Atonement destroys guilt Atonement is a spiritual process by which the god provides a means to satisfy need for a penalty for a human’s sin while still extending mercy through grace to all his people. Sin, Punishment and atonement, a path none can escape, if sin is committed then there will be punishment received by the sinner irrespective of the fact how big or small the sin is. The punishment may not be always that of physical torture but the very feeling of guilt which sets shivers across one’s spine if they are somehow reminded of their sin. This thesis tends to prove that, how through the means of atonement one can become guilt free. In the novel ‘The kite Runner’ the author, Khaled Houseini has very accurately put the concept of sin and …show more content…
Often after one goes through the course of committing a sin and bearing the punishment for it, he/she is led towards the path of redemption by the power of inner righteousness or ‘vivek’. One who has ‘Vivek’ does have the ability to differentiate between right and wrong and that is why Rishabh 2 the sinner is led towards redemption as they realize their sin. Also throughout the book this course of firstly occurring sin, then receiving of punishment and then finally redemption. Just as when Amir finally realizes his sin and decides to rescue Sohrab from Afghanistan to give Sohrab a better life and free him from the hell he was bearing. Finally when Amir encounters Assef they engage into a fight (Amir and Assef). Even though Amir gets badly beaten up, he gives of a smile as he felt that he was finally closer to achieving his redemption. Even though the physical pain of punishment was unbearable, the guilt was being removed from his life, it could no longer eat him alive. Each and every day an individual with the weight
Salvation, as known by many different religions, is a sort of deliverance from the physical and spiritual aspects
Though Amir and his father's relationship grows stronger, he can to forget not forget about the mistakes he has made and realizes that he has to make a final journey to Afghanistan to pay back and gain redemption, by bringing home Hassan's son, Amir's up-until-now unknown nephew.
Being forgiven [for one’s sins] is a monumental theme and topic throughout the Bible. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9). This excerpt from
“Sin”, in turn is defined as “an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law” .
As a result of sin, the human soul is constantly in a battle between good and evil. Some people choose to live a lifestyle of sin while others work towards
God gave men the free will to elect their own salvation. There is no sin until it is actually committed. Sin was now considered a voluntary act. It also consists of a change of heart, which revived the concept of limited atonement. Christ did not die for only a select few predestined elect, but for whosoever will accept God’s offer of salvation. Personal commitment also involved an active and useful Christian life in which individual action brings the kingdom closer.
While living in Afghanistan, Amir witnesses the raping of his loyal friend and servant, Hassan. Instead of stepping up and stopping the horrific event from happening, "[Amir] bit on [his] fist. Shut [his] eyes" (73). Amir harbored the pain of witnessing his best friend suffering and believed that if he told anyone what had happened that he would be a disgrace to his father. Throughout the rest of his life, Amir believed that every bad situation was God punishing him for not standing up for Hassan. Because Amir was not able to forgive himself, he was unable to move on with his life and be at peace. He believed he was not good enough for anyone's forgiveness. After about twenty-five years, Amir saw his chance at redemption--his chance for forgiveness. He learned of Hassan's death, and that his only son, Sohrab was in an orphanage. Knowing the conditions of Afghanistan, Amir went to save Sonrab and bring him back to America for a better life. Upon returning to America, Amir had admitted his horrific event to Soraya and gained her
While Amir defeats his final obstacle to win Baba’s approval, he reciprocally falls down and fails to show courage in Hassan’s rape. Amir assumes that Hassan “was the price I had to pay, the lamb I had to slay, to win Baba” as he watches Assef sodomize Hassan, and he “actually aspired to cowardice” (77). The atonement of Amir’s sins to Baba sparks the commencement of Amir’s betrayal to Hassan. Furthermore, Amir runs away and hides from his sins in Amerca knowing that he cannot gain the courage to redeem himself and completely fulfill his quest to adulthood. Nonetheless, Rahim Khan provides Amir an opportunity to accomplish his redemption. After decades of hiding, Rahim Khan calls Amir to tell him to “come” back to Kabul since “there is a way to be good again” (192). Amir must successfully accomplish his final obligation to complete his quest to maturity. In addition, Amir must stop hiding like a boy and begin to stand up like a man. As Amir returns to Kabul to save Sohrab, and ultimately redeem himself, he must fight Assef one last time, which results in Amir’s “body being broken – just how badly I wouldn’t find out until later – but I felt healed. Healed at last” (289). Amir now receives his deserved punishment and, most importantly, he learns to stand up and finally matures into a man. Although Amir completes his quest to adulthood, readers must realize that Amir must ultimately grant Sohrab a
How, after years of guilt, self-disgust, and deception, is it possible for one person to become good again? Entrapped in a cage of cowardice for so long, can they ever develop and grow as a normal human being? Amir, the anti-hero in Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner, seeks to answer these questions in his own search for atonement through various existential events in his life.
As a boy Amir fails to stand for himself, as an adult he can only atone himself by proving he has the courage to stand up for what is right. When Amir decides to fight Assef who was a part of Taliban to save his nephew, Sohrab ,is the time when he achieved atonement because he feels that finally he was punished for never stepping in and trying to protect Hassan because of his cowardice. “What was so funny that for the first time since in winter of 1975 I felt peace. I laughed because I saw in some hidden, nook in a corner of my mind, I ‘d even been looking forward to this... But I did now know my body was broken badly, I wouldn’t find out until later- but I felt healed at last, I laughed.” (Hosseni Khaled
He has traveled to Afghanistan to save his nephew he never knew. At this point Amir knows the dangers he faces in the war riddled country but he must seek a way to forgive himself for what he did to Hassan. In his quest to make things right again, Amir confronts Assef, ““WHAT’S SO FUNNY?" Assef bellowed. Another rib snapped, this time left lower. What was so funny was that, for the first time since the winter of 1975, I felt at peace. I laughed because I saw that, in some hidden nook in a corner of my mind, I’d even been looking forward to this.” (Pg. 289) This is a large turning point in the novel. Amir can finally feel like he is doing right by everyone and gaining redemption for his
The author (2007) also points out the importance of the Roman Catholic views point about confession and penance has three significate merits to confession. The first significate merit is that consistent confession forces one to confront one’s sin, meaning that one will not merely overlook or diminish one’s transgressions; instead it will cause one to take their sin more earnestly (p 213). The second significate is that the act of penance, paying a price for sin, creates a mindfulness of the significance of sin, meaning that it will not allow one to have a carelessness understanding toward sin of thinking that one will always be simply forgiven; instead penance combats this predisposition by arresting consequences for one’s sin (p 213). The third Significate merit is that it lifts the burned of guilt by forgiveness being granted during the ritual of penance, which can be extremely redemptive for some individuals (p
Jesus offered the strongest teaching on the doctrine of endless punishment. But as Francis Chan and P. Sprinkle said “We need to enter Jesus’ world if we are going to figure out what He meant
This one decision left a stain on Amir for the next thirty years. A quote on pg. 88 states “I wish someone would wake me up, so I wouldn’t have to live with this lie anymore” This quote explains how guilty Amir felt after seeing Hassan get raped as he desperately sought for anyone to find out but didn’t chose to tell anyone the actual truth. Another example from the text is when Amir tries throwing pomegranates at Hassan, as an attempt to get Hassan to fight back and punish Amir for choosing to leave Hassan. However, Hassan refused to throw any pomegranates at Amir, but instead smashed one into his face. A quote on pg.94 states “I wanted Hassan to fight me back for the way I failed him” This quote indicates that Amir wanted Hassan to fight him back, so he could have the “punishment [he] craved” (93) This demonstrates that Amir wanted to feel the act of being punished for his wrongdoing, similar to how Hassan was brutally raped due to Amir’s apparent mistake. Amir’s guilt forces him to travel across two countries to seek redemption for the mistake he made. 15 years later, Amir’s guilt led him to make the hefty decision of returning to Afghanistan “to be good again” (189) by rescuing Hassan’s orphaned son, Sohrab, from the terrible conditions he was left to face in Kabul. Amir sees this as an opportunity to redeem and free himself from
When each man or woman is given birth to this world by his or her mother, he or she has not been righteous throughout his or her life. Since the nature of humanity has been the nature of sin, God mercifully and gracefully offered his forgiveness through the noble deed of Jesus, that the death of Christ would rescue all God’s children from the infernal Earth which has been stained with greed, lustfulness, and wickedness by the hand of Satan. Eventually, people solely need to believe in Jesus to enter the Heaven’s gate in spite of their wickedness; however, some people, who ignore their own sinfulness, exploit Jesus’ deed for their pernicious intent. They proceed on committing atrocity for their sake, and then making their own justification for