Redemption In The Kite Runner

Throughout life, people try to redeem themselves from their moments of wrongdoing. People making mistakes, and trying to redeem themselves is human-nature. The realistic fiction novel, the Kite Runner, is a thematic masterpiece involving characters redeeming themselves. The novel follows a young, wealthy boy, Amir, throughout his life. His life began in Afghanistan, and then moved on to Pakistan, and the U.S.. He carries many burdens from all of his wrongdoings, and has strong internal conflict. Khaled Hosseini crafted a novel exemplifying human nature awfully authentically, it’s almost frightening. The novel shows betrayal; however, it shows what matters more: redemption. The recurring theme of redemption is exemplified when Baba teaches Amir, when Sanaubar returns to Hassan, and when Amir rescues Sohrab. Baba betrayed his sons by depriving them of the truth, and he wants to redeem himself as a father. He tells his son, Amir, “There is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft.” (pg. 17) This is a rare occasion because it is one of the only times Baba makes a conscious effort to be a good father. He’s attempting to teach his son in order to redeem himself from

As a child, Amir watched his step-brother get raped. His entire life he was haunted by the act of being a bystander, and wanted to redeem himself. When the change came, he has to fight his arch-nemesis, Assef, in order to rescue his nephew: his last shot at being redeemed. “His brass knuckles... how cold they felt... getting thrown against a wall...,” (pg. 288) these are all the things that happened to Amir on his path to redemption. Amir finally felt at peace with himself. He was getting what he wanted. The pain didn’t matter to him. The inner-pain that was making his soul slowly deteriorate was going away. He was no longer being haunted. He achieved his purpose in life: