Redemption in the Kite Runner Essay

Throughout The Kite outset amir is portrayed as a boy who is always trying to make up or buy off himself for the mistakes he couldnt control, or made. By emir winning the tournament he tries to give up himself since he believes he caused his mothers death, but by redeeming himself for that he witnessed the mistake for not standing up for Hassan. After winning the tournament with the help of Hassan he redeems himself for his father.Amir is weak in Babas eyes, and thinks everything his son does is incorrect. Amir wants to be Babas favourite and for Baba to give him all of his attention, due to their expectations in wiz another. Baba is redeemed to his son after he wins and beats the record in the kite tournament. Amir risked his life by going back to Afghanistan. After leaving Afghanistan at the age of eighteen. Escaping inside the tank of a gas trunk, after the attack of Russians on Afghanistan.Amir had no reason to go back, until one day when Rahim Khan tells him about Hassans death. However the most shocking part of the letter concerns Hassans real father, which is Baba. Amir stands up for Sohrab by fighting Assef for him. When Amir returns to Afghanistan to find Sohrab proves to be the solution to his sympathiser towards Hassan, it also is the source of the redemption he so desperately wants to seek.He chose to find Sohrab and tries his hardest to give him a better life even if that does mean sacrificing his own safety. Therefor throughout The Kite Runner Amir is portrayed as a boy who is always trying to make up or redeem himself for the mistakes he made, but does redeem himself towards his father, Sohrab and especially Hassan. As Hassans and Amirs father would differentiate a boy who cant stand up for himself becomes a man who cant stand up to anything but Amir indicates he can stand up for himself.