The moment an individual does a misleading action, guilt follows. Guilt distorts the minds of people, and in some cases, it leaves people wishing to rewind to the past. The battles with guilt are never ending and it is the individual choice whether they let their guilt overwhelm them. Khaled Hosseini’s novel, The Kiterunner surrounds some characters with guilt and redemption. He was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 1965 and is the oldest of five children. Hosseini has a childhood friend who is a Hazara and lives in a comfortable lifestyle. His family was ready to return to Kabul in 1980; however during the time, their homeland had witnessed a bloody communist coup and the invasion of the Soviet army. They applied for political asylum in the United
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Amir pictures a perfect life with Baba after the victory of winning the tournament: going to Ghargha Lake for some fried trout, going to the zoo without his father looking at his watch, reading him his stories, and most importantly he would get finally addressed as “Amir jan.” Hassan runs for the last kite; however he is ambushed by Assef and his friends. Amir sees Hassan get violated by Assef and he did not have the courage to protect his friend. However, Amir made himself see the bright side of leaving Hassan behind because he did not want his guilt to overpower his …show more content…
Every time he had a special moment with his father he would think of Hassan. Now that he is more mature, he understands what he did was wrong and he should be not left unpunished. Amir did not just ruin Hassan’s life, but of his father’s as well. He took away Baba’s opportunity to see his son grow up. Hassan could have been still alive if Amir would have not been selfish. His redemption leads him to be interested in Rahim Khan’s call and his guilt allows him to rescue Sohrab. Amir is now at ease knowing that his bruises he received from Assef and rescuing Sohrab from a dangerous town is sufficient to what he did for his past sins. Khaled Hosseini allows Amir to open his eyes about his guilt and with Sohrab and Soraya in his life, he starts a new
Amir pictures a perfect life with Baba after the victory of winning the tournament: going to Ghargha Lake for some fried trout, going to the zoo without his father looking at his watch, reading him his stories, and most importantly he would get finally addressed as “Amir jan.” Hassan runs for the last kite; however he is ambushed by Assef and his friends. Amir sees Hassan get violated by Assef and he did not have the courage to protect his friend. However, Amir made himself see the bright side of leaving Hassan behind because he did not want his guilt to overpower his …show more content…
Every time he had a special moment with his father he would think of Hassan. Now that he is more mature, he understands what he did was wrong and he should be not left unpunished. Amir did not just ruin Hassan’s life, but of his father’s as well. He took away Baba’s opportunity to see his son grow up. Hassan could have been still alive if Amir would have not been selfish. His redemption leads him to be interested in Rahim Khan’s call and his guilt allows him to rescue Sohrab. Amir is now at ease knowing that his bruises he received from Assef and rescuing Sohrab from a dangerous town is sufficient to what he did for his past sins. Khaled Hosseini allows Amir to open his eyes about his guilt and with Sohrab and Soraya in his life, he starts a new