David Pulgarin
Mr.Ronzio
ENG3U1
2015/01/20
A struggle for redemption
All throughout life, we come through internal battles and the feeling of guilt, some can be way larger than others. In life we do things that can can make us feel guilty, like not doing chores, not doing homework, or just not telling your parents the truth.We usually tend to end that ugly feeling of guilt by redeeming ourselves ,so basically, we try to do something that later makes up for what we did to feel guilty. The Kite Runner’s themes all throughout the book are mainly about guilt and redemption. Redemption is generally the act of saving or being saved from sin, and in the book, the main character Amir, wants …show more content…
But the also realized there was a chance he could lose everything he has in America, but for the first time in Amirs life, Amir did not care just think about himself, the got tired of living with the guilt, and he was ready to achieve redemption for himself at all costs. Amir finally became the man the wanted to be, someone who stood up for himself and for his past sins. All throughout Amirs childhood, Amir looked for his father's love and he never seemed to get enough. His father had said to him "I'm telling you, Rahim, there is something missing in that boy." pg.24, if only Baba was still alive he would have been very proud of him at this very moment because that was all wanted from him, nothing more nothing less. Amirs guilt that he had built over the years was finally put to rest to make sure Sohrab was save . In Afghanistan when Amir decided to stand up for Sohrab and Assef, the man who had Sohrab hostage, aggressively beat Amir, and Amir had said "My body was brokenjust how badly I wouldn't find out until laterbut I felt healed. Healed at last. …show more content…
In the book, modern time Afghanistan is at a civil war, a war one that in which the Hazaras were being persecuted, Hassan, Amir's brother, was killed due to war. It wasn't a save place for Sohrab to grow up in, especially with him being part of the Hazaras, in Afghanistan, Sohrab wouldn't have made it very far. Sohrab was also an orphan, so for most of his life the live in an orphanage but the the usual kind, the was kept hostage by Assef, the same man who raped Hassan. Even if Amir did save him, an orphanage isn't the best place for a kid too grow up in, especially in the middle of a civil war. Sohrab hated being in orphanages, so much so that the even tried killing himself after he went back into one, so Afghanistan was the ideal place for Sohrab to be at. Sohrab is the last and only piece of Hassans life, and saving his life makes up for what the did as child to ruined Hassans. Sohrab's life can be saved, unlike Hassans, Amir knows that the can't go back and undo what the did, but one thing the can do is save Sohrab's. Amir and his wife, tried and fought over and over again to bring Sohrab to America and they achieved it, they saved Sohrab's life, from the bad living conditions, and the also gave Sohrab a future which he did not have in Afghanistan. Amir achieved redemption by saving Sohrab from the horrible living conditions and just like how
Mr.Ronzio
ENG3U1
2015/01/20
A struggle for redemption
All throughout life, we come through internal battles and the feeling of guilt, some can be way larger than others. In life we do things that can can make us feel guilty, like not doing chores, not doing homework, or just not telling your parents the truth.We usually tend to end that ugly feeling of guilt by redeeming ourselves ,so basically, we try to do something that later makes up for what we did to feel guilty. The Kite Runner’s themes all throughout the book are mainly about guilt and redemption. Redemption is generally the act of saving or being saved from sin, and in the book, the main character Amir, wants …show more content…
But the also realized there was a chance he could lose everything he has in America, but for the first time in Amirs life, Amir did not care just think about himself, the got tired of living with the guilt, and he was ready to achieve redemption for himself at all costs. Amir finally became the man the wanted to be, someone who stood up for himself and for his past sins. All throughout Amirs childhood, Amir looked for his father's love and he never seemed to get enough. His father had said to him "I'm telling you, Rahim, there is something missing in that boy." pg.24, if only Baba was still alive he would have been very proud of him at this very moment because that was all wanted from him, nothing more nothing less. Amirs guilt that he had built over the years was finally put to rest to make sure Sohrab was save . In Afghanistan when Amir decided to stand up for Sohrab and Assef, the man who had Sohrab hostage, aggressively beat Amir, and Amir had said "My body was brokenjust how badly I wouldn't find out until laterbut I felt healed. Healed at last. …show more content…
In the book, modern time Afghanistan is at a civil war, a war one that in which the Hazaras were being persecuted, Hassan, Amir's brother, was killed due to war. It wasn't a save place for Sohrab to grow up in, especially with him being part of the Hazaras, in Afghanistan, Sohrab wouldn't have made it very far. Sohrab was also an orphan, so for most of his life the live in an orphanage but the the usual kind, the was kept hostage by Assef, the same man who raped Hassan. Even if Amir did save him, an orphanage isn't the best place for a kid too grow up in, especially in the middle of a civil war. Sohrab hated being in orphanages, so much so that the even tried killing himself after he went back into one, so Afghanistan was the ideal place for Sohrab to be at. Sohrab is the last and only piece of Hassans life, and saving his life makes up for what the did as child to ruined Hassans. Sohrab's life can be saved, unlike Hassans, Amir knows that the can't go back and undo what the did, but one thing the can do is save Sohrab's. Amir and his wife, tried and fought over and over again to bring Sohrab to America and they achieved it, they saved Sohrab's life, from the bad living conditions, and the also gave Sohrab a future which he did not have in Afghanistan. Amir achieved redemption by saving Sohrab from the horrible living conditions and just like how