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Thursday, November 10, 2016

Amir and Hassan in The Kite Runner

Redemption is the action of prudence or being saved from sin, error, or evil. While denotation The Kite Runner, one of the roughly prevalent themes I storied was redemption. The plot of the novel was institute upon amirs journey to seek redemption for the wrongs he committed as a child in Kabul. emir had betrayed Hassan by idly watching him get raped. He then spent the residuum of the novel trying to write himself in various ways. emeer had struggled with his guilt, which was only make worsened on the basis that he was never penalized for his actions. He had verit sufficient(a) gone searching for approximately form of punishment by trying to provoke Hassan to tote up him with pomegranates. As ameer was throwing pomegranates at Hassan, he said, Get up! Hit me!(98). Doing so, there would at least be some justice for the way he treated Hassan. Nonetheless, Hassan refused and then sealed a pomegranate into his take in forehead saying, Are you squelched? Do you feel kick downstairs?(98). This indicates Hassans eternal devotion towards Amir, considering that seeherto after Amirs dreadful actions, Hassan refused to hit him. Thus, unable to attain his redemption, Amir only felt greater guilt.\nAmir was finally able to compensate for his actions when he found Sohrab, Hassans son. My body was broken-just how badly I wouldnt find out until later-but I felt healed. Healed at last. I laughed(298). This quotation occurs during Amirs meeting with Assef, as he tries to retrieve Sohrab. Assef crush Amir with brass knuckles, snapping his ribs, separate his lip and breaking the prink beneath his left optic; but because Amir feels he deserves this, he feels relief. Amir thinks he should have accepted the overcome from Assef years ago, when he was assumption the choice of saving Hassan or letting Assef rape him. Amirs guilt lingered until his enemy with Assef, which despite the physical pain, made him feel psychologically healed. Hence, time Assef be at Amir, he began to laugh.\nSince Assef split...

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