The Kite Runner: Sin and Redemption

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Abitur English Mind Map on The Kite Runner: Sin and Redemption, created by João Franceli on 01/06/2017.
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The Kite Runner: Sin and Redemption
  1. Amir
    1. WHY DOES HE FEEL GUILTY:
      1. His mother's death
        1. Not being the son Baba wanted him to be
          1. Death of Hassan
            1. Unable to have a child with Soraya
              1. Betrayal of his friendship with Hassan
                1. Amir hides his brand-new watch in Hassan's hut so it would seem like Hassan had stolen it
                  1. Lack of loyalty
                    1. Throws pomegranates at Hassan
                      1. Pretending to be reading something that he wasn't, in that way making fun of Hassan's illiterature
                        1. Lets Hassan take the blame for Amir's wrondoings
                          1. Using Hassan for his own entertainment
                            1. Watches Hassan get raped
                          2. HOW DOES HE TRY TO REDEEM HIMSELF:
                            1. Goes after Sohrab in order to redeem himself for everything he did to Hassan
                              1. Gets involved in the construction of a hospital, like Baba did with the orphanage
                                1. Wins the kite tournement for his dad
                                  1. Gets married
                                    1. Treats Sohrab the same way Hassan used to treat him
                                      1. Confronts Assef, something he could have done earlier
                                        1. Tries to give Sohrab the life that Hassan deserved to have
                                          1. Gets beaten by Assef
                                            1. Gives out money and wristwatch to Wahid's family
                                              1. Runs the kite for Sohrab
                                                1. Takes the role of Hassan (protector)
                                                2. WHO IS HE?
                                                  1. Main character and narrator
                                                    1. Pashtun
                                                      1. Baba's son
                                                        1. Anti hero
                                                          1. Inner tension between wanting to be his own man and the desire to be the man his dad wants him to be
                                                        2. QUOTATIONS:
                                                          1. "A boy who doesn't stand up for himself becomes a man who can't stand up for anything" - Baba
                                                            1. "I became what I am at the age of twelve" - Amir

                                                              Annotations:

                                                              • Winter of 1975
                                                              1. "There is a way to be good again" - Rahim Khan
                                                                1. "We spoke our first words. Mine was Baba. His was Amir. My name" - Amir
                                                                  1. "For you, a thousand times over" - Hassan and Amir
                                                                  2. Baba
                                                                    1. WHO IS HE?
                                                                      1. Amir and Hassan's father
                                                                        1. Important businessman
                                                                          1. Rich

                                                                            Annotations:

                                                                            • Nicest house in the Wazir Akbar Khan district
                                                                            1. Good reputation and impressive figure
                                                                              1. Lost his wife Sofia
                                                                                1. Amir's idol
                                                                                  1. Hypocrite
                                                                                    1. Rahim Khan's best friend
                                                                                      1. Grew up with Ali, like Amir did with Hassan
                                                                                        1. Lost father at a young age
                                                                                        2. WHY DOES HE FEEL GUILTY:
                                                                                          1. When treating Amir well when he cannot acknowledge Hassan as his son
                                                                                            1. Commits his worst sin: theft

                                                                                              Annotations:

                                                                                              • Lying: Stealing someone's right to the truth.  About Hassan not being his son Cheating: Getting Saunabar pregnant (Ali's wife)
                                                                                              1. Blaming Amir for the death of his wife
                                                                                              2. HOW DOES HE TRY TO REDEEM HIMSELF:
                                                                                                1. Being generous to Hassan

                                                                                                  Annotations:

                                                                                                  • Paying for his surgery Taking him to trips (movies, lakes) Birthday presents
                                                                                                  1. Building an orphanage
                                                                                                    1. Connecting with Amir more once they were in America
                                                                                                      1. Arranging Amir's marriage
                                                                                                    2. Hassan
                                                                                                      1. Amir's friend and protector
                                                                                                        1. Had a cleft lip
                                                                                                          1. Hazara
                                                                                                            1. Understanding and loyal
                                                                                                              1. Wrote a letter to Amir
                                                                                                                1. Never acknowledges the fact that Baba is his biological father
                                                                                                                  1. Victim of Amir's incrimination
                                                                                                                    1. Innocent
                                                                                                                      1. Gets raped by Assef
                                                                                                                        1. Assumes responsibility for Amir's actions
                                                                                                                          1. Sohrab's father
                                                                                                                            1. Happy with what he was
                                                                                                                              1. Servent
                                                                                                                              2. Sanaubar
                                                                                                                                1. Hassan's mom
                                                                                                                                  1. Leaves him at birth, however, she comes back and asks for forgiveness
                                                                                                                                    1. Ali's wife and cousin
                                                                                                                                    2. Soraya
                                                                                                                                      1. Runs away with an Afghan man
                                                                                                                                        1. Tells Amir about her sin and is able to move on
                                                                                                                                        2. Rahim Khan
                                                                                                                                          1. HOW DOES HE TRY TO REDEEM HIMSELF.
                                                                                                                                            1. Tells Amir about Baba's secret, in order to redeem himself before his death
                                                                                                                                            2. WHO IS HE?
                                                                                                                                              1. Baba's business partner and friend
                                                                                                                                                1. Sensitive and patient
                                                                                                                                                  1. Like a father to Amir

                                                                                                                                                    Annotations:

                                                                                                                                                    • Pinky finger in the picture Gave him a diary to write his stories
                                                                                                                                                    1. Aware of what happened in 1975
                                                                                                                                                  2. Assef
                                                                                                                                                    1. Bully
                                                                                                                                                      1. Taliban
                                                                                                                                                        1. Uses his position to fulfill his wishes
                                                                                                                                                          1. Half German
                                                                                                                                                            1. Rapes Hassan
                                                                                                                                                            2. Sohrab
                                                                                                                                                              1. Raped by Assef
                                                                                                                                                                1. Hassan's son
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Similar to Hassan
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Deadly with the slingshot just like his dad
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Amir's way of redeeming himself
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Named after the hero of Hassan's favorite story
                                                                                                                                                                        2. Ali
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Gives love to Hassan despite not being his biological father
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Loyal
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Limps (polio)
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