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Relationships In The Kite Runner By Hossaini

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Relationship: How two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected, or the state of being connected. Relationships are a big sign in the book The Kite Runner by Hossaini. End the relationship between sons and fathers plays a huge factor in the plot of the book. Amir cherished Baba dearly, though he felt as if Baba never showed it back. Their Relationship is complex, and because of that, Amir's eagerness to win Baba's affection drove him to do the unimaginable and intervene in Hassan's rape, His closest friend. It was difficult for Baba to connect with Amir. When Baba was not able to claim Hassan as his son, He was harsh with Amir, which led Amir to hurt Ali and Hassan's feelings just like how Baba did. Baba and Amir in different ways …show more content…

Amir wants to find atonement, So he sacrifices much to achieve “Redemption”. Amir constantly tries to impress and redeem himself to his father, Baba. This is because he feels responsible for his mother's death during his birth. Amir supposes that to redeem himself, he must win the kite tournament. though competing in the kite tournament may cause more guilt. The past is always with Amir, That’s because Amir identifies himself by his past. The guilt of his past actions continues to drive him. It was a decent way of redemption, But “A person who keeps blaming himself has a pure clean soul”. Amir surprisingly feels responsible for the Taliban murdering Hassan. he believes when he drove Hassan and Ali out of Baba’s house, that was the reason that Hassan dies. So he cares a burden with Himself often stating “the past can never be buried”. Later down the line, Amir agrees to save Hassan's kid Sohrab from an orphanage in Kabul, which is his biggest step toward redemption. He wanted to pay a price for “betraying” Hassan. To go back to Afghanistan and deal with the Taliban to save Hassan's son, he has to leave a safe and comfortable life in America. He then

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Even though Amir’s lofty ambitions send the kite flying on that spring day, Hassan’s practicality and unwavering loyalty helps Amir win his father’s affections for that month. Even though Amir believes that he can soar above the truth in his world, he and Hassan both remain grounded, forced into oppression by their

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Amir lets Sohrab smiles again by running the kite for Sohrab just as Hassan ran his last kite for him half a century before. He pushes himself into a “servant’s” position. Through Amir’s self-sacrifice, hope for the future is restored. Amir can stand up for others and he is willing to sacrifice himself for protecting his family. He has forgiven himself due to his self-sacrifice, kite fighting reminds him of pleasure instead of pain in the end of the novel.

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When Farid confronts Amir about his business in Afghanistan, he tells the family about his quest to find his nephew, Sohrab. They call him “an honorable man” and “a true Afghan” which makes Amir uncomfortable because in his mind, those descriptions define Hassan, not himself (238). At first, he does not agree with them and still views himself as a coward. However, those comments also nourish the idea that because he made the selfless decision to risk his life to save Sohrab, maybe he really can be able to adopt some of Hassan 's honorable qualities and forgive himself. Having seen tangible evidence of the changes in his demeanor, the weight of his guilt lessens, but Amir still cannot completely forgive himself.

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Therefore I think Hassan knew he had let Amir know that he would always find a friend in Kabul. In doing that Hassan showed Amir that forgiving is important and never too late. The last character to influence Amir was Baba because he shaped Amir into the man he is. In the letter that Rahim Khan left for Amir when he arrived back in Pakistan in the hospital, he reads, “When he saw you , he saw himself.”

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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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In the novel, “The Kite Runner,” by Khaled Hosseini, many motifs take place portraying different themes of ever-changing relationships. The Pomegranate Tree in the novel best symbolizes friendship and betrayal between the main characters, Amir and Hassan, who are childhood friends in Kabul. In the beginning of the novel, Amir is a selfish and spoiled child, due to his father Baba, who is a leader and hero in Kabul. Whereas Hassan's adopted father, Ali, Baba's servant, teaches Hassan how to be grateful for what he has in life and be loyal to Amir. Amir and Hassan’s friendship is demonstrated throughout the novel with the use of the pomegranate tree as their space of freedom and connection to one another.

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James Rainey Mrs. Cook Mrs. Randolph World Literature 12 14 February 2023 Prompt 2 Relationships can be difficult for most people, often you will come across many great relationships. Many things can influence these relationships whether it be good or bad. The main thing that creates and develops relationships are your actions. Relationships help form a person and can lead on to their true self. One major relationship in the book the kite runner by Khaled Hosseini, is between Amir and Hassan.

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When Amir moved to America, he thinks of it as a chance to finally escape from his childhood, but ultimately, his demons have yet to be exorcized as they are still within him. The root of Amir’s past haunting him is when he left Hassan and did not bother saving him when he is getting raped by Assef. This happened to Amir as a child, but due to the invasion, he is never able to rekindle and fix things with Hassan, making Amir feel guilt and regret for his actions for decades, and this guilt will never leave Amir. Moving to America helped him with it, but the feelings of guilt still stayed. This is proven by how Amir melancholy talks about Hassan, with him saying, "I wondered what he was doing, where he was living, whether he had a wife and children.

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Amir finally did the worst possible thing to Hassan and his father Ali, trying to get them fired Amir, “lifted Hassan’s mattress and planted my new watch and a handful of Afghan bills under it” (104). He betrayed Hassan and Ali, the two people who cared about him the most, and the two people he himself cared about the most. Amir is a coward and even though one would feel bad for him, he did things that couldn't be forgiven. Although he just wants his father’s love which readers can understand, it gave him no right to do any of these things to Hassan and

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Baba’s domineering and cold behaviour causes the father-son duo to have a strained and distant relationship. Amir holds a demeaning attitude about Baba in his heart, even believing that “all fathers in their secret hearts harbor a desire to kill their sons” (29). The significance of winning the kite tournament in Amir’s eyes was a moment to win back Baba’s pride and joy, and “the key to Baba’s heart” (71). Amir’s obsession with winning the tournament trumps his friendship and loyalty towards Hassan. The kite tournament marks a moment of maturation in the eyes of Amir and Baba, but also leads to Amir becoming desensitized towards the gravity of the torture inflicted upon Hassan.

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Finally when he thought he couldn’t take the guilt anymore, he blames Hassan for stealing money from him and forces him out of baba’s house. Although he never sees Hassan again, he does not forget the terrible sins he committed. After years of holding the guilt of his doings, Amir sets out to seek for redemption. Amir goes back to where it all started, Kabul, to find Hassan’s son Sohrab.

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