##rayal And Redemption In The Kite Runner And The Play Oedipus Rex

In the novel The Kite Runner the text explores many different ways the relationships and people surrounding a person can shape one's self, this is most prevalent in Amir. During Amir's childhood, he is constantly vying for Baba's attention and affection. Amir's cowardice is seen through many different examples in the novel, mainly Assef and his violent actions bring forth his cowardice in many forms. Hassan is Amir's best friend in the beginning of the novel, he is also a role model to Amir.

When Amir learns this secret he feels betrayed and angry. This was kept from him in all his childhood and now he is only finding out as an adult.“How could you hide this from me from him”(pg235)(Hosseini). This quote proves betrayal because it shows how Rahim Khan kept a secret and a big part of Amir’s life from him. For Rahim Khan to keep this from Amir is wrong and he was keeping Amir’s right to knowing this secret about him. Amir learns this secret and furious yelling at Rahim Khan and throwing things and finally he storms out of Rahim Khan’s apartment.“I’m 38 years old and just found out my whole life one big lie”(pg235)(Hosseini). This quote proves betrayal because Amir has been lied to by having this secret kept from him for 38 years by Rahim Khan and Baba. To lie to someone for that long is wrong and Rahim Khan did was very wrong especially since he was a father figure to Amir and his closest friend as a child. This is another example of betrayal in the Kite

It is amazing how two literary works from different time periods and different cultures can portray the same theme. A major theme in both The Kite Runner and Oedipus Rex is the limits of free will. The way Khaled Hosseini portrays the theme in The Kite runner is the way that the majority of Pashtuns treat the Hazaras, they are either treated as objects that people can do whatever they want with, they are treated as second class citizens or they are servants to the Pashtuns. In Oedipus Rex, the way that the theme is portrayed is that Oedipus is bound to a prophecy that he heard when he was a child.

The Kite Runner demonstrates that guilt will destroy any life. No matter what someone has done it can stick with them for their entire life and ruin their. For example, in the novel, Amir overheard his father, Baba talking about him playing with the neighbor kids when he says, “A boy who won't stand up for himself becomes a man who can't stand up to anything” (22). This hurt Amir and makes him realize that maybe he is a coward. Soon after, l Amir has Hassan, his servant, run his kite for him after he won the kite fighting tournament. Amir then sees these bullies harassing Hassan and then eventually raping the boy. Amir ran away. Proving his cowardliness. Later, Amir is grown up now and living in America with a wife and then he says “There was so much goodness in my life. So much happiness. I wondered whether i deserved any of it” (183). Amir is talking about the winter

In The Kite Runner Amir feels estranged from Baba because he “killed” his mother in birth. Baba stresses the idea to Amir that“There is only one sin,only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is variation of theft” There constantly this underlying feeling a hatred between Baba and Amir, because Amir “stole” his mother from Baba. Some places in the book make the hatred seem very real while other places show the love Baba has for Amir was very evident.

The backbone of the novel The Kite Runner is Amir’s betrayal of Hassan. It gives a reader the perspective of a young mind forced to make decisions and most of them were not the correct. Amir betrayals of Hassan include being a false friend, choosing to be a bystander when Hassan is raped, and his actions to get Hassan to leave.

Think about some of the worst mistakes you have made. Is it possible to redeem yourself? That’s the battle for Amir who is the main character of the story as he takes you through his life of events from a child to an adult. Amir starts off the story feeling ignored by his father Baba and as the story continues you will see him Betray his best friend Hassan letting him get assaulted by a town bully Assef. That event will determine the outcome of the main scene that happens towards the end of the story. “The knuckles shattering my jaw. Choking in my own teeth, the sound of my ribs snapping” (Hosseini 288). The scene in which Amir goes to save Sohrab from Assef and his men in Khaled Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner, is important because Hosseini

Throughout the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini many themes are portrayed. The most focused themes during the novel are betrayal and redemption mostly by the main character and narrator of the book Amir. We see during the novel that the main character Amir betrayed some of the characters in the book. Betrayal was shown throughout the book for many different reasons from Sanaubar leaving at the beginning of the book to Amir watching his friend and half-brother Hassan getting raped and also Amir framing Hassan for stealing.

Throughout the story of The Kite Runner, Amir’s unstable relationship with Baba help depicts the transformation Amir undergoes in the three central stages of his life, his childhood, arrival to America, and finally when Baba passes away. In these stages they all contrast on the levels of Baba’s influence on Amir and due to the levels varying the change is apparent in Amir as his actions slowly start to conform to what he wants and not for being accepted by Baba. Also by doing so Khaled Hosseini is able to depict the bond between a father and son as unbreakable because when Baba passes away this is where his influence holds the most meaning over Amir as Amir starts

Early in the novel Amir says, ,(19) “I always felt Baba hated me a little. And why not? After all, I had killed his beloved wife.” Which leads Amir to spend a good portion of this novel trying to redeem himself for “killing his mother”. Amir believes he can win the kite runner and receive

Amir, who is the main character The Kite Runner, is a boy who always wanted the admiration and acceptance of his father, Baba. Baba and Amir cannot have the relationship Amir wants to have because of the characteristics that they have and do not share between each other. Amir wants to have Baba all to himself, and not share him with others, such as Hassan. Amir is weak in Baba’s eyes and Amir is not how Baba sees his son to be. But in the end, Amir just wanted to have his fathers respect.

At a young age, Amir of The Kite Runner begins to grow up jealous of Hassan as he yearns for Baba 's love and affection. Amir travels through his early years with Hassan by his side to protect him. However, this leads to Baba favoring Hassan because he, unlike Amir, stands up for himself (Hosseini). Amir hears this conversation between Baba and Rahim Kahn, and so Amir decides that he will change to prove that "Rahim Khan had been wrong about the mean streak thing" (23). Amir is determined to feel strong, and so begins his search for power. Amir finds that it is easiest to exercise his power on Hassan; Amir admits that "When we came across a world he didn 't know... I 'd tease him, expose his ignorance" (28) Amir takes advantage of any way he can possibly be better than Hassan, and he uses them to suppress his insecurities. Hiding behind a false mask of slighting strength is a boy ridden with fear and cowardice as Amir loses sight of his once inseparable friendship with Hassan. Hassan is raped and Amir only runs away. This, however, only stirs turmoil within Amir, and soon Amir finds himself lying to Baba in order to protect his now somewhat "manly" face. He drives Hassan out of his life and never

The theme of father-son relationship plays a big part in The Kite Runner and how it affects Amir's development as a character. Amir's father, Baba, plays a major role in his life and is someone Amir holds in high regards and wants to earn his approval. While it is initially presumed that Amir and Baba have a good relationship, that is not the case. When Baba was talking to his close friend, Rahim Khan, Amir overhears him say the following about Amir, "A boy who wont stand up for himself becomes a man who cant stand up for anything." (Hosseini 24). Amir also overhears him say, "If I hadn't seen the doctor pull him out of my wife with my own eyes, I'd never believe he's my own son."(25). The quotes give insight of the relationship between the two.

Themes are one of the most recognizable aspects one can collect from pieces of literature. Themes can be similar through, even in the most opposite works of literature. With The Kite Runner being a historically fictional novel and Oedipus Rex being a Greek play, one main theme can be extracted from these two very different works. The overall theme of betrayal is very apparent in both pieces. The author’s treatment of the theme is displayed directly through the character’s dialogue, thoughts, their actions. The author’s treatment of this major theme is significant because it sets the overall tone and mood for both pieces.

There are many characters in “The Kite Runner” but only a few have been betrayed or have had to redeem themselves. First there is Baba, Amir’s father, he is looked up to by many in Kabul.