What Does Amir Sacrifice Himself

"For you a thousand times over" (Hosseini, 391) The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is a novel about Amir’s troubled childhood and longing for love that leads him, his half-brother – Hassan, and their father to have the constant need of sacrificing. Amir lost his mother at birth and was raised by Baba, his father, along with the help of Baba’s best friend, Rahim Khan, and caretaker Ali. While raising Amir, Baba felt the need of sacrificing himself to feel selfless and a sense of goodness, as he is not completely able to dedicate his love to Amir. Due to this, Amir allows his friend Hassan to sacrifice himself as a way to gain acceptance from his father. The guilt of sacrificing Hassan led to the endless sacrificing of Amir’s life to save a …show more content…
Not only that, but this shows Baba’s selflessness as he is completely committed and motivated to help children who do not have parents, homes or any support in general. Additionally, it is mentioned in the novel that Baba always carried extra money as Amir explains, "Baba always carried an extra handful of Afghani bills for beggars; I'd never seen him deny a peddler." (Hosseini, 257) This depicts Baba’s altruism, as he always wants to help others even if it means giving up something of his own. Whether he is helping children or beggars, Baba does not think when he gives, he likes to help everybody in any way that he can, which shows his purity when he sacrifices. Last but not least, Baba is willing to forgo his life for an unjust, unrighteous and revolting act. Baba experiences a Russian soldier on a truck trying to imply himself on a married woman with an infant. While everybody else is just watching without saying a word, Baba reacts to the situation differently when he says, "Tell him I'll take a thousand bullets before I let this indecency take place." (Hosseini, 122) This dramatic scene shows