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Amir's Redemption Quotes

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“For you a thousand times over” says Amir, to the son of his former servant, after he has redeemed himself for all of his actions. Amir is a man who finds courage through correcting his wrong doings by making new valuable decisions. Khaled Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner, expresses how lies can change someone’s life and how one man finds redemption through doing good. Upon doing good there are also many other ways that redemption must be found, taking on great responsibilities, fighting for what is right, and finding ways to become closer to God. Amir has found redemption through doing what is beneficial to others in his life. Amir’s guilt leads to going to Afghanistan, fighting Assef, and making a promise to God. By taking on great responsibilities, …show more content…

Once Amir found Sohrab, he is not able to take him without a price, Assef wants to fight Amir for the boy. Assef became a leader of the Taliban and once he found that Hassan had a child, he wanted to take him. Amir fought Assef only because it was Assef’s way of keeping his promise and it was Amir’s way to gain redemption. Amir felt like it was time to redeem himself for his actions that night in the alley. In the alley Amir watched Hassan get raped by Assef, he did this because he wanted to show his power. Assef had promised to get back at the boys for what they had done. He had the chance to fight Amir before, but “Assef had backed down, promised that in the end he’d get us both down. He’d kept his promise with Hassan. Now it was my turn” (Hosseini 286). Assef had made a threat to the boys that he would fight them sooner or later, he kept his word with Hassan by killing him and he now had to deal with Amir. This fight did not go as expected for Assef because Amir ended up winning for Sohrab. Amir has come this far with working toward redemption, he has won the fight against Assef and now he has taken …show more content…

Following Sohrab’s suicide attempt, Amir was pleading to God and he made a promise to follow through in his religion, if he did not let Sohrab’s blood be on his hands as well as Hassan’s. While Sohrab was in the hospital, Amir prayed to God and pleaded that he save Sohrab and not let him die. Amir vows to do all of the required actions to follow religion and in return all he wants is to have Sohrab back and healthy. Amir pleads, “I will do all of this and I will think of Him every day from this day on if He only grants me this one wish: My hands are stained with Hassan’s blood; I pray God doesn’t let them get stained with the blood of his boy too” (Hosseini 346). Amir had the guilt of Hassan’s death on and he did not want the blood of Sohrab on his hands as well. Amir did not literally kill Hassan, but he felt guilty for the times that Hassan has stood up for him. Amir is working toward redemption with this because he vowed to be a follower of religion and meet all of the requirements of the

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In the process, Amir is badly beaten. He probably would have died if not saved by Sohrab, who shoots Assef in the eye with his slingshot. That day in Assef’s house made Sohrab begin to trust Amir. He promises Sohrab that he will never go back to an orphanage. They get to know and trust each other better, and Amir plans on adopting Sohrab and taking him to back to America.

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During this scene Hassan is confronted by Assef and a couple his friends. Assef demanded that Hassan give him the kite that Amir had won in the kite competition. Assef taunts Hassan, but Hassan does not back down. As Amir watched from around the corner, Assef and his friends overpowered Hassan and Assef violated him. Amir tried to justify not intervening in his head, but he knew that his reasons were only excuses.

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After Amir meets with Rahim Khan and knows the fact that Hassan’s son, Sohrab, was in the orphanage, it is time for him to seek redemption. Amir decision of bring Sohrab to Pakistan is because of not only Rahim Khan’s request but also a way to be good again. It is his first active step he takes towards atoning for his past and it demonstrates Amir’s first conscious decision to think of another before himself, even it means risking everything he has, including his life and the welfare of his family. Amir now understands that he can endeavour to gain redemption by sacrificing himself to rescue Sohrab. As Amir continues to find Sohrab and tries to save him from Assef, he is willing to sacrifice himself for a chance to get Sohrab back.

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It is also indirectly emphasized throughout the story that Amir makes the decision to save Sohrab because it would have made Baba proud. Regardless of Amir’s intentions, the fact he sacrificed himself and paused his life greatly to do this also shows how he is a good person. In addition to this, Amir really went all-out to not only save, but also protect Sohrab with all his might. When Amir had the encounter with Assef and they began to fight, this showed Amir’s willingness to, without a second thought, potentially die for Sohrab. Most would have feared death in this case, especially when Assef stated, “When it’s all done, only one of us will walk out of this room alive” (Hosseini 287).

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He has unfinished business with amir.¨ When it's all done, only one of us will walk out of this room alive,¨ Assef said. ¨if it's him, them he's earned his freedom and to let him pass, do you understand?¨ What Assef is saying is that they have to settle their differences and if Amir wins then he gets to take Sohrab home. Amir is a good person, he is willing to get beat to death to save Sohrab. He is risking his life to save

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Everyone has heard the saying “nobody is perfect” and it is true we are all humans, we all make mistakes sometimes, but to what extent does someone stop forgiving when they have endured all the hardship a person gives them after they have been forgiven several times. There is a certain point in life when some people do not deserve to be forgiven because every time that person is forgiven, that person takes advantage it because that person knows they will be forgiven. There is one very prominent character in a story who fits the reason of why some people do not deserve forgiveness, especially when they've been given multiple chances to do the right thing. That person is Amir from the book the Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.

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Amir first realizes the depth of his cowardice as he watches Assef rape Hassan in the alley and thinks, “I could step in into that alley, stand up for Hassan—the way he stood up for me all those times in the past—and accept whatever happened to me. Or I could run” (Hosseini 77). He has an epiphany that he could choose to be brave and selfless like Hassan and step up to Assef regardless of any physical consequences. However, despite his understanding that the noble choice would be to interfere and stop Assef, Amir is unable to act on it because his fear of Assef overwhelms him. The guilt that consumes Amir in the weeks following Hassan’s rape indicates that he understands the extent of his selfish behavior and needs to resolve it before he can forgive himself.

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While being beaten up by Assef, Amir feels at peace. He feels this ways because he feels that as he is taking the hits from Assef, it shows that he would do anything for Hassan. He is redeeming himself in a way that he is standing up not only for Hassan but also for Sohrab. Amir also stands up for his family, redeeming himself. " Hassan is dead now.

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After rescuing Sohrab from Assef, Amir feels like he is making up for not being there for Hassan. Amir did something that was truly brave and noble. By saving Sohrab and giving him a better life in America, Amir was able to find a way to be good again. Just like Rahim Khan said he would over the phone. Amir will never be able to fully forgive himself for what happened in the winter of 1975, however, by working to become a better person, he can slowly redeem himself and move forward with his life.

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He would do anything for Hassan to make up for his childhood. After finding Sohrab, Amir comes face to face with Assef, Hassan 's rapist. “Another rib snapped, this time lower. What was so funny was that, for the first time since the winter of 1975, I felt at peace. I laughed because I saw that, in some hidden nook in the corner of my mind, I’d even been looking forward to this…

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Amir tries saving Sohrab from Assef so he doesn’t go through what Hassan went through. He suffers a bad beating from Assef, wondering if he put up a good fight, saying, “How could I have? That was the first time I’d fought anyone. I had never so much as thrown a punch in my entire life” (Hosseini 288). Amir has never stood up for himself or Hassan once in his life, but yet he gave his best shot on fighting Assef.

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This affects Amir’s life by making him angrier at Hassan on a deeper level, which makes him feel worse about himself subconsciously. As Amir continues to remain in a constant state of guilt, he yearns to find a way to redeem himself. This is why after living in America for many years, getting married, and becoming a published author, he decided to go back to Afghanistan. His initial reason for traveling back to his homeland is to see an old friend of his dad who he was extremely close with in his childhood. When he arrives there, he finds out that Hassan and his wife have died by the hands of the Taliban and left behind their son Sohrab.

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Amir fails to protect Hassan. Amir put his needs before Hassan’s needs. As a consequence of Amir’s failure, Hassan is raped by Assef. Amir feels his betrayal as guilt for what he allows to happen.

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“I did not know what had emboldened me to be so curt, maybe the fact that I thought I was going to die anyway” (Hosseini 299). This quote is important because Amir carelessly argues with Assef and did not care with what he says. Amir is ok to do anything for Sohrab regardless. He already knows he is going to die so why not redeem himself. Furtherly, Hosseini writes, “Hassan had taken the pomegranate from my hand, crushed against his forehead.

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“There is a way to be good again,” (2) is a quote frequently mentioned in the fictional novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini about a boy named Amir who lived in Afghanistan and moved to America during the war. Although many of the characters in the novel face a challenge or guilt they have to atone for, they redeem themselves by fixing their mistakes, driving their character change. Hosseini demonstrates redemption by showing it’s not possible to change what happened in the past, but the guilt of it can turn into good.

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