Kite Runner Redemption Quotes

“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. What is redemption? Britannica states that it is “to make (something that is bad, unpleasant, etc.) better or more acceptable.” How does that lead to good? The motive of redemption is the desire to be good. Why would someone

And I wouldn't even hold you. Allah forgive me, I wouldn't even hold you.’” (184). After she returned and Hassan had accepted her into his home, she took care of Sohrab, Hassan’s son, as if it depended on her life, “You should have seen Sanaubar with that baby, Amir jan. He became the center of her existence… By the time Sohrab was two, he was calling her Sasa. The two of them were inseparable.” (185). Because Sanaubar regretted abandoning Hassan, she wanted to make things right. She returns to find Hassan and commits to redeeming herself by nurturing Sohrab every day, turning her life around and becoming a better person. Taking care of Sohrab meant that Sanaubar still felt like fulfilling her redemption even though Hassan had forgiven her for what she had done. Her redemption is very different from what Baba does to redeem himself

After what happened in the alleyway with Hassan, Amir wanted him gone because he couldn’t stand the guilt every time he saw him. One day, Amir framed Hassan for stealing one of his birthday gifts, but Hassan sacrifices himself to protect Amir, “My heart sank and I almost blurted out the truth. Then I understood: This was Hassan's final sacrifice for me… I loved him in that moment, loved him more than I'd ever loved anyone, and I wanted to tell them all that I was the snake in the grass, the monster in the lake.” (91-92). In 2001, Rahim Khan, Baba’s friend, calls Amir to come to Peshawar and explains that Hassan’s son was still alive, which makes Amir realize that the only way to break out of the torment and redeem himself to Hassan was to acknowledge what happened in the alleyway and fix his mistakes, “There is a way to be good again, he'd said. A way to end the cycle. With a little boy. An orphan. Hassan's son. Somewhere in Kabul.” (198). This is a strong example of redemption because Amir goes through guilt and later has a realization to change and be good. He took his guilt and faced it head on by later being punished by Assef attacking him. He risked his life to be in Afghanistan to find Sohrab for Hassan to be good again. Even though Amir could never apologize to Hassan, it is inferred that Hassan forgave him, "[Hassan] used to say it's wrong to hurt even bad people. Because