Theme Of Redemption In The Kite Runner

Set during the rough times of the Taliban's reign of terror in Afghanistan and Afghanistan's war with Russia, Khaled Hosseini's novel The Kite Runner takes us through the agonizing journey t main character Amir makes as he struggles to gain redemption from his past sins, as well as gain the acceptance of his father, Baba. Hosseini shows us the death of a child's innocence when Amir horrifically witnesses his best friend, Hassan, getting raped and does nothing to stop it because society's social rankings hold him back. This death of Amir's innocence propels the story forward by pushing Amir to come to extreme measures in order to rid himself of the guilt pressing down on him, and allows the theme of redemption to be displayed through his desperate journey. Hosseini employs the device of imagery throughout his novel, which allows the characters to come alive off the pages, and aids us in truly understanding the immense suffering and pain the novel's characters endure.

When Amir saw Hassan's assault, he was unwillingly flung into a risky situation, d took the route that killed his innocence, the one that later led to his strong need for redemption. He had the option to save his friend, or run, and in the end, he ran because Hassan possessed a lower social class
Hosseini employs the literary device of imagery throughout The Kite Runner, and gives usvividimages of the character and scenes contained within his novel. Right at the onset of his story, he dives us into the imagery that so often elegantly shows on his pages. “His body was tossed and hurled in the stampede...finally rolling to a stop...he twitched once and lay motionless, his legs bent at unnatural angles, a pool of bloodsoaking through the sand"(21), spoke Amir, relaying to us the horror of a young