Bruce Lee once said, “Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them”. In other words, courage is required to face and accept our faults in order to overcome them. If an individual is not brave enough to come to the realization that faults and failures are acceptable, or if the individual does not gain enough courage to admit a terrible act has been done on their behalf, the individual can never forgive themselves and therefore no one else can either. These individuals will forever live in regret. In the book The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, Amir makes many poor decisions, negatively impacting the lives of the other characters. He separates family, hurts his closest friend, and all of Amir’s decisions are made
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Sohrab is a Hazara, the oppressed minority of Afghanistan, whereas Amir, his wife, and her family are Pashtun, the majority of Afghanistan. As all Hazara’s experience, Sohrab is receiving discrimination and judgment because of who he is. Amir bravely speaks against and stands up against people, such as his father-in-law, who have a prejudice against the young boy, “ ‘And one more thing, General Sahib,’ I said. ‘You will never again refer to him as Hazara boy in my presence. He has a name and it’s Sohrab’ ’’ (Hosseini, 361). This quote justifies the use of courage in Amir through his valiant acts going against an elder, family member, and authority figure. The General selfishly asks why Amir and Soraya have taken in the Hazara, worried what neighbours and friends may think of his family. General Sahib does not care for Sohrab, only caring about himself and his image. Amir is appalled with the General’s worries and bravely stands up to the opinionated, traditional man. Withal, Amir courageously stands against his father-in-law, General Sahib, to defend his nephew, redeeming himself from his past
Sohrab is a Hazara, the oppressed minority of Afghanistan, whereas Amir, his wife, and her family are Pashtun, the majority of Afghanistan. As all Hazara’s experience, Sohrab is receiving discrimination and judgment because of who he is. Amir bravely speaks against and stands up against people, such as his father-in-law, who have a prejudice against the young boy, “ ‘And one more thing, General Sahib,’ I said. ‘You will never again refer to him as Hazara boy in my presence. He has a name and it’s Sohrab’ ’’ (Hosseini, 361). This quote justifies the use of courage in Amir through his valiant acts going against an elder, family member, and authority figure. The General selfishly asks why Amir and Soraya have taken in the Hazara, worried what neighbours and friends may think of his family. General Sahib does not care for Sohrab, only caring about himself and his image. Amir is appalled with the General’s worries and bravely stands up to the opinionated, traditional man. Withal, Amir courageously stands against his father-in-law, General Sahib, to defend his nephew, redeeming himself from his past