Brockton Powell
Mrs. Neal
English II
20 October 2016
Guilt and Redemption Many people have had the feeling of guilt at some point in their lives. Guilt can have a devastating effect on an individual. It can even haunt people for the rest of their lives. Most of the time people seek redemption and want to make things right, but that is not always the case. In the novel, The Kite Runner, many characters have the feeling of guilt, and seek to redeem themselves of their wrongdoings. The Kite Runner is a novel that tells a story of an Afghan boy named Amir, and his life of feeling shameful for being a coward for not protecting his best friend, Hassan, who was assaulted by the neighborhood bully, Assef. Three main characters that are seeking …show more content…
Rahim Khan is Baba’s best friend. He was always at Baba’s house, and when Baba wouldn’t show Amir affection, he was there to do it for him. Rahim Khan redeems himself when he calls Amir to Kabul and tells him about everything. When on the phone with Amir, Rahim Khan says, “Come. There is a way to be good again” (192). When Amir arrives in Kabul he tells him about Baba and Sanaubar, Hassan being his brother and every other lie that Amir has ever been told. Rahim wants Amir to know the truth and for him to stop living a life of lies. The author says, “Baba and I were more alike than I’d ever known. We had both betrayed the people who would have given their lives for us. And with that came this realization: that Rahim Khan had summoned me here to atone not just for my sins but for Baba’s too” (226). The reason Rahim Khan told Amir to come see him in Kabul wasn’t just to tell him the truth about Hassan and to save Sohrab from the orphanage, it was to make everything right. To cleanse not only Amir, but Baba from his sins and wrongdoings as well. Although Rahim Khan keeps the truth to himself for all those years, he still comes out redeems
Mrs. Neal
English II
20 October 2016
Guilt and Redemption Many people have had the feeling of guilt at some point in their lives. Guilt can have a devastating effect on an individual. It can even haunt people for the rest of their lives. Most of the time people seek redemption and want to make things right, but that is not always the case. In the novel, The Kite Runner, many characters have the feeling of guilt, and seek to redeem themselves of their wrongdoings. The Kite Runner is a novel that tells a story of an Afghan boy named Amir, and his life of feeling shameful for being a coward for not protecting his best friend, Hassan, who was assaulted by the neighborhood bully, Assef. Three main characters that are seeking …show more content…
Rahim Khan is Baba’s best friend. He was always at Baba’s house, and when Baba wouldn’t show Amir affection, he was there to do it for him. Rahim Khan redeems himself when he calls Amir to Kabul and tells him about everything. When on the phone with Amir, Rahim Khan says, “Come. There is a way to be good again” (192). When Amir arrives in Kabul he tells him about Baba and Sanaubar, Hassan being his brother and every other lie that Amir has ever been told. Rahim wants Amir to know the truth and for him to stop living a life of lies. The author says, “Baba and I were more alike than I’d ever known. We had both betrayed the people who would have given their lives for us. And with that came this realization: that Rahim Khan had summoned me here to atone not just for my sins but for Baba’s too” (226). The reason Rahim Khan told Amir to come see him in Kabul wasn’t just to tell him the truth about Hassan and to save Sohrab from the orphanage, it was to make everything right. To cleanse not only Amir, but Baba from his sins and wrongdoings as well. Although Rahim Khan keeps the truth to himself for all those years, he still comes out redeems