Hassan vows to bring the kite back for Amir and sets off. One old merchant asks Amir what he is doing looking for a Hazara. The old man looks at him distrustfully, but finally tells Amir he saw the Hazara going south. He adds that the boys chasing him have probably caught him by now.
Amir searches the neighborhood until he comes to an alleyway. Hassan has the blue kite, and he is surrounded by Assef and the two other boys that are always with him, Kamal and Wali. Amir watches from around the corner. Assef tells Hassan they will let him go only if he hands over the kite. Hassan refuses. He ran the kite fairly, and it belongs to Amir. Assef says Amir would not be as loyal to him, an ugly pet Hazara.
Hassan is not shaken. He says he and Amir are friends. Assef and the other boys charge Hassan. Amir almost says something, but ultimately he only watches. Amir remembers something. He and Hassan fed from the same breast, that of a Hazara woman named Sakina.
He recalls going to a fortune teller with Hassan. They each give the fortune teller money. And that was good. The narrative begins with a dream, which mirrors the dreamlike state Amir is in as he watches the nightmare. The word dream is an important motif in The Kite Runner, though usually it is the metaphorical dream — the desires, the aspirations. One of the most important aspects of this motif is the dual nature of dreams — sweet dreams and nightmares. A nightmare is what Amir watches and Hassan experiences, but because he doesn't do anything about Hassan's attack, Amir lives in a nightmare for the next twenty-five years.
At breakfast, when Hassan is sharing his dream in an attempt to soothe Amir, Amir is curt with Hassan. Afterward, Amir almost apologizes to Hassan, but he does not. This is typical of the cultural situation in which they live. Hassan is the loyal servant, and Amir is the almost aloof master.
The juxtaposition of the beautiful day with the ugly incident is another example of the motif of appearance versus reality. This motif is further developed with Amir's ambiguity toward religion — he's not sure if there's a God, but he says a prayer, rationalizing, "if there's a God, then He'll allow me to win. As usual, Hassan is focused on Amir. And, in an instant that may appear to be out of the ordinary, Amir includes Hassan in the victory.
Yet, Hassan's inclusion is of a private nature. Hassan will not have the glory. And, as soon as the kite fight is won, Hassan is off to run the fallen kite for Amir. Some critics contend that this is an example of divine justice, while others point out that the leader and instigator — Assef — is not the one who suffers, thus illustrating that the minions and servants suffer for the decisions of those in power.
This, of course, is another parallel to the relationship between Amir and Hassan. The relationship between Kamal and his father also provides a contrast for the relationship between Amir and Baba. The love Kamal's father has for his son is so intense — and perhaps his own personal sense of guilt so great — that when Kamal dies, his father is unwilling to go on living and kills himself.
Baba is either not willing or not able to demonstrate that level of intense emotion for his son. Previous Chapter 9. Next Chapter Removing book from your Reading List will also remove any bookmarked pages associated with this title. Are you sure you want to remove bookConfirmation and any corresponding bookmarks? My Preferences My Reading List. The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini. He must prove to Baba that he is worthy of spending time with everyday because he feels the hatred that his father shows to him.
One way how he gets redemption from his father is by winning the kite running tournament to prove to him that he is worthy of being his son. He attempts to redeem himself by building an orphanage with his wife Soraya and giving Sohrab the childhood that is safer and more suitable for a young boy to grow up in. Baba also focused on being an exceptional father to Hassan without others detecting the truth. Hassan was well provided for and even though he was Hazara, he was invited to attend events and gatherings with Baba and Amir.
Overall, Baba redeemed himself by proving to others he was a decent man in society. To conclude, Amir acts show that sometimes the easiest way of a situation is to betray someone even if it is someone close to you.
During times of needs betraying someone may be easiest way out of a situation, but it does not always have the effects you had hoped for.
He then realizes his mistakes growing up in Afghanistan and America and changes his ways, trying to get redemption for himself, a key theme in the story. Amir always wants to get attention from his father in his childhood and feels that he is being neglected by his father because he writes stories whereas Hassan is an athletic person.
Amir believes Hassan is the son that Baba never had when in reality he is his other son. Throughout the novel Amir holds guilt of betraying Hassan in that fateful alley and it changes him as a person.
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To begin, The Kite Runner expresses the continuous redemption of Baba and Amir that they try to achieve. People face their problem in different ways; some people face their problem and errors head on by admitting to or by fixing it while others decide to do so by doing more good to others which may balance out their sins. There are also other ways to accomplish redemption to oneself, in Baba's condition he strives to succeed in doing so by doing more good things to other people and to the Afghan community.
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