When you are young, you learn many skills and acquire a variety traits. Of the many traits that you learn when you are young, decision making is among the most important. Every decision has an outcome, whether good or bad; in order to sacrifice, you must make a decision. Through acts of sacrifice, people gain selflessness. Sacrifice leads to the redemption of characters in the novel Kite Runner, it also brings the plot full circle. The root of redemption in the novel comes from betrayal, every act of betrayal comes from a sacrifice. Due to Hassan’s sacrifice, Amir finds himself searching for redemption later in the book. In an attempt to get Hassan and Ali to leave, Amir places money and a watch under Hassan’s bed, “Baba came right out and
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Redemption is fully achieved when you sacrifice yourself. Amir Sacrifices himself for Sohrab by avenging his past, “‘Of course,’ Assef said behind us, ‘I didn't say you could take him for free.’”(Hosseini, 2003, pg. 286). In order to sacrifice yourself, you must put others needs before yourself. Amir did this when he gets in a fight with Assef over Sohrab. In the book, Amir puts Sohrab's needs before his own and risks his life in order to help Sohrab. In doing this, he redeems himself by standing up for what he should have done years ago. The story comes full circle and redemption is finally achieved when Amir redeems himself. We see this full circle redemption when Amir makes a realization, “My body was broken…..but I felt healed” (Hosseini, 2003, pg. 303). After the fight with Assef, Amir realised many things. One of which is that he let go of the pain, loss, and feelings that he had been holding in his whole life. By finally standing up to something and someone, he feels redeemed since he has done the right thing. Assef caused suffering to Hassan, and he does the same thing to Hassan’s son, Sohrab. When Amir stands up for Sohrab, it represented Amir standing up for Hassan years ago. This shows full circle redemption in the novel. Full circle redemption is achieved in the novel The Kite Runner due to acts of sacrifice. The novel portrays that a decision must be made in order to make a sacrifice, this is what allows full circle redemption. Amir makes a decision to sacrifice himself for another person in the novel; this lead to a very large impact on the plot and character development. A decision that might seem rudimentary could change everything; sometimes the smallest choice can have the largest
Redemption is fully achieved when you sacrifice yourself. Amir Sacrifices himself for Sohrab by avenging his past, “‘Of course,’ Assef said behind us, ‘I didn't say you could take him for free.’”(Hosseini, 2003, pg. 286). In order to sacrifice yourself, you must put others needs before yourself. Amir did this when he gets in a fight with Assef over Sohrab. In the book, Amir puts Sohrab's needs before his own and risks his life in order to help Sohrab. In doing this, he redeems himself by standing up for what he should have done years ago. The story comes full circle and redemption is finally achieved when Amir redeems himself. We see this full circle redemption when Amir makes a realization, “My body was broken…..but I felt healed” (Hosseini, 2003, pg. 303). After the fight with Assef, Amir realised many things. One of which is that he let go of the pain, loss, and feelings that he had been holding in his whole life. By finally standing up to something and someone, he feels redeemed since he has done the right thing. Assef caused suffering to Hassan, and he does the same thing to Hassan’s son, Sohrab. When Amir stands up for Sohrab, it represented Amir standing up for Hassan years ago. This shows full circle redemption in the novel. Full circle redemption is achieved in the novel The Kite Runner due to acts of sacrifice. The novel portrays that a decision must be made in order to make a sacrifice, this is what allows full circle redemption. Amir makes a decision to sacrifice himself for another person in the novel; this lead to a very large impact on the plot and character development. A decision that might seem rudimentary could change everything; sometimes the smallest choice can have the largest