The Kite Runner

Amir in The Kite Runner was a doormat throughout most of his life up until he revisited his past. Perhaps he went to save Hassan’s son because he wanted to redeem himself for his failure to act before but a part of me believe he did it because he had changed as a person. I believe that he didn’t go just because he felt guilty for what had happened, although that might have been a strong factor, but that he knew it was the right thing to do. He seemed to have an idea of what was going to happen to Sohrab if he didn’t get him out and he had also known what two of the most influential people in his life (his father and Hassan) would have done in this case. Another factor that might have influenced Amir enough for him to go and get Hassan might have been finding out that Hassan was his brother. His relationship with Hassan as a child was one thing but after finding out that they were brothers might have made Sohrab's safety more of a priority than before. Although he was probably terrified to go back to a world that had turned into a war zone he knew that he had to do it because saving Sohrab and giving him a chance at a better life was the right thing to do.