Betrayal In Khaled Hosseini's 'The Kite Runner'

American Playwright Arthur Miller once said that “Betrayal is the only truth that sticks.” Betrayal is something that man goes through that leaves a lasting impact on his life. Guilt results from betrayal and can only be ended with an experience that provides relief. The main character in the Kite Runner, Amir, betrays his best friend and this changes the rest of his life. In Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner, the story of Amir demonstrates how when man feels detatched it can lead to a betrayal that results in guilt, and only after a feeling of relief can man find true redemption for his actions.
Because Amir feels detatched from his father and yearns for his affection, Amir betrays his brother and friend, Hassan, and leaves him to be raped in an alley. From a young age Amir feels detatched from his father Baba. Amir aspires to be an author and

He hands it to him, unsure of what he will think, “it is one of the longest minutes of his life. Seconds [plod] by, each separated from the next by an eternity. Air [grows] heavy, damp, almost solid. [He is] breathing bricks. Baba [goes] on staring [him] down and [doesn’t] offer to read” (Hosseini 31). Since Amir wants so badly to be loved and acknowledged by his father, he is desperate to win attention by writing a good story. The air growing “heavy, damp [and] solid” helps to show Amir’s nervousness and feeling of detachment from Baba. Amir being separated from his father, fuels his actions throughout his life.The relationship that they have is weak and Amir believes that he needs to do things in order to win his father’s affections. When faced with a difficult situation, Amir chooses to win over his