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    Throughout the “The Kite Runner”, many ways of redemption arise in this novel for past wrongdoings. Amir, the protagonist shows ways in which he redeems himself, especially towards Hassan. Amir and Hassan were inseparable at the beginning of their friendship. His need for redemption stems from his younger days where his actions got Haasan in trouble and blamed him for everything. Amir travels back to Afghanistan to get Hassan's son, Sohrab out of an orphanage. Then he faces the “bully”, Assef who

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    How does the author, Khaled Hosseini, use literary techniques to explore the search for redemption in The Kite Runner? A story of love, betrayal and redemption, voiced against the backdrop of Afghanistan, a crumbling country torn by war and the Taliban; The Kite Runner is the heart-breaking debut novel by Khaled Hosseini. Written in first person, from the point of view of the protagonist Amir, this historical fiction novel effectively strikes the true balance between tragic emotions and optimism

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    The Road to Redemption “A way to end the cycle. An orphan. Hassan’s son. Somewhere in Kabul.”(Hosseini, 227) The “Kite Runner” is a book depicting the betrayal and redemption Amir, Hassan, and Baba go through. There is redemption to all betrayal but finding it is the difficult part. The book was written by Khalled Hosseini and is considered a very impactful book to literature around the world. Even though some things are unforgivable, the central message of redemption to all betrayal is shown

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    Redemption is something that is sought out in almost everybody’s lives at one point in time or another. It is what you seek for when you look to fix your image in not only the eyes of someone else, but in the eyes of yourself also. In Khaled Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner it is about the redemption of a boy in the eyes of his friend as well as his father, and reveals that redemption is something that is attainable throughout your life and your actions. Early in the novel Amir says, ,(19) “I always

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    Eavenson 1 The Kite runner have you ever betrayed someone and wanted redemption. Well Amir wanted redemption for something he did in the kite runner by Khaled Hosseini. The road to redemption starts with accepting the fact that you did something wrong ,and then facing the person you did wrong to. in the book the kite runner Amir betrayed his best friend his brother Hassan and Amir wants to get even. there are a couple of steps you have to take to cross the road to redemption and the first step

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    The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini tells the coming of age story of the main character Amir. Throughout the novel, many themes are apparent as Amir gets older and deals with the events of his past. One of the main themes is regardless of any action there is always a way to redeem yourself. There are many examples of this theme in The Kite Runner, like when Rahim Khan tells Amir that he can redeem himself, another would be when Assef beats up/hurts Amir but he feels healed, finally were Amir is flying

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    Redemption is a prominent theme that recurs throughout the novel, and provides a better understanding of the characters while furthering the plot. Near the beginning, Amir seeks Baba’s love by winning the kite tournament, and he thinks “All I smelled was victory. Salvation, Redemption” (65). Amir is eager to win, for Baba’s affection and to redeem himself for not meeting Baba’s expectations. This instance is significant, as Amir’s desire for the kite prevents him from stopping Hassan’s rape, which

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    in The Kite Runner, a novel written by Kahled Hosseini. “There is a way to be good again” (Hosseini 2003,2). This is the line that is constantly running through Amir's mind over and over throughout the novel. The novel is about a compelling story of a man’s struggle to find redemption. The main character and protagonist Amir illustrates that it is not possible to make wrongs completely right again because its too late to change the past. In this novel Hosseini demonstrates that redemption is never

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    - Sarah Dessen. The Kite Runner is a beautifully written novel which, at the same time, celebrates culture and frames tragedy in a way that is captivating, yet undoubtedly organic and real. This is not a book for those who seek the classic “happily ever after”. Throughout the novel lies numerous stories of individuals searching for redemption; never does it let on though, that by finding redemption the past is forgiven. Further, the theme of the novel is constant: Redemption is not easily won. The

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    many stories of redemption; downfalls and dramatic rises. In case you don’t know what redemption is, it is the act of saving or being saved from sin, error or evil, like Amir in the book The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and Coach Roy in the film Rebound directed by Steve Carr. Both main characters from each piece of media share the theme of redemption by visiting a sentimental place to them and on the way, there is a special person who they want to impress. The novel The Kite Runner is about a man

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