Atonement and Redemption, the Cure to Sin (Kite Runner)

Alex DaPonte Mrs. Gill College English March 27 2012 Atonement and Redemption, the Cure to Sin Sin will always be part of humanity, but the atonement of those sins is what matters in the end. What changes is the severity of the sin and the lengths one has to go in order to atone for those sins and redeem one’s self. In Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner, guilt, atonement of sins and redemption all show that no matter what a person’s sin may be, he or she will always be able to atone for that sin and find redemption. Amir’s sins are far worse than anything most people will ever go through, yet he is able to atone for his sins, let go of his guilt thus, finding redemption. Even before Amir was born, sin would be bound to him. Hayes†¦show more content†¦Amir has finally done what he should have done about twenty-eight years ago. Fighting Assef for Sohrab helps Amir reach atonement for the sin of not fighting Assef for Hassan. Amir was given a second chance in a similar scenario with the same evil character Assef, and with that second chance Amir breaks the cycle of his sins and is able to forgive himself, becoming a better person. While Assef was beating him, Amir laughs because of his new-found atonement and lack of guilt. †¦For the first time since the winter of 1975, I felt at peace. I laughed because I saw that, in some hidden nook in a corner of my mind, id even ben looking forward to this. I remembered the day on the hill I had pelted Hassan with pomegranates and tried to provoke him†¦ I hadn’t felt better, not at all. But I did now. My body was broken†¦but I felt healed. Healed at last. I laughed. (Hosseini 221) From here on Amir forgave himself and worked to make all the sins that burdened him right. â€Å"We were all born with a moral obligation to leave this world a little bit better than we found it† (Mcilrath). Amir finally forgives himself thus reaching redemption. After he fights Assef he wants to become a better person and be the father that he never had. Baba not only had sins of his own but gave some of his sins to Amir. Amir redeems these sins and will â€Å"leave this world a little better than† what he was born into. Sohrab was told that he would have to go