Redemption In Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner

In the book, “The Kite Runner,” the role that forgiveness plays and the lack of forgiveness is a major role. There are many internal conflicts that the main characters face and all of these challenges or conflicts revolve around forgiveness. Amir, Baba, and Hassan have a difficult time living in their society. The author of this book, Khaled Hosseini, makes the point that forgiveness is much harder for the different characters because of their places in society. This book is set in the Middle East during the 1970’s, at this point in time things were beginning to change. This change is what affects these characters the most and the ways in which they handle things.

A character that shows a deep connection to forgiveness, is the protagonist and narrator of this novel. Amir spends most of his life trying to gain forgiveness from those whom he had hurt, in hopes of leaving his past behind and redeeming himself from his mistakes. Amir admits to Rahim Khan, “You were right Hassan Jan, it is me who needs to be forgiven” (Hosseini, 219). Later in the conversation, Rahim tells Amir, “God will forgive you” (Hosseini, 263). Although Amir is very honest with himself and is able to accept his actions, he shows no intentions of admitting them to others. Amir’s fear of the unknown and the way of overcoming his vivid past is very unsettling, throughout the novel. Under his attempts to receive forgiveness from something greater than a person’s acceptance of an apology, Amir risks his own life for Hassan’s son, a way for him to find his inner forgiveness regardless of anyone’s else's. Thus, forgiveness is quite an important aspect of Amir’s life, finding it within himself and atoning his old sins has always been a challenge for

There comes a time when everyone must face their own battles and guilt to find peace and tranquility. Many redeem themselves by erasing their cause of guilt while others may bury their burden and secrets. Many people pile up their guilt until they free themselves from this impurity. Redemption is a way of rescuing oneself from sin, evil and impurity. In Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner, Amir’s development through the stages in his life conveys the theme of fulfillment and redemption of his past sins. Amir seeks redemption from his past, Hassan, by rescuing the future, Sohrab, and by fighting the present, Assef.

“A way to end the cycle. An orphan. Hassan’s son. Somewhere in Kabul.”(Hosseini, 227) The “Kite Runner” is a book depicting the betrayal and redemption Amir, Hassan, and Baba go through. There is redemption to all betrayal but finding it is the difficult part. The book was written by Khalled Hosseini and is considered a very impactful book to literature around the world. Even though some things are unforgivable, the central message of redemption to all betrayal is shown by the author through characters, plot, and symbolism.

Guilt and Redemption are two different words with extremely powerful meanings, guilt: the knowledge of committing a wrongdoing, and redemption: the action of compensating for your mistakes. The Kite Runner is a novel based on a pre-revolutionary Afghanistan and takes place the city Kabul. However the lives of all Afghani’s begins to change after their king is overthrown while on vacation. Khaled Hosseini’s novel is a unique representation of guilt and redemption which is expressed various times throughout The Kite Runner through the male protagonist, Amir. The quest for redemption through him, Oskar Schindler and White Australians, in several aspects of their lives proves that those who are guilty need to redeem themselves by acting upon

Life is full of regrets. Any person will tell you that sometime or another they had some sort of regret in their life. The magnitude of these regrets varies in each and every person. In the novel, The Kite Runner, the protagonist, Amir, betrays his true best friend by not standing up for him in his friend’s time of need. Amir’s lack of courage left a massive hole of guilt and sorrow. From this, Amir spends many years of his life avoiding the truth of him being a coward. However, he finds inspiration to finally muster courage within himself and earn his redemption. Amir sacrifices many things on his journey towards redemption. He sacrifices his best friend, dear father, and bravery just to cling on to the miniscule

Redemption is an aspect of life that all individuals seek in order to gain a sense of acceptance, a sense that they have repented in order to free themselves. Sometimes we feel the need to put others down as a way of “redeeming”ourselves or we might deprive ourselves to feel what we have cause to others. In his novel the kite runner Khaled hosseini explores the idea of redemption and suggests that ones need to redeem themself comes at the root of forgiveness in the eyes of those they seek redemption against. The complex and emotionally draining road to redeem oneself does not come without sacrifice; of our pride for the better of others who we have done wrong against. Redemption comes with the forgiveness, the acceptance and the stability in the eyes of those who we have done wrong to.

In Khaled Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner, two reoccurring themes are forgiveness and redemption. The main character Amir, has wrong many people and spends his adult life trying to find forgiveness and redemption from not only those he hurt but also from himself. In December of 1975, Amir watched his friend get rapped. This is one of the incidents that shape the rest of Amir’s life. Once Amir and his father, Baba, move to America, Amir does whatever he can to redeem himself in the eyes of his father. It is not until his graduation and the day he gets married, where he finally feels redeemed by Baba. Even though he is redeemed by Baba, he still feels the guilt of what happened in 1975. He never gets the chance to ask Hassan for forgiveness and to redeem himself, so he tries to find it through Hassan’s son, Sohrab. In Khaled Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner, the main character Amir desires forgiveness and redemption from his actions, ultimately he succeeds this as an adult.

In a lifetime, everyone will face personal battles and guilt, some large and some small. Such as guilt over sneaking out, not doing homework, or telling your parents a little white lie. People find peace of mind through redeeming themselves, in other words, we do something that makes up for the cause of guilt. Khaled Hosseini's novel The Kite Runner revolves around betrayal and redemption. Redemption is the act of saying or being saved from sin, error or evil, which the main character Amir seems to need the most. Amir lives with the guilt he has built up over the years because of one incident from his childhood. Amir's fathers words still echo through his head "A boy who won't stand up for himself becomes a man

When tasked with creating a project on redemption, one would think it would be a simple task to represent. After all, redemption seems to be quite simple. Someone commits some crime or some sin and every action from there-on is in the process to save them from their sins. However I think there is more to it. What caused the individual to sin in the first place? Why can’t there be forgiveness rather than hatred towards ourselves for making a mistake? No matter how terribly we have done wrong in the past, there will always be a future, regardless of our mistakes. While doing this project, I wanted to demonstrate that it is more than just the process from sin to savior.

Whenever you mess up you always have to redeem yourself. Most times it's a long battle that you need to earn something back, like trust or friendship. In the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini most of the characters deal with the endless journey of redemption. The book takes place in Afghanistan, where a wealthy family of Pashtuns. Baba and Amir, and their servants, Ali and Hassan. Amir and Hassan were best friends that did everything together. From the day that they were born, they had something in common, neither of them had a mother. Amir's mom died in childbirth and Hassan's mom left him and his father. Hassan was always covering up for Amir's mistakes, he was as loyal as a puppy, and Amir was the owner that mistreated him by letting

The New York Times contends that, "The Kite Runner," by Khaled Hosseini, a previously unknown son of an Afghan political refugee, has captivated reading groups across the country with its rich mix of familiar morality tale and timely world history. Without any significant national publicity.” (Wyatt, 2004) The kite runner demonstrates the idea that just because you do good acts to redeem your bad ones, a person can never truly be redeemed for sins they have committed in the past. However it is possible to find acceptance and forgiveness in oneself as shown in our main character and protagonist Amir.

Redemption is a prevalent theme in literature, art, music, and everyday life. People find redemption through apologizing, charity work, and a manner of other ways. A person is redeemed after a type of crime, and the severity of that crime usually determines the way they are redeemed. During The Kite Runner, written by Khaled Hosseini, redemption is shown when Amir is beaten by Assef, Amir’s adoption of Sohrab, as well as through Baba's many acts of generosity. Hosseini suggests that redemption can be achieved in a variety of ways determined by what the person believes they deserve as well as by the nature of their crime, shown through Amir’s fight with Assef, Amir’s determination to adopt Sohrab as well as

It is only natural for humans to make mistakes, just like Amir in the novel The Kite Runner, but it is how the mistakes are resolved that will dictate ones fate. The main character of The Kite Runner, Amir, knows a thing or two about making mistakes. What he struggles with throughout the novel is finding redemption for those mistakes. Throughout all stages of Amir’s life, he is striving for redemption. Whether Amir is saying the wrong thing or hiding from a hurtful truth, he always finds new things he will have to redeem himself for. That is why redemption is a huge underlining theme in The Kite Runner.

While it can be argued that there is no real divide between good and evil in the novels, as supported by critic Barbara Bleiman “If one applies criteria from the modern English of American novel to him, the character of Assef meets all the criteria of a typical antagonist ”. It is clear that Assef’s personality is sociopathic due to his actions in Chapter 7 and Hassan’s rape. As Amir highlights he is not only a bully but finds pleasure in the suffering of others, he allows Hassan to keep the kite to “remind you of what I am about to do” before he sexually abuses him as a result of Hassan’s unrelenting devotion to Amir in the kite race. It is significant that this occurs in the early part of the novel as it sets up the key theme of redemption