When passion conflicts with personal morals, there is always a victim. When faced with a critical situation, most people tend to run the other way. In The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, Amir makes a moral mistake that turns his life upside down. Battling himself to project the right choice, Amir runs the other way knowing that Hassan has always been there for him. In The Kite Runner, Amir experiences conflict with himself due to the series of decisions he makes throughout his life. Khaled Hosseini writes like this to show that people make mistakes, and make decisions they will regret, however, it is what they do about it that matters. In The Kite Runner there are three main examples in which passion conflicts with Amir’s personal morals
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Amir states, “They dragged me out and he started kicking me. He had knee-high boots with steel toes that he wore every night for his little kicking game, and he used them on me,” (Hosseini 283). Amir’s passions, is finally overcome by his responsibility to save Sohrab. Amir could have chose to turn the other way and not go and save him, but instead he wanted to help Hassan and find his nephew. This change shows how Hosseini’s characters can change and overcome their wrong doings, just as society and humans in society can fix there mistakes with a little work and emotion. It may always stay with someone, but the blame can always be fixed. The direct quote shows how actions are not permanent and can be changed into something more than oneself. It can also teach the lesson to make the right choice the first time, rather than have to give back or apologize in the future. On the other hand, the author could have wrote this the other way and have Amir turn the other way again. That would probably have had a greater effect on the plot and conflict between Hassan and Amir. It is very satisfying to see that Amir made the right decision to save Sohrab. The lesson that can be learned from this quote is that mistakes can be fixed, but the right decision must be the first option whenever
Amir states, “They dragged me out and he started kicking me. He had knee-high boots with steel toes that he wore every night for his little kicking game, and he used them on me,” (Hosseini 283). Amir’s passions, is finally overcome by his responsibility to save Sohrab. Amir could have chose to turn the other way and not go and save him, but instead he wanted to help Hassan and find his nephew. This change shows how Hosseini’s characters can change and overcome their wrong doings, just as society and humans in society can fix there mistakes with a little work and emotion. It may always stay with someone, but the blame can always be fixed. The direct quote shows how actions are not permanent and can be changed into something more than oneself. It can also teach the lesson to make the right choice the first time, rather than have to give back or apologize in the future. On the other hand, the author could have wrote this the other way and have Amir turn the other way again. That would probably have had a greater effect on the plot and conflict between Hassan and Amir. It is very satisfying to see that Amir made the right decision to save Sohrab. The lesson that can be learned from this quote is that mistakes can be fixed, but the right decision must be the first option whenever