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    Conquering Mistakes Throughout life we are constantly plagued by mistakes and revitalized by redemption. In the novel the kite runner, the story of a young man trying to redeem himself from an early in life tragedy, Amir, the young man, struggles to find the perfect redemption to end his suffering. By reading about Amir’s mistakes and redemption attempts, we are able to see what truths about redemption the author, Khaled Hosseini, is trying to inform us about. Although Amirs makes a plethora of

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    up. Additionally, happiness cannot be measured, nor can it be perceived. Yet, above all else, it is what people seek most. Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini aims to explore the origins of true happiness through the trials and tribulations in the life of Amir, the novel’s protagonist. Throughout the novel, Amir suffers through perilous hardships as he strives to attain redemption for the wrongdoings of his past. Subsequently, through the process of cleansing himself of his sins, Amir obtains true happiness

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    The Kite Runner Analysis

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    The Kite Runner is a something that causes arguments between people story novel written by Khaled Horseeini - an author of the Afghan-American history. The story revolves around the life of Amir is set throughout such events like the fall of the (rule by a king or queen) in Afghanistan, the military action that helps a bad situation .This story is known for its family-related settings and clearly expressed father-son relationships, as well as for raising the themes of guilt, redemption and apologize

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    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. We can clearly see the transformation

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    Amir And Hassan

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    Some critics argue that race is a major theme in The Kite Runner and Hassan and Amir are in fact best friends but Hassan is also Amir’s servant. Sarah A Smith wrote an article to the Guardian supporting this, she stated that Hassan is a “member of the abused Hazara minority who is both Amir’s servant and best friend”. In my opinion this statement is accurate as throughout the novel there’s a clear friendship between Amir and Hassan yet due to their races Amir is unable to identify Hassan as a friend

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    In the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Amir experiences the rape of his best friend he decides to be a coward and keep running from his guilt just making his life miserable. Amir later on receives an important phone call asking him to return to his home country Afghanistan he then decides its time to redeem himself by demonstrating courage. Baba knew the way the neighborhood boys would toss Amir around and the way he would never stand up for himself. Baba believed that,“A man who can’t

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    A soaring kite, deep blue and barely distinguishable from the sky, danced at the mercy of the young boy below holding its string in scarred, bloody hands. The juxtaposition between this jubilant activity and the scars hidden in the palms of the participants accurately parallels the situation in Afghanistan. To most Americans, talk of the war in Afghanistan is commonplace, just like kite flying. However, comparable to the scars that each kite flyer holds within his hands, Afghanistan’s true miseries

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    ambiguity in the novel The Kite Runner is a concept Khaled Hosseini, the author, exercises plenty of times throughout the novel, but the few characters that are frequently accounted for being ambiguous are obvious, for instance, Amir and Baba. The Kite Runner is a novel written to express the lives of other people in separate countries. As life advances for the two characters, Hassan and Amir, trauma causes them to get wound up in a landslide of events leading to agitation, redemption, and Amir questioning

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    The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, depicts the journey Amir takes to redeem himself from his past mistakes. Hosseini portrays that humans sin, but they have the possibility to redeem themselves from their past. Amir lives most of his life regretting a decision he made years ago. Later, when Rahim Khan, an old family friend, reminds Amir, “There is a way to be good again,” Amir begins to make amends for his past mistakes (Hosseini 2). Hosseini uses Amir's journey to illustrate when humans sin, the

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    REDEMPTION Environment makes people who they are. It is the result of how they grow up, and it suits their needs even whether influences people, or they influence it. Through the “The Kite Runner”, by the Afghan American author, “Khalid Hosseini”, I am going to demonstrate how characters in the novel are products of their environments. Hosseini, in his novel, tries to show us the relationship between father and son with themes of guilt and redemption, and another relationship

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