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The Kite Runner Forgiveness Quotes

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In Khaled Hosseini’s “The Kite Runner,” Amir embarks on a journey of redemption, as he battles with guilt, chases forgiveness, and takes leaps of faith on his path to redemption. Through the exploration of Amir’s character and his path of redemption, the novel plunges into twists and turns of guilt, the power of forgiveness, and the hope of healing wounds from the past. Firstly, the burden of guilt weighs heavily on Amir in The Kite Runner. It takes him down a path through a journey toward redemption as he struggles with the consequences of past actions but can realize his faults and admit to them. Amir's realization that he had made a mistake, but wanted to mend that mistake is just another step in the right direction of redeeming himself. …show more content…

Except he’d been wrong about that. There was a monster in the lake. It had grabbed Hassan by the ankles and dragged him to the murky bottom. I was that monster” (Hosseini 91). This quotation highlights that transformative power guilt has had on Amir. Amir's acknowledgment of his actions serves as a crucial stepping stone on the path toward redemption. Furthermore, Amir's cowardice act which led to future guilt, also led him to the realization that he had done something wrong and wanted to fix it and redeem himself. Amir's realization is demonstrated when he states: “I ran because I was a coward. I was afraid of Assef and what he would do to me. I was afraid of getting hurt. That's what I told myself as I turned my back to the alley to Hassan” (Hosseini 82). This demonstrates the evolutionary power guilt holds over someone. Amir's ability to admit that he is a coward allows him to go further down the path of redemption by admitting his flaw. Thirdly, guilt not only impacts the initial decision in one moment of wrongdoing but impacts many others' choices afterward. The quotation, “I knew that was wrong, that it hadn’t been for him at all, but I didn’t want to sacrifice for him. So I lied” (Hosseini chap 7). This displays that Amir’s guilt is not only rooted in

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Admitting that you have done something wrong is nails on a chalkboard, it can be painful. Within the novel, The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, childhood friends, Amir and Hassan grow up in Afghanistan during a time of civil unrest. When Amir and Hassan’s loyalties are tested by traumatic events, Amir must learn how to atone for his actions. The concept of atonement can be examined throughout the novel. Lack of atonement is present within The Kite Runner when Amir frames Hassan for stealing his birthday gifts.

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Being in the company of Assef and his cohorts, Amir was in the midst of peril and jeopardy. Nevertheless, he stood firm and demanded for Sohrab, claiming that “{He wanted} to take him to a better place (Hosseini, 245),”… “I didn't know what had emboldened me to be so curt, maybe the fact that I thought I was going to die anyway (Hosseini, 245),”. Knowing wholeheartedly that his circumstances may be fatal, Amir did not allow his confidence to waver nor did he flee from his predicament. Instead he displayed courage through the times of uncertainty, and fulfilled his ardor for redemption, as during his melee with Assef, “{He} hadn't been happy and {he} hadn't felt better, not at all. But {he} did now.

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When he returns to Afghanistan, Amir states, "I was trying to tell him there was still hope. That I was here, to atone" (Hosseini 291). This quote shows that Amir is willing to put himself in danger and make sacrifices to atone for his past wrongdoings and seek forgiveness. This act of sacrifice is an important step in Amir's journey toward redemption and serves as a reminder of the power of sacrifice in the pursuit of self-improvement.

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To undo this guilt he does different actions in the positive way that show how his actions are now used for positive good deeds. Amir grows to become someone willing to die for Sohrab and believes Sohrab to be a part of his family which is ironic because Hassan was never able to become a part of their family due to social pressures. After Amir recognizes that Hassan knew all along Amir has a bigger feeling of guilt which is only washed away through constant deeds. One service is when Amir places the crumpled money for a positive outcome rather than to chase someone out, “ Earlier that morning, when I was certain no one was looking, I did something I had done twenty-six years earlier: I planted a fistful of crumpled money under a mattress ( 242) ”. As Amir grows as a character after ridding himself of different guilts he develops and grows by changing different actions that he has committed in the past as a sin.

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