People from all around the world heard the saying “nobody is perfect” and it is true, we are all humans, we all make mistakes, but to what extent does someone stop being clement when that person has endured all the hardship a person gives them after they are condoned several times. There is a certain point in life when some people do not deserve clemency because every time that person is condoned, that person takes advantage it because that person knows they will receive forgiveness. There is one extremely prominent character in a story who fits the reason of why some people do not deserve clemency, especially when that person is given multiple chances to do the right thing. That person is Amir from the book the Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.
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This happened because Hassan stood up for Amir and did not give the kite to the group of boys. Amir was there and watching, yet Hassan chose to act like nothing had happened. This is one of the several reasons why Amir does not deserve clemency. Afterward, the situation worsened when Amir throws pomegranates at Hassan, which splattered and hurt Hassan's body. Hassan, being a selfless person, “picks up a pomegranate [...] and crushed it on his own forehead (Hosseini 93). Moreover, not only did Amir not defend his friend who is also his brother, but Amir also hurt Hassan and still attains clemency! Punishment is what Amir deserves instead of clemency because of the amount of theft he stole from people. As Baba once said, “there is only one sin and that is theft, everything else is a variation of theft”(Hosseini 17). Thus, in that moment when Amir witnessed Hassan succumbing to rape, Amir stole Hassan's dignity because Amir did nothing about …show more content…
Richard, “conspired against his own nephews,[...] Whether or not he had them murdered is still in debate, but it would have been 'not only the most obviously sensible course of action but entirely in keeping with his own character and that of his family'” (Stanley 1). This sounds very familiar to Amir. Amir did not want association with Hassan because he was a Hazara (which is a small minority), even though Hassan is Amir's only friend, Amir still betrayed Hassan and became jealous that Hassan received more attention from Baba than Amir was. As a result of Amir's jealousy and a deep desire to disembarrass Hassan, which resulted in Hassan's annihilation. Notably, Richard “certainly did something 'immoral' [...]. But, had he taken the throne and held it until he died peacefully in his bed” (Stanley 1). Thus we can also theorize that Amir also died a peaceful life with his wife and kid, however Amir should not demise peacefully because Amir has hurt so many just like Richard. Thus, because of the amount of forgiveness Amir received resulted in the death of his
This happened because Hassan stood up for Amir and did not give the kite to the group of boys. Amir was there and watching, yet Hassan chose to act like nothing had happened. This is one of the several reasons why Amir does not deserve clemency. Afterward, the situation worsened when Amir throws pomegranates at Hassan, which splattered and hurt Hassan's body. Hassan, being a selfless person, “picks up a pomegranate [...] and crushed it on his own forehead (Hosseini 93). Moreover, not only did Amir not defend his friend who is also his brother, but Amir also hurt Hassan and still attains clemency! Punishment is what Amir deserves instead of clemency because of the amount of theft he stole from people. As Baba once said, “there is only one sin and that is theft, everything else is a variation of theft”(Hosseini 17). Thus, in that moment when Amir witnessed Hassan succumbing to rape, Amir stole Hassan's dignity because Amir did nothing about …show more content…
Richard, “conspired against his own nephews,[...] Whether or not he had them murdered is still in debate, but it would have been 'not only the most obviously sensible course of action but entirely in keeping with his own character and that of his family'” (Stanley 1). This sounds very familiar to Amir. Amir did not want association with Hassan because he was a Hazara (which is a small minority), even though Hassan is Amir's only friend, Amir still betrayed Hassan and became jealous that Hassan received more attention from Baba than Amir was. As a result of Amir's jealousy and a deep desire to disembarrass Hassan, which resulted in Hassan's annihilation. Notably, Richard “certainly did something 'immoral' [...]. But, had he taken the throne and held it until he died peacefully in his bed” (Stanley 1). Thus we can also theorize that Amir also died a peaceful life with his wife and kid, however Amir should not demise peacefully because Amir has hurt so many just like Richard. Thus, because of the amount of forgiveness Amir received resulted in the death of his