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"Many years have passed, and they say that old things can be buried.
However, I finally realized that this was wrong, because the past would climb up on its own. ”
This is a quote from the classic novel "The Kite Runner" by Afghan writer Khaled Hosseini, which describes the protagonist Amir's experience of redemption as he grows up.
A good book is like a knife to your heart, and The Kite Runner is such a good book that hits the heart straight to the heart.
After reading this book, you may be able to let go of the unpleasant past and face a new future......
Salvation in Growth
The development of the protagonist in The Kite Runner can be summarized into three periods: childhood, exile, and return to Afghanistan.
Compared to the development of this genre, Amir's growth has gone through the process of going from past mistakes to discovering the truth and finally atoning for his sins.
The Kite Runner protagonist Amir has a carefree child who has a friend who cares about him and a dad who treats him well.
However, for Amir, he was not cared for, which made his mentality very bad.
At the age of twelve, at the kite festival, Amir did not protect Hassan, but instead made him suffer.
This misunderstanding has plagued Amir for a long time, and it has also tormented him. In Amir's view, if you want to be truly strong, you must figure out the inner mystery.
After Hassan's expulsion, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan and Amir and his parents moved to the United States.
The long escape allowed Amir to grow up, but that was only because he was too old and his heart was full of pain, making it difficult for him to be a kind person.
Until Amir made a strange phone call from Afghanistan and out of guilt, he chose to return to Pakistan and pay for his crimes.
In Pakistan, in search of the mystery of his birth, he became more and more confident in the crimes he had committed.
He risked his life to free Hassan's son Sohrab from death, and then sent him to the United States to train him with his own hands.
This is enough to prove that Amir has the courage to face his mistakes, and uses his own actions to atone for his sins, and with his own efforts, he has completed his own maturity and sublimation.
Compared with the external development that can be experienced from the perspective of the writer's narrative, the inner development of the male protagonist in the work is more intriguing.
Behind the external development of the male protagonist in the work contains the growth of a person from simplicity to rebellion, and then from spiritual remorse to the final atonement, which is also a person's sublimation after going through various hardships.
In this book, Amir carves himself and Hassan's name together on a large tree, expressing an innocent friendship.
Later, he became rebellious because of his father's neglect of him, coupled with his dissatisfaction with the kite competition.
After realizing what he had done wrong, he decided to face his sins and use his courage and determination to atone for them, thus gaining his own salvation.
The United States, for Amir, can erase all his past unhappiness, but this phone call made Amir have to change his opinion.
He came to Afghanistan again and underwent a metamorphosis in which he risked his life to save Hassan's children and set Amir on a path to redemption that led him to a point of no return.
Speaking of blood, many countries and civilizations have a certain sacred meaning in the course of their development.
Normally, blood is found in religious activities when it is more pronounced, and it is regarded as a human soul and is used to show devotion to God.
Sacrifice, on the other hand, is the sacrifice of blood to atone for sins.
In "The Kite Runner", the bloodshed suffered by Amir while saving Sohrab brings out the atoning nature of blood from another perspective.
In adult literature, the protagonist often needs to be inspired and guided by the relevant characters in order to complete the self-atonement, and the root lies in the transformation of his own thinking and actions.
First of all, Amir, the main character in "The Kite Runner", is because he received a message about his crime from a strange man.
As a result, he underwent deep reflection on his actions and gained a deep understanding of his conscience and morality.
It was this positive emotion that put him under tremendous pressure and made him make a firm choice, which was to return to Afghanistan.
Secondly, from the process of human development, more or less will encounter some melancholy and confusion, at this time, people can only achieve a benign transformation through introspection and self-salvation.
The return of Amir, the hero of "The War in Afghanistan", to Pakistan and his success despite all the difficulties he has endured is a good example.
In the end, Amir, with his bravery and morality, saved Rabol and gave him the task, which shows that Amir is a man who has the courage to face crime.
Spiritual salvation
The moment Amir was born, his mother died, and his father originally wanted Amir to be strong.
But in fact, his constitution is very poor, which makes him envious of other able-bodied people, even his father.
Amir grew up in a wealthy family, and he and his childhood sweetheart were his best friends.
Amir is a reserved and selfish person who does things wrong, and usually asks Hassan to do them.
In contrast, Hassan, despite being Pashtun, has taken a serious hit to his identity, which is why Amir has never considered him a true friend.
Moreover, in Afghanistan, the Pashtun family is dominant, which makes Amir very envious of Hassan.
Amir's deformity is largely due to the lack of a mother in his childhood, coupled with his relationship with himself, which led to his lack of love for his parents.
It is precisely because of the above reasons that Lu Xun lacked a sound spiritual environment in social life.
Amir's heart was filled with mixed emotions.
While deeply experiencing the joy of being with Hassan, he expressed contempt and ridicule for Hassan's birth.
During a kite flying, Amir was favored by his father, and he tried his best to cut off the kite that was lying on the ground. However, whoever gets the kite wins.
Hassan struggled to keep his victory, and finally got his kite, but Assef stopped him, and Hassan refused to give it to Assef, but was cruelly insulted by him.
In the dark, Amir watched the scene, he could not do anything, because of his cowardice and selfishness, he decided to run away.
Although Hassan was betrayed by Amir, he still valued this friendship.
However, Amir lied to Hassan, saying that he had stolen other people's property, which made him very uncomfortable.
Amir's selfishness and falsehood again and again made him commit unforgivable crimes, and the sin in his heart is a nightmare that Amir can never erase.
Amir won his first kite flying title, which also brought Amir to the attention of his father.
But Amir was not happy at all, and his victory, stepping on Hassan's body, stepped on Hassan's body, made him a respectable man.
Amir was filled with guilt, he lost his mind, he never wanted to see Hassan again, for the sake of his future, he made up a lie, framed Hassan, and then kicked Hassan out of the house so that he could free himself from his pain.
However, his escape did not free him from the guilt in his heart, but made his spirit heavier.
After the war ended, Amir left Afghanistan with his parents, believing that his soul would be saved in a strange land.
He finished college in the United States, found his love, and fulfilled her dream.
However, the sins of the past were like nightmares, and after Amir got married, he never had any children, and he blamed the problem on his own sins.
When Amir learns that Hassan is his brother, the guilt in his heart is even deeper, because he has always bullied his own brother.
Moreover, his father, whom he respected the most, also did unforgivable things, which made his respect for himself completely collapse.
On the other hand, he has a suspicion about himself: he is a thief himself, and Hassan's life has been ruined by his own hands, which is simply intolerable for father and son.
During his years in the United States, he constantly used this method to convince himself to free himself from his nightmares and to save his spirit.
But in reality, it's just a form of self-deception.
If it weren't for that call from Afghanistan, Amir might have continued to deceive himself and return to his homeland in Afghanistan.
Amir finally had to face himself, he didn't want to deceive himself anymore, he didn't want to evade his duties, he didn't want to make his mind numb.
However, the memories of the past cannot be erased, and many years later, history will be buried, but for some, it will remind them of what happened in the past.
As far as the obligation to evade is concerned, it is to let yourself fall into the abyss of sin, and only in the face of the facts of development, bravely face your own actions, bravely face your own responsibilities, and thus get the salvation of your soul.
Hassan and his wife were killed while defending Amir's house, and the boy was insulted by others.
After Amir learned about his past with Hassan, he made up his mind to make amends.
In the United States, he finally had the courage to face his life and expose the bad things his father had done.
In fact, it also means that he is willing to take responsibility for his mistakes and sins.
For Amir, everything he did was not only to save himself and his father, but also to express the various tragedies brought about by the contradiction between religion and the state, as well as the efforts to save and develop.
Amir's self-actualization
According to Maslow's theory of needs, "self-actualization" embodies a commonality, that is, having a high degree of developing insight, external development tasks in line with internal needs, and transcending the self, achieving self-realization and self-independence.
Self-actualization is more of an innate development trend of people, however, for specific real life, it is difficult for many people to achieve reality, mainly due to the external conditions that are difficult to achieve.
Amir is a rich man who is held in the palm of his hand, but because he has not had a mother since he was a child, his personality is not very good.
In fact, it is precisely because of this that he will become selfish and cowardly, when he saw Hassan standing up for him and being humiliated, not only did he not help, but chose to hide.
Amir left his parents and came to a strange country.
In the Bible, most people are unaware of their destiny and nature, and they do not have the courage to develop.
They do not perform their duties properly, thus hindering the development of the individual in a sense.
When he was a child, Amir lacked his mother's love, and because of his strictness, Amir lost his self-confidence.
It is because of the lack of self-confidence that we cannot make greater progress in the real society.
Overall, it was also a big factor in his rapprochement with Hassan.
If you want to save yourself, you must have the courage to face your heart, face the mistakes you have made, and find your own difficulties and setbacks on your own life path.
In fact, if you want to truly overcome and face difficulties and setbacks, you must have extraordinary courage.
Amir had enough courage on the way back.
After knowing that Hassan was his own brother, he was alone and risked his life to save Hassan's child.
Amir can be said to be fighting against his previous crimes, using his blood to cleanse him and his sins.
Since its publication, The Kite Runner has attracted widespread attention, not only because of the connotation of his work and the beauty of the plot, but also because of his salvation and development of life.
Through inner reflection on it, it can resonate emotionally and make people feel that the salvation on the road of life lies in themselves.
At the same time, the antagonism between ethnic groups and religion in Afghanistan from the perspective of Afghan-Americans, and elevating the antagonism between ethnicity and religion to the level of ethnicity and faith, is also the writer's sincere feelings.
Reference Sources:
[1] Book: The Kite Runner
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