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“You can renew a friendship even after you have betrayed that person”

I believe that you can renew a friendship with forgiveness by rebuilding the bond of trust and loyalty. The main theme that I could relate to this is friendship and atonement. “I had one last chance to make a decision. One final opportunity to decide who I was going to be. I could step into that alley, stand up for Hassan – the way he'd stood up for me all those times in the past – and accept whatever would happen to me. Or I could run. In the end, I ran. (7.137-139)” This can be seen in The Kite Runner because when Hassan was physically assaulted by Assef, Amir couldn't save his best friend.  He acted as a coward during their childhood, and later on was extremely angered by his incompetence to rescue his friend. However, when Amir grew up and Hassan’s child, Sohrab, was kept as a hostage by Assef, he made it his main objective to save Sohrab from his misery as an act of redeeming and renewing his friendship. In this quote, there is repetition of “I” to communicate his desperation of Amir wanting to help his friend as well as longer sentences at the beginning to highlight how time is dragging on for him, how everything for him is happening in an agonizingly slow motion to make the actions of the bullies more prominent, but as the sentences shorten, it shows that these actions are unfolding right in front of his eyes, creating tension and showing how time is actually is running out.

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"Being a man and standing up for what is right defines a person"

The theme of courage and bravery is an emerging theme in The Kite Runner which is strongly portrayed through the actions of the characters. When Amir and Baba had to flee from Afghanistan in an abandoned truck Baba shows courage by7 calming his son down and saying "think of something good, something happy." This expresses the brave and courageous nature of Baba as he is not startled by the horrible conditions of the oil tank.

Similarly, courage is also expressed in A Doll's house as Nora escapes the misogynistic beliefs of her society by leaving her husband Trovald and kids behind. She claims that "“I must make up my mind which is right – society or I.” and she chooses herself. The use of the high modality word "must" shows Nora's righteous courage and bravery.

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Theme of redemption:
The journey for redemption makes up a great part of the novel's plot, and grows as a subject to incorporate both the individual and the political. All through his youth, Amir's most known battle was to make up for himself to Baba for "executing" his mom while giving birth to him, and for growing up a disillusioning child who was not normal for Baba himself. After Hassan's assault, Amir spends whatever is left of his life hard to make up for himself for his double-crossing of his devoted companion. This at last comes full circle in Amir's arrival to Afghanistan and his experiences to spare and embrace Hassan's child Sohrab.

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"There is a way to be good again"

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Omar and Varun                         The theme of Redemption is evident in The Kite Runner. This is apparent when Amir leaves his family and his new country behind to back to Afghanistan and redeem himself, as he has a horrible past there. 

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Omar and Varun                         The theme of Redemption is evident in The Kite Runner. This is apparent when Amir leaves his family and his new country behind to back to Afghanistan and redeem himself, as he has a horrible past there. 

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It's never too late to do the right thing.

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It's never too late to do the right thing.

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The theme of redemption is an evident theme in The Kite Runner. This can be recognized through Amir leaving his family and his financial security to travel back his home country to redeem himself from his troubled past.

Amir decided to travel back to Afghanistan in search of his childhood friend Hassan's son, Sohrab. "I must save Sohrab," Houssieni uses an Imperative to show the seriousness of Amir's intentions and his urge to redeem himself. It makes the audience understand his intentions and his dire need for redemption.

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"A strong will and determination can help you overcome any diversity in your life."

Theme - Perseverance

The theme of perseverance is perseverant in The Kite Runner. This is apparent when Amir visits Afghanistan again when a sick and dying Rahim Khan called to rescue Sohrab from the painstaking presence of the Taliban. This is evident when Rahim Khan mentions one of the most iconic quotes in the book, and says, “there’s a way to be good again.” In this particular quote, it is clear that Rahim uses a very assertive tone, which is evident in his uses of the imperative, ‘there is’. This shows the audience that Rahim is clearly trying to get a grave message to Amir towards the end of his life. He uses this imperative to persuade Amir to finally visit Afghanistan and rescue Hassan’s son. Also, the use of the word ‘again’ shows Amir that at one point in his life, times were good and he lived his best life with Hassan. Rahim tries to persuade Amir to collect Sohrab through the use of this nostalgia, which creates a melancholic feeling in Amir, and eventually convinces him to visit Afghanistan to accomplish his goal.

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"People usually get what they deserve"

The theme of retribution is a significant emerging theme in the Kite Runner, particularly with respect to Assef and the slingshot. When Assef insults Amir and threatens him, Hassan steps in with the slingshot and drives Assef away. Although Assef does give up and decides to bully Amir another time, he does not get what he deserves in terms of a punishment for giving Amir and Hassan a hard time. Later in the story, when Amir goes back to the war-torn Afghanistan to save Sohrab, Sohrab defends him against the same Villain,
Assef, with a slingshot. Here, after years of tormenting Amir and Hassan (and consequently Hassan's son), Assef gets the treatment that he deserves.
Alternatively, there is irony in these two situations because although Assef does indeed get what he deserves, Amir gets more than he deserves. He had done nothing to gain the loyalty of Hassan as he always treated him like an underling, and also hadn't done enough to gain the loyalty of Sohrab as they had just met each other. Regardless, both Hassan and Sohrab used their slingshots to defend Amir, pointing to the theme of loyalty and suggesting that people may not always get what they deserve.

- Quote: "I taught Hassan into firing walnuts"

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Actions, not class, define a character.

the theme of hierarchy is evident in The Kite Runner. This is apparent when Hassan is constantly being classed as part of the lower class as he is a Hazzara whilst Amir, is a Pashtun. Apart of the higher class. The theme of hierarchy is constant throughout as Hassan is constantly being put down due to his social class. This is seen when Amir says "They called him "flat-nosed" because of Ali and Hassan's characteristic Hazara Mongoloid features" They were being characterized and looked down upon, although this is ironic as although Hassan, is a Hazara, he has a much better persona than Amir the Pashtun. This implies that character is based on morals and actins and not social class.

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Actions, not class, define a character. 

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Actions, not class, define a character. 

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The statement can be considered as an emerging theme given that it can be associated with Hassan's act of heroism despite him being “just a Hazara”. At the time in Afghanistan, Hazara’s were an ethnic group associated with low class. There are several instances in the story where Hassan's character is defined by his acts in protection of Amir and his family. Right from the beginning of the story we see Amir being protected by Hassan from Assef. This is then continued and concluded with Hassan being murdered as he stood protecting Amir’s house. Therefore, the theme is prevalent in the story and Hassan’s persona.

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"Being a man and standing up for what is right defines a person."

The following statement represents a theme of "power" and "courage". This links to the novel "The Kite Runner" as Baba was considered a powerful figure, this is due to his high-class character in several situations. This is shown in the novel when Baba stands up for a woman in danger, he says, "I'll take a thousand of his bullets before i let this indecency take place". This quote shows that baba is not scared to stand up for any one, even a stranger, this links back to the statement. In this case, baba is portrayed as a person that is caring and courageous.

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Perseverance and Grit

- The theme of perseverance is the result of Amir's drive to atone his sins and it expresses itself particularly prominently during the rescue of Sohrab. The running motif 'For you, a thousand times over' is a reflection of Hassan's perseverance onto Amir

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“People usually get what they deserve.”

The theme of retribution is evident in The Kite Runner. This is apparent when Amir goes out of his way to ensure that he doesn't have to face Hassan any more. Additionally, Amir doesn't fly kites anymore and after moving to America, his life becomes more difficult. This is supported with the quote "After all, don't we all in our secret hearts harbor a desire to kill our brothers?”, even though

Amir doesn't kill Hassan directly, but he does bring about Hassan's exile from Baba's household. This exile eventually places Hassan in a situation where he is killed. This is how the theme of retribution is shown as he gets what he deserves for betraying his friend.

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"Doing something wrong will always affect you"
The theme of cause and effect is evident in the Kite Runner . This is apparent when "I saw his face, saw the resignation in it". In this quote “resignation” means that Hassan was calm and patient about the punishment. Hassan resigned himself to the situation he was in, accepted it. He resigned himself to something he knew he had to do for Amir. He accepted it and took it because he had to. This is very different from Amir, as he did not interveine or help Hassan. This incident causes their friendship to degrade. The theme of cause and effect can be seen here as, because Amir didn't help Hassan, their freindship came to an end.