Comparing Amir's Healing And Acceptance In The Kite Runner

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When Amir returns to his motherland in 2001,“there are a lot of children in Afghanistan, but little childhood” (p. 333). The story takes on a much more serious tone than the previous tone in America and the Afghanistan Amir remembers. Visiting Rahim Khan brings a new light to his thoughts and memories of both his father and his homeland of Afghanistan. Amir returning to Afghanistan is his chance to find “a way to be good again” (p. 202). Amir is able to stop the cycle of abuse and finally atone for his sins by saving Sohrab from Assef. He is finally able to stand up to Assef, unlike in the alley during his childhood. The showdown between Assef and Amir is the climax of the story and the start of Amir’s healing and acceptance. The fight with

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