The Kite Runner To Be Good Again

To be Good Again One action, or lack of action, can determine and impact a person’s entire life. The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, follows the life of Amir, a boy from Afghanistan who recognizes and witnesses discrimination, cruelty, and violence at a young age. This discrimination was first seen when Hassan was rapped, meanwhile Amir new what was happening and did not take any action to stop it. Amir’s inability to forgive his actions during his childhood drives him to redeem himself to be “good again” by becoming courageous, healing Sohrab, and allowing himself to love. Although Amir cannot forgive himself, he finds love once he meets Soroya, who also has a past she is not proud of, and learns to love again. When Amir first meets Soraya, she is surrounded by rumors of her past with another man, which has brought shame
Early in the novel, Hassan is often attacked by the neighborhood children in Ami’s place, yet Amir never stands up for him; Baba even worries that he will never stand up for himself either. This changes when Amir gets into a “fight with Assef” (Hosseini 288) over Sohrab, displaying his newfound bravery by finally putting himself in danger to help others, which he had failed to do for Hassan. Later in the novel, when his father-in-law questions his courage to take in a Hazara boy, Amir retorts, “Hassan is now dead. That boy sleeping on the couch is Hassan’s son. He’s my nephew. That’s what you will tell people when they ask” (361). In facing his father-in-law, Amir proves himself to be a braver person by altruistically caring for the wellbeing of the child. Amir’s actions show that he can stand up for Sohrab and be courageous, even to the respected members of his family. Amir is able to be good again by rescuing Sohrab from Afghanistan and defending him in the Afghan