Mistakes are a normal part of human life. However, people should not be judged on the mistakes they make. Instead, they should be seen on how they face them and how they try to amend them. Let’s discuss an essay Kite Runner in order to understand how lies can destroy a person’s life.

The Kite Runner is a story written by Khaled Hosseini. It tells the story of a boy called Amir. He lived with a heavy weight on his shoulders during most of his life. However, prior to describing what mistake he had made, it should be noted that the main topic of the story is not the mistake itself. Instead, the main topic is how the guilt felt by the boy makes him find desperate ways to seek redemption.

The story with Amir starts with his early childhood. Sadly, his mother passed away when he was a small boy. He felt that his father, Baba, always blamed him for this unfortunate circumstance. For this reason, Amir dedicated a big part of his life to try to find a way to amend his mistake in the eyes of his father.

The boy decides to enter a kite flying competition in his native Afghanistan. He won this competition. However, what seemed to be a happy outcome, was hiding a horrific situation. Here is where this essay on The Kite Runner takes a dark turn.

It turns out that Amir had a loyal servant called Hassan, who was also a good friend of his. One day, Amir lost his kite in an alley. Hassan, as always did in these kinds of situations, went to get the kite of his friend. Sadly, he met three other boys who also wanted to keep the kite for themselves. Hassan kept his loyalty for his friend, however, he was raped and stabbed because of this situation.