Kite Runner: Final Post

     I finished the last section of the Kite Runner, a novel by Khaled Hosseini. Here, Amir brings Sohrab to America to adopt him, but I think there's a hidden meaning in the events in which Amir adopts Sohrab: redemption. The entire book i about how Amir commited terrible sins and how he redeems himself.
     First ogf all, Amir goes back to the tree where he wrote, "Amir and Hassan, the sultans of Kabul," and renews the marks. This means that Amir and Hassan are back. But with Hassan dead, someoen else is taking his place: Amir.
     Amir then goes to Assef where he fights him to get Sohrab somewhere else. Assef splits Amir's upper lip down the middle, making him look like Hassan. Sohrab stands up for Amir by shooting a ball into Assef's left eye. Then, at the end of the book, Amir tells Sohrab, "For you, a thousand times over." Since Amir said that to Sohrab, Sohrab has taken Amir's place.
     Going back to where Amir and Assef fought, Sohrab stood up for Amir. Because Sohrab represents Amir, by standing up for him, Amir's sin is redeemed. It represents Hassan getting raped by Assef, but this time, Amir doesn't run and stand up to Assef.
     At the end of the book, Amir manages to make Sohrab smile again. Before that, Sohrab was silent and lifeless. The silence represents Amir refusing to rebui;d a relationship with Hassan after the rape. By making Sohrab smile, it means in the next life or something like that, Hassan and Amir will once again have a good relationship. Just like that, Amir has successfully redeemed his second sin.
     Given a second chance and some help from Sohrab, Amir successfully redeems his sins. Even though the rles are reversed, Amir finally stands up for Hassan. Since this is hwow the story ends, I think the author has said everything that he has to say (Amir has redeemed his sins. The End). This is what maed me think the entire story was about the Amir committing and redeeming his sins.