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In three pages this paper examines the concept of redemption, whether or not it is primarily religious in nature, how what it entails for the novel’s protagonist Amir, and considers whether or not redemption is possible in this life. Three sources are listed in the bibliography. TGkrredeem.rtf
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When an individual pledges to mend the error of his ways, his soul will be absolved of past sins at the time of death and achieve an eternal afterlife.
This religious connotation seems to imply that redemption comes only with death and that it remains elusive in life. One of the primary themes featured in Khaled Hosseinis
debut novel The Kite Runner is the protagonist Amirs desire for redemption after betraying his servant and best friend Hassan in the worst possible way. He stood by passively
and refused to intervene when Hassan was brutally raped by future Taliban operative Assef. Adding further insult to injury, Amir was responsible of the removal of Hassan and his
father Ali from his familys affluent home. Unlike Amir and his father Baba, Hassan was unable to flee the war-torn Afghanistan, Hassan was not so lucky. Amir struggled
with the weighty burdens of his guilt and hoped he would be able to redeem himself through good works so that his life could somehow be salvaged. Amir repairs his
relationship with his father and nurses him through a bout of cancer. He finds happiness in an arranged marriage to Soraya, and accepts her even after she confides her
sexual past to him. However, Amir never confesses his sin to anyone - not to his father, not to Soraya, and not to Hassan (Rankin-Brown). He is too
ashamed, but still his religious faith assures him "redemption is possible" (ORourke). In his darkest moments, Amir turns to God, which demonstrates that despite his inability to confess his
sin to anyone else, God will listen and offer His redemption. This is important because Amir is not a Christian; he is a Muslim who becomes a devout practitioner
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