Kite Runner Shows That It Is Better To Confront Our Mistakes Than Attempt To Leave Them Behind

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In Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner, mistakes and their confrontation is a major theme. The Kite Runner takes us on the journey of life as an immigrant through the eyes of refugee Amir. It is through the mistakes of Amir and his family and friends that the novel develops. The most significant and central mistake in the novel is of Amir not standing up for Hassan whilst he is being raped. Although this mistake is the most significant and central one, I will also look into two others; Baba cheating with Ali’s wife and Soraya and her previous marriage. To confront our mistakes we may try to ‘redeem ourselves’ by doing good that we believe may make up for this mistake or even just getting this mistake out in the open and talking about it. The Kite Runner shows that people who ‘bottle’ their secrets up as the characters seem to be ‘haunted’ by their past until they confront their mistakes.

As stated earlier the central mistake is that of Amir not going to the aid of Hassan whilst Assef was raping him. Amir never told anyone about what had happened and so he never confronted his mistak...

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