Amir learns that he is not the only person that has kept secrets and betrayed others. He comes to realize that he and his father are more alike than he ever knew, and like his father, Amir betrayed his best friend and tries to redeem himself for his betrayals. In the end Amir brings Hassan’s son back to America to live with him and his wife and is able to find redemption in his best friend’s son. At the very end of the book, Amir and Sohrab are flying a kite together. This kite becomes a symbol of hope and the future for Amir and
