Redemption is certainly a huge theme in the book Kite Runner. When Amir was a younger boy he is selfish and a coward. Hassan would do absolutely anything for Amir and Amir knows that, but he would not do the same back for Hassan in much of the book. He sees Hassan get sexually abused by Assef and does not do anything to help him, because he is scared. Amir is scarred from this situation for most of his life, his guilt practically eats away at him. In chapters 8-9 Amir brings Hassan up to the hill with the pomegranate tree he yells at Hassan “Get up and hit me” but Hassan wont instead he smashes one against his own forehead, this shows Amir trying to in a sense redeem himself by making Hassan get hm back for what he did. He also tries to cope