1. Change in Amir by Gillian Anderson
The Kite Runner
Change in Amir by
Gillian Anderson

2. First Impressions of Amir
Powerful
“If I asked, really asked, he wouldn’t deny me”
Selfish
denies Amir in a bid to gain acceptance from his father

3. Chapter 13- Structural Mid-point
Amir and Baba
Closeness gained
Amir and Soraya
Happiness found
Past haunts Amir at the thought of fatherhood
Punishment for his sins
“perhaps someone somewhere had decided to deny me fatherhood for the things I had done”

4. Moral Quest- Redemption
Bring home Hassan’s son Sohrab to make amends for both his own sins as well as Baba’s.
Final phase
“There is a way to be good again”
Brotherhood
Raises stakes for Amir

5. First Change Cowardly to Courageous
Rahim Khan challenges Amir with Baba’s words:
“A boy who can’t stand up for himself becomes a man who can’t stand up for anything”

6. Second Change Flawed to Admirable Atonement
Amir faces the challenge instead of running away like before
Atonement
“Rahim Khan had summoned me here to atone not just for my sins but for Baba’s too”

7. Contrast- Old to New Old Amir New Amir
Denies Hassan three times
New Amir
Makes no attempt to hide the truth and admits Hassan “was my half brother”
This idea resembles to biblical story of Peter denying Jesus three times before his crucifixion

8. Final Change Redemption- Amir is finally free from guilt:
“For the first time since the winter of 1975, I felt at peace”
“My body was broken…but I felt healed”
Rahim Khan’s words
“true redemption is when guilt leads to good”