runner. Witnessing horrendous events can scar you for life. You'd want to forget these memories and try to move on with your life, but cannot. Amir, as a young child, witnessed a crime so appalling that it changes his life forever. Guilt overruns his mind and he is forced to try to forget his memories, all but not successful. Amir's quest for redemption is a tedious one, but is it worth it at the end?

Can you really make something right after all hope is lost? This is a re-occurring question and the driving force of the plot in The Kite Runner, a novel written by Kahled Hosseini. “There is a way to be good again” (Hosseini 2003,2). This is the line that is constantly running through Amir's mind over and over throughout the novel. The novel is about a compelling story of a man’s struggle to find redemption.

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, a story of a boy as he unravels his journey throughout his life. The novel consists of multiple themes such as love, friendship, betrayal, guilt, , secrets, loyalty, and redemption. As the main character, Amir recalls his past events, all of these themes start to unravel specific events that occurred in his life. “There is a way to be good again” (Hosseini 2) is where the novel unfolds the deep dark life of Amir’s regret and guilt, Baba’s secret, and Hassan’s devotion. The book is a true masterpiece which keeps the readers glued to the story as it unfolds. One of the reasons, the story attracts many readers is due to The United States recent conflict with Afghanistan. However, the story has a personal

“There is a way to be good again,” is a quote from Rahim Khan that comes up repeatedly throughout The Kite Runner. This story revolves around Amir, the protagonist, who tries to seek forgiveness and redemption after living twenty six years with unatoned sins. When Amir was twelve, he witnessed his loyal servant and friend, Hassan, get raped in an alley. Amir was too coward to intervene and stand up for his dear friend. Later, Amir betrayed Hassan by framing him and forced him to leave their house. These events shaped the rest of the novel as Amir tried to be good again by returning back to Afghanistan and saving Hassan’s son, Sohrab from danger. One of the major

“For you, a thousand times over.” In The Kite Runner by Kahled Hosseini, there is a recurring theme of redemption that is portrayed by various literary devices. Kahled excellently juxtaposes devices such as irony, symbolism, and foreshadowing to show redemption within his first novel.

Forgiveness is essential to daily life. An important person does the unthinkable, and finally that person earns forgiveness. It is important to forgive oneself, so one can forgive others, too. In The Kite Runner, novelist Khaled Hosseini tells about the past of the Afghan refugee, Amir, and about the importance of forgiveness regarding to what happens in Afghanistan a long time before Amir arrives in America. Amir grows up in Kabul with his prosperous father, Baba, who has two servants, Ali, and his son, Hassan. Amir and Hassan are best friends until Hassan is raped, and Amir doesn’t help him. Amir can’t get over his guilt, so he takes it out on Hassan and treats him very badly. Thus, Hassan and Ali leave