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Cowards In The Kite Runner
Instincts are Nature's way of revealing the true self to the world around us, and to ourselves. Because we have no control over our gut feeling, our actions as a result of them can make us out to be either heroes or cowards. In The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, Amir's reaction to his best friend's violation reveals that he is both selfish and disloyal. By not intervening on the rape, Amir's instincts expose his flaws and traumatize him for the rest of his life. Amir's actions in the alley show how selfish a person he is. After returning to the alley to confront Hassan, he admits that the first thing he did was look for the kite Hassan was protecting in order to "scan it for any rips"(78). Because the kite was a means for him to get along
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