No matter the movie or the book, what moved me the most was Hassan's absolute loyalty and friendship, but what impressed me the most was the weakness, contradiction, escape and desire for redemption of human nature reflected in Amir. reality.
Maybe we all aspired to be a hero, righteous, and fearless. However, in fact, subjective and objective factors may make us bow our heads, and there will always be times when we want to submit to our inner weakness and become cowards and shy away. Maybe, we will make mistakes and regrets, but the real fear may not be the mistake itself, but the cowardly self that I see when I look back at the whole thing, especially when there are fathers like Amir and Hassan next to me Such an upright and kind image contrasts with his own insignificance. The self-loathing that comes from this scrutiny can engulf people like a huge wave.
So, for those things that remind us of our own cowardice, incompetence or darkness, we will always choose to forget or cover up subconsciously. However, no matter how you cover it up and forget it, as the person involved, you will only remember it more clearly, and even involuntarily review it again and again in your heart. The only redemption is to go back in time and give a chance to start over and rewrite the ending of the story.
I think that's how Amir breathes the air of freedom in the United States, but on the other hand, he is bound by the sin in his heart and cannot be free. He was looking for a redemption, and Rahim's call fulfilled him, as the movie lines say: there is a way to be good again.
The adult Amir can finally overcome his childhood cowardice and fight like a warrior, protecting Hassan's son just as Hassan tried his best to protect him back then. I think this whole process has been easier for him than ever, because he understands that he is being redeemed.
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