Chapter 6, page 60"I was going to win, and I was going to run that last kite. Then I’d bring it home and show it to Baba. Show him once and for all that his son was worthy. Then maybe my life as a ghost in this house will finally be over."
In this quote Amir says that since he won the kite tournament, the only thing that he needs to show his dad is the final kite. Amir thinks that his dad does not love him and unless he wins the kite tournament and brings home the last kite, his dad will continue to not pay attention to him. |
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"because the truth of it was. I always felt like Baba hated me a little. And why not? after all i had killed his beloved wife, his beautiful princess, hadn't I? The least I could have done was to have had decency to have turned out more like him. But I hadn't turned out like him. Not at all."
In this quote Amir is blaming himself for the death of his mother because she died giving birth to him, and he thinks that it was his fault. Amir also thinks that Baba blames his for murdering his wife, and Amir thinks that he needs to redeem himself by being the perfect son for his father. |
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"My suspicions had been right all those years. He knew about Assef, the kite, the money, the watch with the lightning bolt hands. He had always known. Come. There is a way to be good again, Rahim Khan had said on phone just before hanging up"
In this quote Amir has confirmed that Rahim Khan is aware of all he has done. It shows that Amir wants to redeem himself of all that he has done. He also wants to forgive himself for all the wrong doing he has created. |