Theme Of Redemption In The Kite Runner

This first betrayal leads to Amir betraying Hassan again when, instead of trying to atone for not standing up for Hassan, he decides to let their relationship grow apart. This betrayal ultimately leads to Amir finding redemption. Lastly, Hosseini uses the theme of forgiveness through Amir so that he can find redemption. Early in the novel, after the kite tournament ends, Hassan tells Amir, "For you a thousand times over." ( Ch. 7)

Guilt is the most powerful theme in The Kite Runner. Not only does guilt push the plotline and the characters relationships forward, it also brings Amir and Baba redemption from their pasts of sin and betrayal. Firstly, guilt advances the plot line drastically at numerous points in the novel. From multiple memories in the first few chapters, Amir recalls the most influential and guilt-ridden moment in his lifetime- when he witnesses Hassan’s assault.

“True redemption is when guilt leads to good,” Rahim Khan asserts. Khaled Hosseini compels the readers to think in the novel, The Kite Runner, by analyzing Amir’s quests. Additionally, readers must understand Amir’s journey to maturity throughout The Kite Runner, as a Bildungsroman novel. Amir’s journey to redemption ultimately accentuates his quest for adulthood.

Redemption is what the whole novel revolves around. Redemption occurs when Amir feels at peace when Assef tries to kill him. `What was so funny was that, for the first time since the winter, of 1975 I felt at peace. I laughed because I saw that, in some hook in the corner of my mind, I had been looking forward to this. (303) The quotation portrays Amir`s sorrow towards all the things he did to Hassan. He believes being killed would repay himself. For all the wrong he did to him, all throughout the novel, Amir was dishonest, and disloyal to Hassan. Amir always took Hassan for granted, and believed that he was his directly leftovers, that he could throw around and demand anything from him. Furthermore, this is also adds to Hassan standing up for Amir, by psychically fighting

In the Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini wrote that “true redemption is […] when guilt leads to good” (Hosseini 302). this connection between suffering and redemption develops throughout the whole story. Hosseini hints that sacrifice leads to redemption in the book the Kite Runner through the actions of Baba, Sanaubar’s return, and Amir’s journey to atone for his sins.

Redemption means to be saved from sin, Amir’s sin is that he did not stop the attack on Hassan during their childhood. Amir lives on with this guilt, not telling anybody and making a hole in his heart. The viewer can learn that one must come clean and try to get forgiveness for whatever error one has made. ”There is a way to be free.’” In this moment Amir finds that he can escape the shackles of his guilt and be good again.

Redemption in the eyes of society is another important theme in The Kite Runner. Baba has a great amount of guilt over his adultery, because he had slept with his best friend’s wife. From his adultery his second son, Hassan is born but because of the pressures of the caste system (Baba is of a higher caste, Hassan and his father were of a lower caste), Baba never discloses that Hassan is his son. Instead, his guilt drives him to execute many charitable acts for his community. While speaking to Amir about Baba, Baba’s old friend Rahim Khan says, “I think everything he did, feeding the poor, building the orphanage, giving money to friends in need, it was all his way of redeeming himself.”5 As well, Amir himself engages in many charitable acts

The development of characters and theme Redemption is the action of regaining or gaining possession of something in exchange for payment or clearing a debt. Redemption was a major theme in the novel, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. Redemption was a main theme in the book; this theme is exemplified by Amir, Baba, and Soraya and who they turn out to be by the end of the novel. The development of Baba’s character was greatly affected by his own redemption, which helps develop the theme in the novel.

The Kite Runner written by Khaled Hosseini is a novel with multitudes of themes but the theme most integral to the story concerns friendship, guilt, and redemption. This theme was most important to the novel because the conflict in the book is intertwined with this theme, following the life of a man haunted by regrets. The book is told from the perspective of Amir and this is something he deals with for the entirety of the book after the incident with Hassan. Amir, even as a middle-aged man, is still haunted by what he hadn’t done for Hassan all those years ago. Amir’s entire life takes a certain path because of what he did or didn’t do during and after Hassan’s assault. Amir’s decision affected not only himself, but also Hassan. Their lives forever changed. Amir and Hassan were each other’s best friends and they grew together like brothers, though they didn’t know at the time. Amir feels as though he broke the sacred bond they had and he decided to make it right by finding Sohrab. This is the last thing he can do for Hassan. He cannot tell him he is sorry anymore. He doesn’t have any other paths of redemption.

Redemption is limited to the gravity of a situation and if a person is willing to accept their mistakes and atone for them. Colum McCann stated he does not “believe the world’s a particularly beautiful place” but he does “believe in redemption”, and no matter what conflicts may arise, McCann believes that redemption can be achieved in a place full of catastrophe. Redemption is a process that requires exertion from both the transgressor(s) and the victim(s). Most times people, specifically the transgressors, do not know that redemption is possible up to a certain point where mistakes remain permanent. Despite the argument that any conflict, big like the seizing of a child’s innocence, or small, can be forgiven if one is truly repentant, redemption is only

The main theme highlighted by the novel is that of disloyalty and redemption, which revolves around Amir’s ongoing determination to redeem himself over many years. At the outset, Amir strives to redeem himself in his father’s (Baba’s) eyes, since he feels guilty that his mother died giving birth to him. Even though Amir is clearly not responsible for this, arguably his father’s authoritarian approach to fatherhood gives Amir the impression that his father holds him responsible on some level. Amir feels that he can never live up to his father’s high moral standards: “a boy who doesn’t stand up for himself becomes a man who can’t stand up to anything”.

Conflict between guilt and redemption has been one of the big themes of mankind, as it is described in many notable literary pieces and scriptures including the Bible. Similarly, The Kite Runner by Khalid Hosseini vividly depicts a young Afghan man, Amir, suffering between sin and guilt, realizing how he could’ve changed one’s destiny. This story is not merely about repentance, but also about the whole process of realization. Although Amir remains guilty by avoiding Hassan consistently after the betrayal, he seeks true repentance after realizing that apologies towards Hassan are too late.

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini tells the coming of age story of the main character Amir. Throughout the novel, many themes are apparent as Amir gets older and deals with the events of his past. One of the main themes is regardless of any action there is always a way to redeem yourself. There are many examples of this theme in The Kite Runner, like when Rahim Khan tells Amir that he can redeem himself, another would be when Assef beats up/hurts Amir but he feels healed, finally were Amir is flying a kite with Sohrab and he smiles. The theme of redemption is present throughout the events of the novel.

In addition, symbolism is shown to portray redemption at the climax of the book. Amir has rescued Hassan's son, Sohrab, from captivity in Kabul. However, a recent life of sexual abuse has rendered his emotions inert. Attending an Afghan summer celebration, Amir notices a kite-fighting tournament taking place. Purchasing a kite for him and Sohrab, they accomplish in cutting another. Looking down at Sohrab, Amir sees the vacant look in his eyes is gone. “Whistles and applause broke out. I was panting. The last time I had felt a rush like this was that day in the Winter of 1975, just after I had cut the last kite, when I spotted Baba on our rooftop, clapping, beaming. I looked down at Sohrab. One corner of his mouth had curled up just so. A smile. Lopsided. Hardly there. But there” (Hosseini, 391). Thus Amir redeems himself, and thus it is shown that symbolism portrays redemption throughout the story.

One of the most important themes in the Kite Runner is betrayal, which is a recurring event that fills most of the novel's plot and action. Betrayal can be continuous, and in many circumstances it was. Amir makes us believe that the act of betrayal can redundantly repeat itself because of his personal experience with being deluded. For example, Amir feels a sense of betrayment when he is continuously neglected by his father, Baba. Baba only view's Amir as a burden because he is nothing like himself. Baba does not want him to be a unique character, he aspires Amir to continue his own legacy. For example, on pages 21-22 Amir is on his way to the study when he suddenly pauses and overhears Baba speaking to Rahim Khan, "There is something missing in that boy". Rahim Khan tries to defend Amir by insisting that he needs to find himself and that there is not anything wrong with him. While Baba keeps dragging Amir's acceptance to the ground Amir starts to blame himself