Redemption The Kite Runner Analysis

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Amir’s Redemption in The Kite Runner Redemption is the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil. In Khaled Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner, one of the protagonists in the novel, Amir, strives for redemption throughout the novel. Amir displays a positive change in various characteristics, to be specific, Amir changes from being selfish to selfless, from showing cowardice to being brave and from being cruel to showing caring and kind traits. The significance of redemption for Amir in the novel is for his own sanity. Amir strives to redeem his past as he did not always carry out the right actions. First off, Amir struggled for redemption as he displayed traits of being very selfish to being selfless. Amir’s transformation from being selfish to selfless displays redemption because it shows how much Amir wanted to change for the better. In Amir’s childhood days he was described as very selfish and all about himself. In the beginning of the novel Amir never shared anything with his servant, Hassan, even though they played together and …show more content…
His personality changed as he is more compassionate and caring, in comparison to his prior cruel personality that would discriminate Soraya’s past. Also when Amir took care of his father and when he went to see Rahim Khan right after he called. Also, Amir going to Afghanistan and trying to adopt Sohrab is a huge event that showed Amir’s change in personality as he was caring and kind enough to take on a huge responsibility for the sake of redemption. Once Amir got the news from Soraya that Hassan could obtain a visa his reaction presented how optimistic and caring he was: “No kidding?” I said. “Oh thank God! Good ol’ Sharif jan!” (Hosseini 343). All in all, Amir’s personality change from his childhood to now, shows his struggle for redemption throughout his

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