#KITE RUNNER QUOTES SPARKNOTES CRACKED#

#KITE RUNNER QUOTES SPARKNOTES CRACKED#

This grand white mansion he lived in is now just a small house with a sagged roof and cracked windows. When Amir returns to Kabul, the city is not like he remembered when he was a child. Like so much else in Kabul, my father’s house was a picture of fallen splendor.” (page 262) After winning, Amir hopes that Rahim Khan would not be the only one who truly accepts Amir for who he is. The kite-flying games was Amir’s chance to prove himself, so Baba would finally see him as a somebody and overall, be proud of his son. Amir is interested in “feminine” things like writing, so if he entered in the kite-running contest and ran down the last kite, Baba would be elated with joy. Amir’s mother died while giving birth to him, so in a way Baba blames Amir for the death of his wife. Quote: “Then maybe my life as a ghost in this house would finally be over.” (page 56)īaba has never had any pride in his son. Baba stole Amir’s right to truth by not telling him about Hassan being his brother, so Amir’s view of his father changed from being his idol to being a thief. But towards the end of the book, we find out that Baba was lying to Amir his whole life. Amir was not only disappointed in himself, but he knew if he told Baba, his father would see more shame in his son than he did before. Meanwhile, Hassan made it clear that he would do anything for Amir. Amir just watched Assef rape and steal Hassan’s innocence, and Amir did not even stick up for his best friend. Amir on the other hand, is completely different than his father.

Baba is this strong character who has supposedly wrestled bears, and to Amir his father is his idol. Quote: “Every other sin is a variation of theft.” (page 17)Īll through Amir’s life, Baba has been giving him wise words of advice and teaching him how a real man should act. Therefore, by going back to the dangerous city of Kabul to find Sohrab, he is finally going to take initiative of the situation to receive that redemption he is been so hungry for his whole life.

Also, he is tired of being a coward and forgetting the traumatic event took place in the past. Amir wants to change, forget his past, and find a way to be “good” again, while hoping to become a better person. This quote is very important because through the entire book, Amir is seeking redemption while dwelling on his prior mistakes. This quote is first spoken by Rahim Khan but is frequently repeated throughout the book. Quote: “There is a way to be good again” (page 2)

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