In the book The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, Amir is faced with a choice; to help out a friend in need, or to walk away. This choice ends up affecting his entire life, in ways that he never imagined. This is a defining moment of the book because it not only affects Amir’s life short term, but impacts the choices he makes later in the novel. While at the time Amir may have had no idea what the consequences of his choice would be, he made the decision in a blink of an eye, which changed his entire life. In Afghanistan, there are two groups of people: Pashtuns and Hazaras. Typically, Hazaras are treated as being below Pashtuns. Amir and his father Baba are Pashtuns, and their servants Ali and Hassan are Hazaras. Amir and Hassan are good
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Almost twenty years later, an old friend of Baba’s contacts Amir and tells him to come visit him in Pakistan. There Amir learns that Hassan’s son, Sohrab, is an orphan and is in need of a good home. When Amir finally tracks down Sohrab, he finds out that Sohrab was kidnapped by the Taliban and sexually assaulted by them. Instead of running away from the bullies this time, he stands his ground and fights the Taliban official to bring Sohrab to safety. Amir ends up adopting Sohrab and bringing him to the United States to live with him and his wife …show more content…
The reason why Hassan’s rape is such a pivotal moment in the novel is because it caused Amir to grow up quickly and caused many other things in his life to spiral out of control. Amir has to learn how to live with the guilt of what he did and make up for the huge mistake. This is why, years later, Amir risks his own life to save Hassan’s child. Sohrab was taken by the Taliban officials, but this time instead of running away, Amir stands up for what he believes in and faces his fears. This one moment represents the book as a whole because it represents the theme of Amir trying to redeem himself for abandoning Hassan.
A basic theme showcased throughout the book is loyalty, and in that alleyway Amir betrayed Hassan. This is such an important moment because Hassan had never been disloyal to Amir but he still left him in the dust. Amir’s conscience is full of guilt and he never quite gets over the fact of what he did until he saves Sohrab and finally redeems
Almost twenty years later, an old friend of Baba’s contacts Amir and tells him to come visit him in Pakistan. There Amir learns that Hassan’s son, Sohrab, is an orphan and is in need of a good home. When Amir finally tracks down Sohrab, he finds out that Sohrab was kidnapped by the Taliban and sexually assaulted by them. Instead of running away from the bullies this time, he stands his ground and fights the Taliban official to bring Sohrab to safety. Amir ends up adopting Sohrab and bringing him to the United States to live with him and his wife …show more content…
The reason why Hassan’s rape is such a pivotal moment in the novel is because it caused Amir to grow up quickly and caused many other things in his life to spiral out of control. Amir has to learn how to live with the guilt of what he did and make up for the huge mistake. This is why, years later, Amir risks his own life to save Hassan’s child. Sohrab was taken by the Taliban officials, but this time instead of running away, Amir stands up for what he believes in and faces his fears. This one moment represents the book as a whole because it represents the theme of Amir trying to redeem himself for abandoning Hassan.
A basic theme showcased throughout the book is loyalty, and in that alleyway Amir betrayed Hassan. This is such an important moment because Hassan had never been disloyal to Amir but he still left him in the dust. Amir’s conscience is full of guilt and he never quite gets over the fact of what he did until he saves Sohrab and finally redeems