Betrayal And Redemption In 'The Kite Runner'

An individual experiences a catastrophic impact on their mental health from feeling guilty that interferes with their daily lives. Indisputable motivation to atone for one's actions in the eyes of oneself and the people they hurt comes from feelings of guilt and regret. Khaled Hosseini effectively portrays how betrayal leads to redemption in his story through the use of a character like Amir, who shows how a person's conscience can lead to significant character development in terms of how they will redeem themselves, and symbolism, which indicates how everyday objects in our lives reveal a much wider picture than we realize. In the novel “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini, the author uses character and symbolism to demonstrate that betrayal will ultimately result in an individual's redemption due to their guilty conscience.

Amir seeks punishment as a means of expelling the guilt he's been harbouring. Amir reflects on the day he and Hassan go to the mountain after Amir witnessed Hassan’s rape, when he states, “I remembered the day on the hill I had pelted Hassan with pomegranates and tied to provoke him (Hosseini 303). To put it another way, Amir thinks back to the time when he requests Hassan to throw pomegranates at him for him to feel better about himself. This proves that Amir's guilt drives him insane because Amir desires punishment. After all, he views it as the only way to redeem himself. That is because his guilty conscience has taken control of his psychological state, and Amir will do anything to remove this burden from his mind. Furthermore, this reinforces the narrative that this is the only way he can redeem himself from Hassan as he later lets Asseff beat him. Unconsciously he is unaware that there are additional ways to experience atonement such as saving Sohrab from the