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By: Aleena Rashid
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.
Amir’s need to seek redemption and free himself from his guilt stems from his relationship with Hassan.
"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).
"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).
Years later, Amir decides to visit Afghanistan in the search of redemption.
"There is a way to be good again." (Hosseini, 202).
“in the end he’d get us both. He’d kept that promise with Hassan. Now it was my turn” (Hosseini 300).
“first time since the winter of 1975, I felt at peace” (Hosseini 303).
Amir and Baba, have a strained relationship which is portrayed throughout the novel.
“‘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).
“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).
“A boy who won’t stand up for himself becomes a man who can’t stand up to anything” (Hosseini 24).