The Kite Runner: Sin and Redemption

1. His mother's death
2. Not being the son Baba wanted him to be
3. Death of Hassan
4. Unable to have a child with Soraya
5. Betrayal of his friendship with Hassan
   1. Amir hides his brand-new watch in Hassan's hut so it would seem like Hassan had stolen it
   2. Lack of loyalty
   3. Throws pomegranates at Hassan
   4. Pretending to be reading something that he wasn't, in that way making fun of Hassan's illiterature
   5. Lets Hassan take the blame for Amir's wrondoings
   6. Using Hassan for his own entertainment
   7. Watches Hassan get raped

1. Goes after Sohrab in order to redeem himself for everything he did to Hassan
2. Gets involved in the construction of a hospital, like Baba did with the orphanage
3. Wins the kite tournement for his dad
4. Gets married
5. Treats Sohrab the same way Hassan used to treat him
6. Confronts Assef, something he could have done earlier
7. Tries to give Sohrab the life that Hassan deserved to have
8. Gets beaten by Assef
9. Gives out money and wristwatch to Wahid's family
10. Runs the kite for Sohrab
11. Takes the role of Hassan (protector)

1. Main character and narrator
2. Pashtun
3. Baba's son
4. Anti hero
5. Inner tension between wanting to be his own man and the desire to be the man his dad wants him to be

Annotations:

• Winter of 1975

1. Amir and Hassan's father
2. Important businessman
3. Rich

   Annotations:

   • Nicest house in the Wazir Akbar Khan district
4. Good reputation and impressive figure
5. Lost his wife Sofia
6. Amir's idol
7. Hypocrite
8. Rahim Khan's best friend
9. Grew up with Ali, like Amir did with Hassan
10. Lost father at a young age

1. When treating Amir well when he cannot acknowledge Hassan as his son
2. Commits his worst sin: theft

   Annotations:

   • Lying: Stealing someone's right to the truth.  About Hassan not being his son Cheating: Getting Saunabar pregnant (Ali's wife)
3. Blaming Amir for the death of his wife

1. Being generous to Hassan

   Annotations:

   • Paying for his surgery Taking him to trips (movies, lakes) Birthday presents
2. Building an orphanage
3. Connecting with Amir more once they were in America
4. Arranging Amir's marriage

1. Tells Amir about Baba's secret, in order to redeem himself before his death

1. Baba's business partner and friend
2. Sensitive and patient
3. Like a father to Amir

   Annotations:

   • Pinky finger in the picture Gave him a diary to write his stories
4. Aware of what happened in 1975