Sin And Atonement In Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner

The guilt comes in the way of his life, guilt for not being able to socially accept Hassan as his son. As the story progresses, Baba’s attempts for atonement are also visible. The guilt leads him to build an orphanage. Baba could not accept Hassan but he still cared about him and so, he also pays for Hassan’s harelip operation. This way Baba thought that he could atone for his sins and become

This first essay that I read helped me understand the psychological struggle and symbolic meaning of the story. Kachur claims that vital information from the narrator is omitted because it seems not important to readers, but that same information is the one that describes the motives and the challenges presented by the author. This essay really caught my attention in ways that I would never imagine. Kachur argues that the narrator obsession is based in “father-on-son incest”. He supports his idea with three possible hypothesis: first, the narrator was a victimized child that resulted with some psychotic symptoms; second, the narrator is re-enacting his abuse to make the old man feel what he suffered; and for last, the old man is a victim of the narrator´s threat of incest.

And can one overcome his/her feelings of guilt and regret? Does committing another action supposedly outweigh your first? The Kite Runner, a touching story told by KhaledHosseni revolves around Amir’s sin as a little boy, how it affects him during his life and the way he atones himself. There are several viewpoints on how one can atone themselves.

People choose forgiveness because they want to release the initial offender from their guilt and past action to form a better relationship with them. As Chernoff discusses, "When we release others from the penalties of their actions, we create a space where our own thoughtless actions against others can be forgiven as well”(1). The quote above explains how forgiving others can allow for a better relationship based off of forgiveness between the initial offender and the avenger. People forgive because they see it as the right thing to do. In the text, "In reality, I was just a man who got somebody mad-- mad enough to want to kill him-- and survived it.

He found his true self that eventually led to him confessing his sin. In the Puritan way of life, confessing a sin creates high-risk because the repercussions could consist of harsh punishment. Therefore, it took a lot for Hester and Dimmesdale to confess their sin of adultery. The sin they committed produced serious turmoil for them, but they both figured out how to deal with it.

Something to take away from Donne’s poetry is, as he has communicated throughout the poem, man’s need for God to separate him from sin. This is essential, because without God, sin will overtake

Finally, when he returned his homeland Ithaca and disguised as a beggar because he can fight alone, so he has to know which people’s hearts still loyal to him. I think it’s the main lie that this book. Also, in my opinion,even though it was lying, it wasn’t a bad thing because the only one way he entered his hall and beat up the suitors. Also, the gods help him to do this thing. In the book of the Odyssey, Odysseus’s lied at times and I think they all were an important part of this book.

Hosseini portrays Amir’s quest for redemption beautifully throughout his life as an innocent teenager in the enthralling and serene city of Kabul to his life as a family man in The United States of America. Through Amir’s life, Hosseini clearly portrays the fact that all sins can be atoned however grave or futile they may be and by their atonement one can attain self-satisfaction and can be at peace. According to the Holy Bible, and the Old Testament, an act of committing a sin is that which “separates man from God himself” (Anonymous). Baba, Amir’s father believed that “there is only one sin, only one.

The author provides the reader with mixed feeling about Amir. In his childhood in Kabul Amir comes off as heartless person. He is this because he has done evil stuff in his life. In the beginning of the story something bad happens to Hassan, Amir says,¨In the end, I ran.

This convinces the audience to not denounce Staples as the suspect while also understanding the reasoning behind the other party’s actions. Through not convicting either person, Staples establishes his credibility in explaining the situation as a misunderstanding instead of a crime. Staples exhibits another instance as he states “these truths are no solace against the kind of alienation that comes of being ever the suspect.” This quote makes the audience feel compassionate towards the author because they perceive him to often be the victim of discrimination, against everyone else, through the inclusion of the word “alienation.” Staples later recalls his rough childhood, and the traumatic experience of losing his brother to gang violence in order to continually evoke comprehension from the audience regarding the impoverished youth that were “indistinguishable from the muggers who occasionally seeped into the area from the surrounding ghetto.”

Instead, he told them his parents signed the order to have him unwound after he was arrested for armed robbery”. This shows that throughout the book Lev experiences hardships that change him as a character. By making himself look tougher than he is in reality, Lev is insuring people won’t mess with him so he can escape being unwound and disobey his parents.

Amir watched his best friend get assaulted and turned the other way and ran. He then set Hassan up to be accused for stealing money and a watch from Amir. But then, he made the right decision and decided to save Sohrab who is related to Hassan. The actions that Amir exemplified are important for society to look back on because from the very beginning, a decision that will not be regretted must be chosen. People can get caught when trying to fix there mistake just as Amir did.

In The Kite Runner, Amir’s desperation for attention from Baba proves to be his most tragic flaw. Due to this, he becomes envious of Hassan and how Baba treats him. Amir’s most significant sin is treating Hassan differently because of this, with the excuse of him being a Hazara. Furthermore, Amir knows that saving Sohrab would be the only way to make it right with Hassan again. After taking the chance and risking his life, Amir redeems himself in the end.

While Amir had a hectic childhood laced with misfortune and trauma, his journey back to Afghanistan forces him to face exceedingly more traumatic situations. When unsure of what he can do, Amir turns to Islam, searching for hope in inevitability. Not being told what to believe, Amir finds hope to ease his pain and understands the true use of religion; not for blindly following a message of justice, but for self-betterment and comfort. While in the hospital, Amir realizes, "I see now that Baba was wrong, there is a God, there always had been. I see Him here, in the eyes of the people in this corridor of desperation.