Zusammenfassung der Ressource
The Kite Runner Themes
- Forgiveness
- Redemption- "There is a way to be good again"
- Moral Standard Amir Must meet is set early in the novel
- "And where is he headed?" Baba said " A boy who won't stand up for himself becomes a man who can't stand up to
anything."
- As a boy, Amir fails to stand up for himself. As an adult, he can only redeem himself by proving he has the courage to stand up for what is right.
- Amir's quest to redeem himself makes up the heart of the novel.
- Guilt regarding Hassan.
- Personal feeling of responsibility for mothers death.
- Guilt drives the climatic events of the story
- Statement confirms the concept of free will and personal choice as the way to redemption
- True redemption comes from restoring one's own sense of self worth and goodness as a human being
- Everyone is entitled to redemption; even Sanaubar
- Identity "I became what I am today at the age of twelve"
- Amir sense of guilt pervades every aspect of his life