In the novel “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini, the story revolves around Amir, his father (Baba) and Hassan who is a servant for Amir’s family and secretly his half brother. Although Hassan is a loyal servant, Amir chose to betray him by not helping him when was bullied and raped in the significant event of the alleyway. Through Hosseini’s clever use of structure, suggests a voyage and return journey as Amir suffers from his guilt which pushes him to redeem himself. All in all, it presents the theme of “people living with regrets can be transformed through redemption”.
The opening chapter of the novel starts with a flashback of the “adult” Amir as he narrates the story on his childhood life. He talks about the events he encountered throughout his childhood and how those events accumulated to his sins which ultimately led to the betrayal of Hassan. In his flashback, he said “I crouched down behind a mud wall, peeking into the deserted alley for the last twenty-six years”. Now as a reader we don’t exactly know what Amir is trying to say but the fact that Amir said he peeked into the …show more content…
Amir chose to hide behind the wall and watched Hassan get raped suggests there is evil him. Additionally, he ran away in the end and pretend nothing had happened in that alley. Amir ran away because he is a coward and as we read more into the book, Amir once heard Baba talking to his best friend Rahim Khan. Baba said “A man who can’t stand up for himself, can’t stand up for anything”. Hence, Amir ran away because he can’t stand up for himself, and determine what is right or wrong. All he wants is his father’s love because Hassan received more attention than him. However, before he can do both he need to redeem himself, not only to win Baba’s love but also help Hassan for not helping him whilst he got raped and prove to Baba that he is a worthy son
The opening chapter of the novel starts with a flashback of the “adult” Amir as he narrates the story on his childhood life. He talks about the events he encountered throughout his childhood and how those events accumulated to his sins which ultimately led to the betrayal of Hassan. In his flashback, he said “I crouched down behind a mud wall, peeking into the deserted alley for the last twenty-six years”. Now as a reader we don’t exactly know what Amir is trying to say but the fact that Amir said he peeked into the …show more content…
Amir chose to hide behind the wall and watched Hassan get raped suggests there is evil him. Additionally, he ran away in the end and pretend nothing had happened in that alley. Amir ran away because he is a coward and as we read more into the book, Amir once heard Baba talking to his best friend Rahim Khan. Baba said “A man who can’t stand up for himself, can’t stand up for anything”. Hence, Amir ran away because he can’t stand up for himself, and determine what is right or wrong. All he wants is his father’s love because Hassan received more attention than him. However, before he can do both he need to redeem himself, not only to win Baba’s love but also help Hassan for not helping him whilst he got raped and prove to Baba that he is a worthy son