Not a man on earth, the joy of your life ground to nothing,” (Sophocles, 1311-1680) where despite the attempts to fix their mistakes. For the duration of the novel, The Kite Runner, Amir is plagued by guilt. He feels it in everything he does. Although Amir demonstrates ways he tries to impress his father, he feels as if his hatred for him is too much, and thinks “After all, I had killed his beloved wife, his beautiful princess, hadn’t I?” which gives proof of the guilt he feels for not being what his father wants him to be, “The least I could have done was to have the decency to have turned out a little more like him,” (Hosseini
Not a man on earth, the joy of your life ground to nothing,” (Sophocles, 1311-1680) where despite the attempts to fix their mistakes. For the duration of the novel, The Kite Runner, Amir is plagued by guilt. He feels it in everything he does. Although Amir demonstrates ways he tries to impress his father, he feels as if his hatred for him is too much, and thinks “After all, I had killed his beloved wife, his beautiful princess, hadn’t I?” which gives proof of the guilt he feels for not being what his father wants him to be, “The least I could have done was to have the decency to have turned out a little more like him,” (Hosseini