undoubtedly the part where Assef reveals himself to Amir and how he is the one who has Sohrab. As Assef mentions “We have some unfinished business, you and I” (Hosseini 300) when referring to Amir and himself. This title not only applies to the part where Assef and Amir had a fight, but also how Amir grew as a person. Amir had a lot of unfinished business that he had to finish, such as repenting for the sins that he committed in the past. That is what Amir did, for the first time he fights Assef rather
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destruction. This is shown through the main character Amir. At the beginning of the book, Amir is faced with an uncomfortable situation when the main bully of Kabul, Assef, is harassing Amir’s friend Hassan for being Hazara, which is the minority ethnicity in Afghanistan. Due to Amir conforming to the ideology of the society, he does not stand up for Hassan; “I opened my mouth, almost said something. Almost… I just watched,”(Hosseini 73). Amir shows conformity because he just watched as Assef and
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(illustrated by Rahim Khan motivating Amir with his phone call). For most of the book, Amir has little self-confidence to achieve redeeming himself. It was an incredibly afflictive situation for Amir or any person to go through. Selflessness does not have a determined end or beginning; it happens when you’ve given your best
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masculinity intent boys do not necessarily give each other flowers or necklaces, but in The Kite Runner best friends Amir and Hassan marked this notorious moment by carving ``Amir and Hassan: The Sultans of Kabul`` (Hossini,92). The friendship between both boys is truly weak because Amir alternates Hassan from best friend to his servant within seconds. At the age of twelve Amir is fully aware of the difference between right and wrong and he chooses to do wrong multiple times. Assef; Hassans fellow
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The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini Novel The main protagonist in this novel would be Amir. Amir is the son of a wealthy muslim in Kabul. He is very sensitive and is always struggling for his father’s approval of him. After helplessly watching his best friend and half brother, Hassan, get raped, Amir runs off of his guilt while trying to discover a way to redeem himself. The main antagonist in the novel would be Amir’s father Baba, Hassan, Ali, Sorhab, and Assef. All the characters relate to each
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Amir jan faces cruel and brutal acts he receives from Assef, who is now apart of the Taliban, where he reveals dreadful attributes, causing the downfall of Amir. As Assef strikes Amir with every chance he gets hold of, Amir finally receives an equal amount of pain Hassan had to face during his attack by Assef and his friends. He becomes the "sacrifice lamb," of the entire situation during his attempt to free Hassan's from, Sorab. Amir is forced to face his intimate
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forgiven Amir many times for acting like a coward. Amir goes on a journey seeking forgiveness by raising Sorab as his own child. Hassan had forever given Sanaubar after abandoning him when he was only a few days old. Hassan took her in, and treated her as if nothing had happened since she left when he was just a baby. Hassan himself has
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childhood Amir, regardless of his higher social status, he has had a diverse amount of childhood experiences that have shaped him. The most massive event that shaped his character undoubtedly is cowardly scampering away while Hassan gets raped. After Hassan bolted through the city to find the second place kite, Amir soon followed likewise to find his friend, Hassan cornered. Steadfast in his loyalty to Amir, Hassan refuses to hand over the kite which leads to his eventual rape. Scared, Amir runs.
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character, Amir, seeks redemption for his “…past of unatoned sins” (Hosseini, p. 1). These feelings of guilt arise at the beginning of his life, when his mother, Baba’s love, dies giving birth to him. From that point on, Amir strives to redeem himself because he feels he is responsible for her death: “Because truth of it was, I always felt like Baba hated me a little. And why not? After all, I had killed his beloved wife, his beautiful princess, hadn’t I?” (p.20). It is this guilt that Amir carries
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like Amir and you witness your best friend being raped as punishment for standing up for a belief in loyalty, it is likely that such an event would change you, perhaps even traumatize you. A catastrophic event such as that can change you in more ways than are even imaginable. Amir, a timid boy with no inner armor holding him down, now had become scared and angry and he never forgave himself for that one life changing event. Hassan, too, has unfortunate events happen to him and like Amir, Hassan
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