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Kite Runner Essay Proposal - Mind Map
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The Kite Runner
Essay proposal - Mind Map
By: Aleena Rashid
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His [Amir's] need for redemption is evident in the guilt he experiences, his visit to Afghanistan after many years, and by repeatedly trying to please his Baba.
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Amir’s need to seek redemption and free himself from his guilt stems from his relationship with Hassan.
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"I hit him with another pomegranate, in the shoulder this time. The juice splattered his face. 'Hit me back!' I spat. 'Hit me back, goddamn you!' I wished he would. I wished he'd give me the punishment I craved, so maybe I'd finally sleep at night" (Hosseini 98).
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"I thought about Hassan's dream, the one about us swimming in the lake. There is no monster, and he'd said, just water. Except he'd been wrong about that. There was a monster in the lake. It had grabbed Hassan by the ankles, dragged him to the murky bottom. I was that monster" (Hosseini 125).
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Years later, Amir decides to visit Afghanistan in the search of redemption.
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"There is a way to be good again." (Hosseini, 202).
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“in the end he’d get us both. He’d kept that promise with Hassan. Now it was my turn” (Hosseini 300).
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“first time since the winter of 1975, I felt at peace” (Hosseini 303).
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Amir and Baba, have a strained relationship which is portrayed throughout the novel.
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“‘He’s always buried in those books or shuffling around the house like he’s lost in some dream…I wasn’t like that.’ Baba sounded frustrated, almost angry” (Hosseini 23).
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“If I hadn’t seen the doctor pull him out of my wife with my own eyes, I’d never believe he’s my son” (Hosseini 25).
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“A boy who won’t stand up for himself becomes a man who can’t stand up to anything” (Hosseini 24).