End of Novel Blog Post (Primary Only)

1/8/2021

This final blog post is deceptively simple. Please consider and respond to the following question:

What does Hosseini teach readers about redemption?

You must include specific references to multiple characters in the novel.

Primary Blog Expectations (respond to the prompt above): 200-250 words, minimal errors in grammar and usage, thoughtful and thorough writing. Please use the name you were assigned in class as your nom de plume and be sure to add word count. Due by 11:59pm Sunday night 1-10-2021!

Azzami

1/8/2021 12:54:26 pm

In the Kite Runner, one significant display of redemption is with Amir. Amir had his childhood best friend, Hassan, which he later learns is also his half brother. Amir didn't treat Hassan the way Hassan treated him. Hassan treated and loved Amir like a brother but Amir never felt that way about him until Hassan was gone and it was too late. Amir made Hassan tell him that he would do anything for Amir and yet Amir never did the same. When Hassan was in his greatest time of need Amir turned the other way. After Amir's return to Afghanistan, he finds out Hassan had passed away but had married and had a son. Rahim Khan tasks Amir to go and get Hassan's son Sohrab. On his way to retrieve Sohrab, he runs into the Taliban, headed by Assef, who beats Amir severely. Amir wakes up in a hospital with many injuries, one significant injury being a cut above his lip. This cut was almost like a harelip like Hassan. The lip symbolizes redemption because Amir is becoming more like Hassan, being a father figure to Sohrab. With many difficulties throughout his journey, Amir brings Sohrab home to America to live with him and Soraya. This is Amir's redemption because he can treat Sohrab the way he never treated Hassan. He can give Sohrab all the love he felt for Hassan but never gave him. Along with being Amir's redemption to Hassan, Sohrab was also Amir's redemption to having a child of his own since he and Soraya couldn't have a child together.
word count: 263

Pazir

1/8/2021 01:06:54 pm

I would just like to say that this book was truly something. I normally do not like reading but this book was something that I really did enjoy. Hosseini has taught everyone who reads his book that redemption is not something that is easily obtained. It is a difficult track that someone is going to have to work hard for if they want to make up for the mistake that they made in the past. I believe that he has taught every one to not hide away from your past mistakes but instead hit them head on. I think many people in this novel did not really truly face their past mistakes head on. People like Amir who tried to instead of fix the past, tried to instead forget about it. But ultimately in the end Amir realized that he had to do something, something that would stop him from feeling this guilty that constantly roamed over him. He decided to go back to Afghanistan and bring home the son of Hassa, Sohrab. Another character that I felt took too long to make up the past was Rahiem Khan. By keeping the secret of Hassan and Amir actually being brothers I feel like that also made him feel guilty in a sense. But as we saw he felt as if it was his duty to tell Amir the truth finally. He wanted to get rid of the guilt and told Amir everything which actually made Amir face his guilt.

Word count- 250

Jaah

1/8/2021 01:46:04 pm

In the novel the kite runner Hosseini teaches his readers that redemption is possible. But the road to redemption may look really narrow or almost impossible to cross. But once you do cross that road, the lifting of the sorrow and burden that hovered over you once before would not be there anymore. He represents this concept of redemption through Amir. Amir has carried the burden of Hassan’s assault, his true relationship to Hassan and how he treated Hassan for so long. Hosseini depicts Amir in many different ways, we see Amir’s transformation from when he was a rude confused 12 year old boy to now a grown compassionate man and husband. Amir’s route to redemption was not easy, Hosseini showed the day to day battles that Amir fought within himself. When things didn't go his way in life for example, when he and Soraya found out they were unable to have children, Amir believed that was his punishment for what he did to Hassan. But one day Amir was met with an opportunity to not only do right by his brother but to gain his ticket to redemption. Through Sohrab, Amir was able to repay Hassan and be open about his past. Hosseini shows that Amir finally found the courage to tell Soraya what happened in the alley that dreadful winter day. This was a key way for Amir finding his passageway to redemption. Sohrab’s presence helped to fulfill Amir and fulfill a relationship that he could have had with Hassan if the truth was known to them.
~259 words

Shahmeer

1/8/2021 03:24:21 pm

Hosseini teaches the reader that the best way to seek redemption is to do right after you have wronged. Through a person’s kind acts they can seek redemption for what they have done wrong. According to Rahim Khan, Baba spent his life serving others by making the orphanage and giving money to the homeless because he was trying to do right. He was redeeming himself for having an affair with his friend’s wife. Amir does this too in order to seek redemption for hurting his half brother Hassan by taking care of his half nephew. Instead of continuing to live with guilt and shaming his past Amir tells the truth about what he did to Hassan in the winter of 1975 and those following months. In both cases, this does not reverse the effects of their wrongdoings, but it redeems their actions, especially when they can’t or are not able to beg for forgiveness to the people they have wronged. Also, Rahim Khan notes that you can’t seek redemption if you don’t do right after you have wronged. He makes this very important to Amir, who spent his life running away from what he did that winter in Afghanistan and grew up ashamed of not only his past, but himself. I believe Hosseini was also trying to tell the reader that we shouldn’t feel ashamed for the things we have done in the past and not be too hard on ourselves like Amir, that anyone can be “good again”.
Word Count: 249

Zarak

1/8/2021 05:45:56 pm

In the story of The Kite Runner, the way the author, Hosseini teaches readers about redemption was through Amir. Back in chapter 7, after Amir witnesses Hassan’s assault and runs off, Amir feels really guilty. Throughout the years, Amir had kept it to himself, making him live an unhappy life with a sense of shame. After Amir moves to America and gets married to Soraya, his life brings a drastic change. Rahim Khan and Amir plan to meet up to have a conversation. Amir then finds out the whole truth through Rahim, about Hassan’s death, his family and how Hassan was his half brother. Rahim tells Amir to rescue Sohrab, Hassan’s son from the orphanage. Although, at first Amir was not too sure about going to Kabul, Rahim’s words stood with Amir, “There is a way to be good again.” Amir did not want to keep feeling that sense of guilt from Hassan’s assault and felt that rescuing Sohrab was a way to overcome it and become a better person. Near the end of the story, Hosseini teaches redemption when Amir adopts Sohrab and welcomes him to his home in America with his wife, Soraya. Amir is also able to finally tell his wife, after 15 years of marriage all about his past, making him feel relieved. This shows a redemption towards Hassan because of the way Amir is able to grow into a more mature person where he can treat Sohrab the way Amir should have with Hassan.
Word count:249

Bahnam

1/8/2021 08:33:34 pm

Hosseini teaches readers that most people can redeem themselves. A prime example of this is Amir. At the beginning of the novel, Amir was a cowardly rich boy that only cared about getting his father’s attention. Amir betrayed his only good friend, Hassan, to get his father’s attention. Amir is able to redeem himself towards the end of the novel by returning to Afghanistan to save Hassan’s son and adopt him. Throughout the novel, Amir also reflects on his actions which eventually led to his redemption. An example of a character who has not redeemed themselves in The Kite Runner is Assef. From the beginning of the novel and towards the end of the novel, Assef has not changed. He has always been a bully, from sexually harassing Hassan in the beginning of the novel and working for the Taliban, Assef has continued to inflict pain and suffering towards others. Amir and Assef are similar because at the beginning of the novel they both did unthinkable actions and caused harm, but in the end Amir changed and redeemed himself while Assef stayed the same. Some other characters who redeemed themselves are Baba because his strained relationship with Amir flourished into a close father-son relationship in the United States, and Hassan’s mother, Sanaubar, who left Hassan as a baby and then, eventually came back to his life. Overall, Hosseini has taught the audience that most people can redeem themselves through reflection and time.
Word Count: 242

Azfaar

1/8/2021 08:45:57 pm

Through the eyes of Amir, Hosseini teaches readers there is no time frame for redemption and detaching from guilt can help the process. In the novel Amir gets redeemed for what happened when he was just a boy. In the alley, he witnesses Hassan get raped and doesn't do anything. This leads to a series of events that result in Hassan and his father, Ali, moving away. As Amir ages the event at the alley continues to haunt him. He sees circumstances such as his wife not being able to have kids as a punishment from that dreadful day. He is called back home and given the opportunity to make things right and get Hassan's orphaned child. Although hesitant at first, Amir goes through many struggles to get Sohrab. Eventually Amir ends up bringing Sohrab to American where he lives with him and his wife as a family. As humans we must learn to face the bad things we've done, and move on with life. Doing so will ensure our character growth to keep us from being stuck in our past. Lastly, I think Hosseini wanted to convey that redemption doesn't mean forgetting what you've done, it means acknowledging it and actively taking steps to regain your sense of self pride to make you feel “good” again. Word count-219

Painda

1/9/2021 11:17:43 pm

In the novel, Hosseini teaches the readers in The Kite Runner about redemption. A significant character that displays redemption is Amir. During Amir’s childhood, his best friend, Hassan, defends him against the neighborhood bullies but in return, Hassan gets assaulted. As Amir gets older and matures into a man he feels guilt from when he watched Hassan get hurt, his sins continue to affect him in adulthood. All Amir wants to do is gain redemption. The only way to do that is to stand up for himself and face Assef to get Sohrab back. The fight with Assef to get Sohrab was Amir’s way through redemption because he wasn’t there for Hassan like he should’ve been. He redeemed himself by fighting for Sohrab to give him a good life. Another example of redemption was Rahim Khan’s redemption for hiding the fact that Hassan was hAmir’s brother all along. Rahim Khan redeemed himself by confessing the truth before he died so that he could rid the guilty feelings. Lastly, Baba also redeemed himself for hiding the truth of his other son by treating Hassan with respect all his life and not throwing him out when Amir tried framing Hassan. Overall, I think Hosseini conveyed the theme of redemption because he wanted to show that the journey isn’t as simple as it seems. It takes a lot of self-reflection to admit your mistakes and forgive yourself so that you can move forward in life.
Word Count-242

Azoom

1/10/2021 05:19:22 pm

Hosseini teaches readers that redemption is always possible. There is always a way to, as he writes, be good again. The main example of redemption he gives us is Amir. Amir had done many terrible things during his youth. He not only hurt his best friend and brother but his father as well. He didn’t help Hassan during his assault, betrayed him by pushing him away afterward, and then caused Hassan and Ali to leave which pained Baba. Amir grows up and tries to forget about his wrongdoings. But when he’s forced to face his mistakes he eventually decides to do the right thing. He tried to make up for all his mistakes by taking in Hassan’s son as his own so that the boy doesn’t have to suffer anymore. As Amir does, he causes immense pain to the boy and strains his relationship with him. Despite this, he decides to keep trying to get close to his nephew. He tries to make up for what he did to Hassan that last way he can. Another way we see redemption in the story is through Baba. Baba showed Amir very little affection which damaged him as a child. He also left Hassan to be a servant despite him being his son. Baba tried to make up for these mistakes throughout his life. He tried to make up for lying to Hassan by not expressing love to either of his children as a way to be fair. This didn’t do much good as it only damaged his relationship with Amir. However, he tried to make up for all the lost time with Amir by being extremely supportive of him when they moved to America. Baba supported Amir’s career and showed him the affection he never did when he was young. Both Amir and Baba made massive mistakes. But they put in the effort and time to make up for their mistakes through their actions. With these characters and their development, Hosseini teaches the readers his ideas and thoughts about redemption.

Word Count: 339

Jansher

1/10/2021 07:37:06 pm

Hosseini teaches readers in the tale of The Kite Runner about redemption. Redemption is displayed Hassan is defending Amir against the bullies in the neighborhood, but Hassan is being targeted in return. His mistakes begin to affect him in adulthood as Amir time passes and develops into a man he experiences remorse for seeing Hassan get hurt. The only thing Amir ought to do now is win redemption. The only one way to do so is to get up and face Assef in order to get Sohrab back to himself. Amir did not want to keep enduring the guilt of Hassan's assault and felt that the rescue of Sohrab was a way of overcoming it and being a better human being. To live with him and Soraya, Amir takes Sohrab home to America. This is the redemption of Amir, since Sohrab can be treated the way he never treated Hassan. He was prepared to give Sohrab all the affection he had for Hassan, but he never gave him. The idea of redemption was articulated by Hosseini because he needed to demonstrate that the path is not quite as easy as it might seem. To acknowledge your faults and forgive yourself so that you can go on with life takes a tremendous amount of self-reflection.
word count-214

Tashfeen

1/11/2021 01:46:33 am

Through Amir and Baba’s relationship, Hosseini teaches us that redemption is not something that is easily obtained.

Baba ends up impregnating Ali’s wife and decides to hide keep this to himself once he sees how much joy Hassan provides Ali with. To “redeem” himself for betraying his best friend, Baba spends a majority of his life “giving” to others and working for anything that he wants. Baba also makes sure that Hassan and Ali are well taken care of. In the end, this is not enough for Baba to be fully redeemed, and Amir falls into the same “curse” as his father; he ends up betraying his best friend.

Amir spent the majority of his childhood surrounded by Hassan, who willingly gave Amir all that he had without any ulterior motives. Amir ends up betraying him by putting his need to have his father’s approval, before the need to save his friend. This leads to Amir spending the next twelve to fourteen years in guilt, looking for a way to bury his sins. In the end, Amir ends up having to put aside his fear of others finding out what he did, along with having to face many obstacles, for him to obtain the redemption that he had craved for so long.

Word count: 212

Asadi

1/11/2021 10:38:45 pm

Through Baba and Amir's father son relationship is when Hosenni taught redemption the most, and taught that it is not easily given. Amir, growing up, wasn't THAT aware of his wrong doings, but as he got older and older, he realized that, for example, not helping Hassan during his assault was very much wrong, which then caused Ali to leave Hassan because Ali was very concerned as to why Hassan was so heartbroken and wouldn't speak up. Ali leaving Hassan deeply hurt Baba. Baba was not much of an attention giver towards Amir, which is why Amir constantly seeked attention from his own father. While Baba was busy giving Hassan all of his attention because he was more "well behaved", Amir continued to act out and try to win the attention he seeked. Later in life, as Amir admits to his wrong doings and owns up to his actions, is when Baba started to gain respect for him and finally give him the redemption he earns with the attention that Amir had been seeking his whole childhood. What I think the author's message was for having Hosenni give this lesson was, to never regret or feel ashamed about anything that has happened in the past, it will come around and you will learn from it and might even seek redemption when you need it the most.

word count 226

Badih

1/12/2021 02:06:19 pm

As we read the last chapters of the Kite Runner we see the importances of the lessons that were brought to us by the Author of this book, Hosseini. Amir faces many challenges within himself. We learn about the ways Amir redeemed himself into happiness and internal peace. Amir goes down to Afghanistan to find out about Hassan’s death and the life he had built there with his wife and son. Amir couldn’t believe that Hassan was no longer there, he knew the feeling of guilt because it had taken over him. He discovers secrets from Rahim and learns that Sohrab is alive but had to be found. I think that Amir owed Hassan a lot, rescuing Sohrab was the least he could do to save himself from all the guilt he was feeling. Fighting Assef for Sohrab was the way Amir redeemed himself for Hassan. Fighting remembered him of that time he wanted Hassan to just hit him back but he never did and that just made him feel worse. Now he finally felt peace within himself and he could give a new life to Sohrab just like Hassan would have wanted. Another way redemption was brought to us by Hosseini was when Rahim let out the truth about Baba and Hassan before his death. That was a way he redeemed himself to Amir.

Word Count:225

tabish

1/12/2021 06:23:49 pm

To be honest I wasn’t sure how Amir could ever make up for what he did and when I found out that Hassan was shot I really couldn’t imagine any way for redemption. Amir basically ruined someone’s life. Amir never really thought about Hassan as a friend and regardless of everything Hassan has done for him, Amir turns his back on Hassan when he needed it the most. Amir had to live with that regret. Then he had to return to Afghanistan and found out the truth. He was tasked with saving Hassan’s boy Sohrab. That being said he was able to find a way to coexist with what happened once he took in Sohrab. In the end, it was one of those shows don’t tell and him running to catch the kite shows he found peace in my opinion. To answer the question basically, you have to learn to coexist with your mistakes. Word count: 155

Taimur

1/17/2021 07:47:43 pm

Hosseini does an excellent job by teaching his readers about redemption; he shows what it means to him and not telling what it should be. He shows about how it isn't easy nor simple, how it doesn't come naturally nor when one might expect it or want it. Redemption has many ways of showing itself, and multiple ups and downs. Amir's path towards redemption is significant, though still incomplete by the time he runs that kite for Sohrab. That fateful winter day in 1975 changed the course of everyone's lives around him, and Amir thought it his fault, and in a way (a very obvious way) it was. However, he slowly began taking stands and growing his emotional intelligence: the gift of a leatherback notebook, the back of an oil truck leaving Afghanistan while a widower fights for a woman, a graduation ceremony filled with pride, a commonly shared weekend hobby of a community, a morning sun to a yelda, a single phone call, the passing of father and brother, the Upside Down, a nephew, a brawl, a broken promise, and finally, a remade "for you, a thousand times over." Redemption is a sloppy path, difficult to follow and even more so to swallow, but definitely doable through an internal change or two. Amir's change from accepting his cowardice into his very being to calling out Assef and helplessly pleading to a God that he isn't sure truly exists to spare Sohrab's life, is one of a man who recognizes his wrongs and is planning each next move to run along side and transform what he's done in the past. While redemption is different for everyone, and occasionally non-existent for some, it's a something in a room full of nothing. Sometimes, you just have to reach for something.

Word Count: 298

Dadvar

1/26/2021 05:47:09 pm

I think Hosseini teaches readers that overall redemption is possible. Against all previously conceived notions, Amir gets the chance to end a cycle of regret and shame in his family and make sure evil doesn't conquer their story. I think Hosseini even shows the bigger picture of redemption when at the end of the novel Amir and Soraya work to make the homeland a better place after all they've seen. I think Hosseini proves that redemption is possible even after so many mistakes. Hassan's mom is able to have an ending where she is redeemed; she makes it up to her son and his family. I think Hosseini teaches that someone's story always has the ability to change; people always have the ability to change. Most people might not agree but I think Baba's story shows redemption. He knew at some level that his son was not becoming who he was supposed to be in Afghanistan, that his country wasn't working well for his only family and he sacrificed his own happiness and comfortable living situation to help his son. I think this moment is most clear in its importance when Amir breaks down in front of his father asking him what he is going to do without him and Baba replies saying this is everything I’ve been teaching you; eventually Amir is able to come into his own as a man with his own family.
Word Count~ 236

Zemar

1/29/2021 12:58:42 pm

Hosseini teaches readers about redemption through the many different experiences that Amir has. He teaches and shows readers how guilt can lead to wanting some kind of redemption for the things you did. For example, in The Kite Runner, Amir goes on a whole life threatening journey for redemption. After Rahim Khan tells him that, “I believe, is what true redemption is, Amir jan, when guilt leads to good (Hosseini 302),” things change for Amir. H ends up going back to Kabul and saving Hassan's son from Assef and in a way gaining redemption for two incidents that happened in his life: allowing Assef to rape Hassan and for the harm he caused Hassan and his family. Hosseinialso teaches readers how tough the path to redemption can be and, not that we can really control everything, but if we can live our lives in a way that doesn’t put us on such a harmful path, it’ll probably be in our best interest. Readers learn of how the path to redemption can affect you mentally, physically, emotionally, and in so many other ways. For example, Amir wouldn’t have had to leave his safe home and his wife and go put himself in all that danger if he had spoken up during those events that made him want and/or need redemption for.
Word Count: 221

Farjaad

1/31/2021 11:43:10 am

In The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, the idea of redemption is displayed through numerous characters. Amir, an individual the audience sees the progression of first hand, is an excellent example. Initially, Amir is presented as a young boy with a slight lack of a backbone, however, as the novel progresses the story evolves to something eons deeper. Throughout the journey, Amir displays traits of manipulativeness, selfishness, and jealousy. He allows for his “best friend” to get assaulted in an alley and would remark that it may have been the price he needed to pay to receive affection from his father. He would continually abuse his relationship with Hassan until they departed. In the United States, Amir would face roadblock after roadblock, from his father dying of cancer to being unable to produce a child with a wife. He faces things most people would ache at the thought of. The challenges he endures seemed like the infinite consequences he’d have to face for the person he was. When he returns to Afghanistan and begins his journey of “rescuing” Hassan's son, Sohrab, is where the journey towards redemption truly begins. He runs into the Taliban and the head of it, a boy named Assef who tormented him and Hassan and assaulted Hassan. He was beaten severely by Assef and would receive a Harelip-like cut on his lip along with multiple other injuries. This event would display his arc of redemption as the cut, like the one Hassan had, is a symbol of his character evolving from a coward to an individual of sacrifice, like Hassan. His path to redemption would continue when he turned himself into a father figure for Sohrab, he treats him the way he should’ve treated Hassan.
WORDS-289

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