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    “For you, a thousand times over.” In The Kite Runner by Kahled Hosseini, there is a recurring theme of redemption that is portrayed by various literary devices. Kahled excellently juxtaposes devices such as irony, symbolism, and foreshadowing to show redemption within his first novel. As a foreword, the story of The Kite Runner focuses on a man named Amir. In his childhood, he enjoyed a high-class life in Kabul, Afghanistan, living with his father Baba. They have two servants, Ali and his son Hassan

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    According to the Merriam Webster dictionary the word redemption can be defined as “the action of saving or being saved from, sin error or evil”. The novel The Kite Runner is a fictional novel written by Khaled Hosseini. The story is written in the point of view of the main character – Amir, a privileged child in Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood of Kabul. The story revolves around Amir, and is divided into three parts; Amir’s childhood, his journey to the United States and his journey back to Afghanistan

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    A main theme in the novel, The Kite Runner, written by by Khaled Hosseini, is that of redemption. As the novel is read and the plot is unfolded, the main character in the novel Amir starts to look for redemption of his sins from his dark past. Khaled Hosseini analyzes The Kite Runner by using different ways to show how Amir seeks redemption for his past and the sins he has made, and how Smir seeks for that redemption as the plot goes on. Hosseini shows this throughout the novel by making references

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    Khaled Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner (2003), is a poignant novel narrated against the deteriorating backdrop of Kabul, Afghanistan over a period of thirty years and largely centres on the defiant kinship shared between a wealthy Pashtun, Amir and his Hazara servant, Hassan. Hosseini skilfully employs literacy devices such as characterisation, irony, symbolism and foreshadowing to explore the universal themes of brotherhood, social prejudice, betrayal, redemption and spirituality. Ultimately,

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    As one ages, the importance of forgiveness and redemption of past actions becomes stronger. This is effectively shown in Khaled Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner, through the use of symbols, Khaled Hosseini shows the importance of redemption and how it affects the main character, Amir, in his quest for making up for the terrible actions that occurred in his childhood. Amir grows up in Afghanistan near war times, causing Amir’s ideals and morals to be challenged. The first symbol is shown through

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    “True redemption is when guilt leads to good,” Rahim Khan asserts. Khaled Hosseini compels the readers to think in the novel, The Kite Runner, by analyzing Amir’s quests. Additionally, readers must understand Amir’s journey to maturity throughout The Kite Runner, as a Bildungsroman novel. Amir’s journey to redemption ultimately accentuates his quest for adulthood. Readers must examine Amir’s redemption to Baba. Amir feels guilty of his mother’s death, his first sin to Baba. Longing for Baba’s love

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    “People find meaning and redemption in the most unusual human connections.” (Khaled Hosseini) The wise man that spoke these words also wrote the book The Kite Runner. Hosseini wrote this eye opening book to create awareness to what life is like in the middle East. Since September 11th there has been a lot of prejudices against Muslims and people of Middle Eastern descent. This book does not only open your eye to life in the Middle East but, has a lot of major conflicts. The one that we are never

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    Finding redemption is often the only way many people can escape the demons of their past. Actions have consequences and those consequences haunt people for the duration of their lives. Khaled Hosseini, the author of The Kite Runner, presents seeking redemption throughout his novel by sharing the breathtaking story of Amir, a Sunni boy who struggles to forget his guilt­ridden past. Despite his greatest efforts, Amir finds it impossible to bury his past, so he returns to his home Kabul, Afghanistan

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    The development of characters and theme Redemption is the action of regaining or gaining possession of something in exchange for payment or clearing a debt. Redemption was a major theme in the novel, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. Redemption was a main theme in the book; this theme is exemplified by Amir, Baba, and Soraya and who they turn out to be by the end of the novel. The development of Baba’s character was greatly affected by his own redemption, which helps develop the theme in the novel

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    The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, has many themes throughout its intricate storyline. One of the most perceptive themes of the novel can be perceived as Amir’s, the main character, journey for redemption after his long ago betrayal of his best friend, Hassan. In the same way an undercurrent of the redemption theme can also be seen in the movie Slumdog Millionaire, as Salim, the main character’s brother, searches to right his wrong doings towards Jamal. Both characters dangerously risk their life

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