What is justice? The definition of justice is “the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness” according to (dictionary.com). We all love to believe in justice and think that we have morals. That’s not always the case because it is easy to define the word justice but isn’t easy to define everyone else’s justice. Can anyone truly achieve a mind of pure justice? We have people judge others based on law and based on what we believe is morally wrong but the problem is we are only human. That usually means we have emotions and sometimes emotions get in the way of thinking straight. Everyone looks at justice differently; the definition of a thief is “a person who steals, especially secretly or without open force; one …show more content…
They are not the wrong because a thief steals. Does everyone see that way? No because we all have our own sense of morality, some of us choose family as a priority and some see the law as a priority. Even the characters in books have their own sense of justice which is based on the author and because of that the story can end different ways. As emotions go flying through 13 Reasons why and Kite Runner, The characters show their own sense of justice Does 13 Reasons why, have justice? So we have our main character Clay Jensen Who receives a package full of tapes. We find out these tapes are from Hannah and they were the last things she made before taking her life. Clay is on a journey because …show more content…
In 2001 Amir received a phone call from an old friend and he tells Amir to go down to Pakistan. As Amir passes by some kites in San Francisco he soon starts to remember when he was a young boy in 1975. He and his childhood servant Hassan did many things as children. One day Amir and Hassan participated in a kite competition and they won. Hassan wanted to go retrieve the kite and was chased by some bullies and they corner him and Amir gets there but he only watches as Hassan is raped. Then he runs back and acts like he was looking for him and from then on Amir treats Hassan bad. Then one day Hassan leaves with his father and they don’t see each ever again. Maybe would expect them to see each other or for Hassan to receive justice. The only problem is that when Amir goes to Pakistan he finds from his old friend that Hassan is dead. Even so at that moment Amir’s friend tells Amir that Hassan left a son. That Amir knows that he has to get Hassan son. Amir at first isn’t willing to go but says I’ll send someone for him and His friend says it isn’t about money. He then tells him that you know what it is about. That Hassan was Amir Brother because Ali couldn’t have children so Amir’s father was Hassan’s father. That From there on Amir goes on a journey that will hopefully rid him of his past sins seeks justice for his old friend. Then Amir meets the bully that harassed him and Hassan. And he has Sohrab Which Hassan’s son and
Amir stands up to their childhood bully, Assef, who is known as a leader of the Taliban, to help him repent his sins and save Sohrab for the sake of Hassan. Amir was scared and didn’t want to fight, but he knew there was no other choice. OR Amir, a boy who was once very timid, saves the day as he attacks one of his childhood enemies for the sake of his passed friend. Amir always avoided any sort of conflict as a child, but now that he has matured he fought his way through and confronted the issues in front of him. At the beginning of the book, Amir was nothing like Baba and that’s what made him such a disappointment to him.
Throughout this part of the novel i have to admit i felt really bad for his friend Hassan because he is a really great friend of Amir but it seems to me that Amir does not truely respect and honor his friends loyalty and love for him. When the new Amir finally came into affect it really lifted my spirits and made me happy to see what kind of man my beloved Amir was turning into. He was starting to stick up for himself, he was starting to show more responsibilty for him self and others, started having more respect for himself and others, and started to not let what people had to say about him affect and play a role in his head as much as he did before his life changing journey and new sought after attitude. I am anxious to see how the new Amir develops and becomes more of a man and to see what decisions he will make and how he will handle these new situations he will soon be
Amir makes hassan look like a thief by “planting [his] new watch and a handful of Afghani bills under [the mattress]” (Hosseini 104). Hassan knew of Amirs intentions that Amir wanted him to leave so Hassan lies and says that he stole it in order to remain loyal with his friend Amir. Thus, Hassan and his father Ali, feel like they can no longer serve Baba or Amir anymore and leave forever; Amir never sees him again. It was then that Amir realized how much of a horrible person he was and how undeserving he was to have Hassan. His father realized it was him and forgave him even though his father said “theft is unforgivable.”
Hassan ends up being trapped and raped in the alleyway with Amir watching. Amir could have intervened but did not. This leads to Amir hating Hassan because he did not know how to handle his guilt. Amir and his father travel to America where his father eventually dies and Amir grows up. Years later Amir goes back to Kabul
Justice is one of the most important moral and political concepts. The word comes from the Latin word jus, meaning right or law. According to Kelsen (2000), Justice is primarily a possible, but not a necessary, quality of a social order regulating the mutual relations of men As a result of its importance, prominent and knowledgeable people have shared their views on justice and what it means and how the state is involved in its administration. The likes of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Thomas Hobbes and John Locke among others have written extensively on the concept of justice.
After he talks to Rahim Khan, he tells him the Hassan not only his childhood best friend but his half brother. Amir tries to help Hassan's own son, Sorab, who is his nephew that is locked in a orphanage. He ends up finding out that a taliab took Sorab. He is shocked when he finds where he is. He finds out that the head person there is Assef.
Guilt is an emotion that comes from believing one was responsible for a particular mistake whether the assessment was accurate or not. (Powell)It can be described as “a bothered conscience” or “a feeling of culpability for offences”. One feels guilty when there is a feeling of responsibility for an action one regrets. (Barker, Guilt and Shame).A wrongdoer must deal with guilt by making atonement- by making reparation and penance. How a person deals with guilt long term is what really affects their future.
42 is a movie based on the life of Jackie Robinson, and the struggles he faces being the first African American to play for the white baseball league. In the movie, the use, and lack of the four cardinal Virtues, Prudence, Fortitude, Justice, and Temperance can be seen multiple times. Many, practiced by the virtuous Jackie Robinson, the protagonist. There are several examples of the application of the cardinal virtues in the movie, but the news is also an outlet that highlights people who have and have not used the four cardinal virtues. There is a clear distinction between whether an individual is good or bad, by whether they practice these virtues or not.
But after the incident, Amir and Hassan are like oil and water, repelling against one another until eventually Hassan and Ali, his father, leave. All of this started with Hassan’s
On the other hand, his Hazara servant and childhood friend, Hassan, has always remained loyal to Amir even with his atrocious betrayal. His knowledge of Amir’s deceitful actions never impeded him from ultimately sacrificing himself for Amir’s benefit. Hassan’s compassionate and forgiving attitude added to Amir’s guilt, making it nearly impossible for him to forgive himself. Hassan’s tremendous sacrifice highlights his kind hearted nature, which eventually positively impacts Amir’s life turning him into a more appreciative person. Growing up together led Amir and Hassan to
After what happened in the alleyway with Hassan, Amir wanted him gone because he couldn’t stand the guilt every time he saw him. One day, Amir framed Hassan for stealing one of his birthday gifts, but Hassan sacrifices himself to protect Amir, “My heart sank and I almost blurted out the truth. Then I understood: This was Hassan's final sacrifice for me… I loved him in that moment, loved him more than I'd ever loved anyone, and I wanted to tell them all that I was the snake in the grass, the monster in the lake.” (91-92).
The saddest part was that Amir was there watching from a distance and was unwilling to help his best friend due to his lack of courage and inability to stand up for himself. Up until adulthood, Amir had to carry the baggage of betraying Hassan by not being there when he most needed him, this guilt tormented him to the point where he moved to America with his dad, Baba, as a way to escape his
Thus, glancing towards either direction to make sure that ‘the coast is clear’. He deprives Hassan and Ali from the house they have served faithfully for a long time, thereby stealing the truth from Hassan and depriving them of a home they knew well. Amir is driven by both the greed for his father’s attention and the guilt of being helpless when Hassan was raped. The reason why he couldn’t remain under the same roof as Hassan was because he felt guilty that he hadn’t tried to stop the rape and save his friend. The reason why he couldn’t step in to save his friend was because he was not strong enough and wanted to please his father at any
In the novel, The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini tells the story of Amir, a young, Afghan boy who learns about what it means to be redeemed through the experiences he encounters in his life. The idea of redemption becomes a lesson for Amir when he is a witness to the tragic sexual assault of his childhood friend, Hassan. As a bystander in the moment, Amir determines what is more important: saving the life of his friend or running away for the safety of himself. In the end, Amir decides to flee, resulting in Amir having to live with the guilt of leaving Hassan behind to be assaulted. Hosseini shows us how Amir constantly deals with the remorse of the incident, but does not attempt to redeem himself until later in his life when Hassan has died.
Redemption, the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil. In the novel The Kite Runner written by Khaled Hosseini, the theme of redemption is evident throughout the book. Hosseini himself explained redemption in his own way, stating “true redemption is… when guilt leads to good”, and this “fiction is inspired by his memories of growing up in pre-Soviet-controlled Afghanistan and Iran, and of the people who influenced him as a child.” (768 Gale) The theme is shown through each and every character, whether it be Amir the protagonist or Sanaubar, the mother of Hassan.