struggle with guilt that ruined Amir along with his childhood‚ but also showed he still could have the potential to make the right choice and turn his life around. Amir from a little boy was always suffering of guilt‚ of what he had not done to save Hassan. Amir had never been able to forgive himself until he started taking steps towards redemption. Amir faced the struggles to accept what he had done and the guilt that tortures him inside everyday of his life. Amir had never been the same after the
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Throughout the story‚ Amir is trying to redeem himself because of many events that he was a part of. In the begging of the story Rahim Khan calls Amir and tells him “There is a way to be good again.” (Page 2) Putting this in the first chapter of the story tells the reader many things about Amir‚ it could tell us that Amir has done many things that he regrets‚ or he has done things that caused pain to someone else. Amir’s mother dies when she is giving birth to him‚ throughout the story Amir tries many different
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CHAPTER 21 NOTES List 3 major events that take place within the chapter Amir visits his old house in Kabul and the hill north of Baba’s house- The city is now completely unfamiliar to Amir‚ and he looks at it almost as a tourist Amir looks outside his bedroom window and remembers looking out of it when watching Hassan and Amir leave. “Twenty-five years earlier‚ I had stood behind that same window‚ thick rain dripping down the panes and my breath fogging up the glass. I had watched Hassan and
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questionable. Amir was considered to be a disappointment to his father‚ many times‚ throughout the book. The psychological or moral traits in a character are affected by the cultural‚ physical‚ and geographical surroundings. Amir grew up in Kabul‚ Afghanistan‚ and is well-respected because of his father. He lived
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the Kite Runner he takes the blame for Amir. Hassan shows the loyalty between two best friends by showing Loyalty Bravery and Friendship. Hassan is defined as a loyal individual; he is Amir’s servant and friend even though Amir wouldn’t admit it in public. One example of this is where Hassan says‚ “Amir agha won the tournament and I ran this kite for him. I ran it fairly. This is his kite.” (Chapter 7 page72) Here Hassan said he did all the work but Amir deserves all the credit. Another example
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redemption. Redemption is the act of saying or being saved from sin‚ error or evil‚ which the main character Amir seems to need the most. Amir lives with the guilt he has built up over the years because of one incident from his childhood. Amir’s fathers words still echo through his head "A boy who won’t stand up for himself becomes a man who can’t stand up to anything." (The Kite Runner pg. 24) Although Amir destroyed the lives of many people‚ and he has had more than one opportunity to redeem himself of his
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reputation. Amir frames Hassan‚ Baba keeps a huge secret and Assef treats people like dirt. All these examples show how self-interest at one point plays a bigger role in these characters lives. After Amir witnesses the rape of Hassan‚ he can’t stand being with him let alone looking at him. It only reminds him of what happened and how he stood by and did nothing about it. In order to stop himself from feeling bad he frames Hassan with a theft so that him and Ali leave forever‚ leaving Amir no longer
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are novels that entice readers with characters that display universal truths about human nature. The Kite Runner introduces Amir‚ the son of Baba‚ living in 1960s Kabul‚ Afghanistan. Amir betrays Hassan‚ his best friend and the son of his servant‚ Ali. Amir and Baba escape to America amidst increasing violence in Afghanistan‚ leaving behind Hassan and Ali. Years later‚ Amir returns to Afghanistan in an attempt to correct his mistake. Atonement introduces Briony as a thirteen-year-old aspiring writer
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story The Kite Runner‚ based on his personality traits and actions towards Amir baba is the victim. He is very pressuring‚ unsympathetic and hypocritical towards his son Amir‚ and his actions cause Amir to make horrible decisions. Throughout the story Amir is pressured to be like Baba when he was a kid. The problem arises that he is not athletic like Baba was and would rather read and write. Baba doesn’t understand how Amir could be this way and doesn’t approve of his interests. In this scene it shows
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opening sentence sets this theme with "I became what I am today at the age of twelve‚" as Amir unapologetically relates how he believes one action at that young age defined his entire life. However‚ as the novel progresses‚ the reader comes to the conclusion that it was not one action‚ but a series of choices and events that created Amir’s persona as an adult. By holding onto his guilt and fear of discovery‚ Amir could only bury his past for short periods of time before his own conscience uncovered
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