Redemption through Retrospect

Amir's entire life had been haunted by what he saw happen to Hassan. Although he was a child at the time, he couldn't accept his shortcoming during a time of need. He was jealous of his father for being able to stand up for himself and others and Hassan's undying loyalty to him. He developed a pattern of behavior - of covering up his mistakes and hiding his past – that he could not rid himself of until he suffered like Hassan did. He made it up to Hassan by saving his son, and he made it up to himself by suffering the way he

“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.

The beginning of Amir’s journey causes him to feel guilty enough that he causes a chain reaction where he inflicts more cruelty upon himself and others. Amir and Hassan used to live a simple life with the biggest negative in Amir’s life being the fact that his father liked Hassan more. Right after a kite tournament that Amir won, Hassan goes to run the kite for Amir, and Amir finds him being abused by Assef in an alley. Amir decides to do nothing and feels guilty about it for most of his life. Although the initial cruelty is inflicted upon Hassan, it is Amir who is hurt the most. His guilt causes him to inflict cruelty upon Hassan in order to cause Hassan to “give [Amir] the punishment [he] craved, so maybe [he]’d finally sleep at night” (92). Amir’s cruelty leads Hassan and his father to walk out of Amir’s life, leaving Amir and his father, Baba,

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.

Finding redemption is often the only way many people can escape the demons of their past. Actions have consequences and those consequences haunt people for the duration of their lives. Khaled Hosseini, the author of The Kite Runner, presents seeking redemption throughout his novel by sharing the breathtaking story of Amir, a Sunni boy who struggles to forget his guilt­ridden past. Despite his greatest efforts, Amir finds it impossible to bury his past, so he returns to his home Kabul, Afghanistan to redeem himself of his wrong doings. By incorporating

Redemption can come in many different forms for different people. In The Kite Runner, written by Khaled Hosseini, a story of an Afghani man’s lifetime and all of the troubles that he has experienced is told. Amir’s childhood takes place in Kabul, Afghanistan alongside Hassan, his Hazara servant and half-brother. The two grow up as best friends until one day when Amir does nothing to help Hassan out of a life changing incident with the town bully. Their friendship is severely affected for the rest of their lives until Amir meets Sohrab, Hassan’s son. After finding out Hassan has passed away, Amir is sent off to retrieve Sohrab and bring him to a better place than the Taliban-ruled Kabul. The connection between the two new acquaintances is like a new beginning for many aspects in Amir’s life. Sohrab and Amir’s relationship acts as a way for Amir to rid himself of guilt from his childhood and provide his wife with a child, supporting the theme of redemption in The Kite Runner.

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.

Redemption; it is often sought after suffering a defeat or committing a crime or wrongdoing. The past can never be undone, but only redeemed, or offset, by the present and future. In the dramatic novel, The Kite Runner, author, Khaled Hosseini, formed the main character of the story into a dynamic character in order to reveal that redemption can be achieved, even for someone with a sinister past. Amir, the protagonist of the novel, originally as an adolescent was weak and cowardly; Amir chose his own selfish desire over rescuing his loyal friend from abuse. Eventually, Amir’s life changed dramatically and he demonstrated selflessness and courage through his actions. Because of Amir’s alteration in character, he used his newfound qualities to

After feeling guilty for not standing up and saying something about Hassan getting raped by Assef, Amir schemes up an idea to get rid of Hassan. Seeing Hassan everyday only makes Amir feel bad and Amir decides that the only way to make his guilt go away is to get rid of Hassan. Amir gets Baba to believe that Hassan stole his gifts. Even though Hassan could have argued that he did not steal from Amir, he admits to the crime. Hosseini states, “This was Hassan’s last sacrifice for me … And that led to another understanding: Hassan knew. He knew I’d seen everything in that alley, that I’d stood there and done nothing. He knew I had betrayed him and yet he was rescuing me once again, maybe for the last time” (Hosseini 405). Hosseini’s point shows Amir letting his guilt get the best of him. All the pain on not standing up for Hassan causes Amir to make a bad decision, while at the time seems like the best decision. Hassan takes the blame and Ali believes it is best to leave Baba and Amir. With Hassan finally gone Amir realizes his guilt had

When Assef rapedhassan, Amir remembers a dream he had. Amir is lost in a snowstorm, when suddenly, “a hand reaches out for me”, and he knows that the hand belongs to hassan, “[Amir takes] the hand and suddenly the hand is gone ... I look up and see the clear sky filled with kites” (74). This dream illustrates how Hassan has always been there for Amir. Amir is immediately guilty when he realizes what is happening in the alley with Assef and his gang. He i guilty because he never stood up for his friend and took him and his sacrifices for granted. Of course, Amir immediately regrets not stepping in to help his friend. When Amir throws up in the car, it is a physical reaction of his guilt when talk about the kite tournament is brought up. Baba boasts about how, “ [Amir] has the last kite at home, a beautiful blue kite. Hassan and Amir ran it together” (84). Just the mention of the kite causes Amir to be sick because the guilt is overwhelming. Amir tries to ignore the crushing guilt pertaining to the rape but he clearly has not done anything to try to atone for his sins or to redeem

During a lifetime, everyone will face personal battles a guilt, some appropriate or inappropriate. People find peace of mind through redeeming themselves, in other words, doing something that makes up for the cause of gilut. Khaled Hosseini's novel the kite runner revolves betrayal and redemption. Redemption is the act of saying or being enslaved by a sin, which the main character Amir seems to need the most rempsention. Amir achieved his redemption and it changed the rest of this life.

Forgiveness and redemption make up considerable parts of our lives, as we all make mistakes. For some of these mistakes, we need to atone ourselves, and gain forgiveness of either ourselves or another individual. Many times, we make big decisions based receiving forgiveness on the past mistakes we have made. This theme of forgiveness and atonement is also conveyed in the Kite Runner written by Khaled Hosseini. Forgiveness and atonement is a significant theme throughout the Kite Runner because it causes many of the major events in the story, which is illustrated when characters do certain actions or make decisions driven by the possibility of atonement or forgiveness.

Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner is an award-winning novel and considered one of today’s most popular, contemporary classics. The story is one of familiar themes such as loyalty, forgiveness, betrayal, love, and redemption. It follows the tale of Amir and how he must atone for his sins and find a way to “be good again” (Hosseini 2). The quintessential message of this book relies on the idea of second chances. Themes of redemption, betrayal, loyalty, and forgiveness are not only shown without doubt through this book, but are also common among many literary works and religions. Hosseini is successful in showing the significance of these themes throughout the novel.

Much like a criminal who has committed a crime and served their time in jail can come back out and redeem themselves by helping others and starting anew. In The Kite Runner, the author Khaled Hosseini exhibits how guilt can inspire readers into seeking redemption and transforming themselves through Amir and Baba who both sinned in the past then transform and atone

Guilt can sometimes be very difficult to come back from. How long this journey takes, or how much one struggles depends on how much whatever one's guilt stems from effects them. Guilt can even create a long lasting impression on someone, and redemption is sometimes the only way to get rid of the guilt and find peace. In Khaled Hosseini's novel The Kite Runner, Amir goes on a journey in life, from as a child being selfish and betraying his best friend Hassan for his father's affection, to being overcome with guilt due to his betrayal, and then redeeming himself and finding peace. The theme that the path from guilt to redemption is difficult but worth it can be seen through Amir's journey.