Theme Of Forgiveness In The Kite Runner

Regret is a strong emotion, that can drive people through their memories and into the present. Our past actions can dictate our actions today through psychological acknowledgement and conditioning. The main character, Amir, in The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini shows the theme of redemption through his actions during the novel in order to show a revelation and forgiveness for one’s past.

From the start of the novel, Amir is an absent-minded child, blind to the hardships of the true Afghan world, while living in his mansion with his father. Growing up with his unrealized half-brother, Hassan, together they played in the same house but not on the same grounds. It is not until Hassan is raped and Amir cowardly runs away that Amir realizes