Solutions To Every Problem

In my book The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, as I was reading the book i found that Amir has had many mistakes in his life. Amir also knew that he had to redeem him self so that he could come of age. Amir had to take responsibility for his actions and do what ever he could to redeem his mistakes not for his sake but for his old friend Hassan. Amir showed me what having a solution to every problem means. Amir had his problems and found his solution and ended up happy with Hassan's son. For Amir to do all of that he had to have courage, and stamina. he had to push through all his problems to reach happiness and that is what coming of age is really about.

One of Amir's obstacles was Assef, a boy that bullied Amir and Hassan as children. Assef had Hassan's child with him and Amir had to fight Assef to get Hassan's child to safety. As a child Amir was scared, he never confronted Assef. Hassan was always there to take care of Amir and that's why Amir knew he had to fight Assef. To save Hassans child and to prove to him self that he is not the little snail hiding in his shell. When Hassan was fighting Assef there was a point where Assef what beating him so bad that Amir started laughing. I was confused why he was laughing until he said that this moment was what Amir was waiting for. Amir wanted the experience of fighting his own fights. If Amir didn't have anything to prove to him self of people he cared about and wanted to take care of he would have never fought Assef. I've heard someone say that when you care about someone a lot you will do anything you can to take care of them. And that's exactly what Amir did, he did anything he can to repay Hassan for having his back all the time, he did everything he could to save Hassans son. Amir found his solution to his problem.

Another one of Amir's obstacles was after he retrieved Sohrab from Assef. Now that he had Sohrab what was he going to do? Sohrab is very quiet around Amir but he knows everything about Amir. Hassan told his son about all his adventures with Amir and their friendship and childhood. Amir knew that he had to bond with Sohrab in a way that Sohrab would be like his son. I remember Amir said that he felt a bond with Sohrab kind of like he had with Hassan. Amir always says that in Afghanistan if you were fed through the same breast you and the other person grow a brotherly bond to each other. Amir felt a bond to Sohrab as Hassans friend. Amir had actual feelings towards Sohrab as a son, not as some kid he had to get his butt kicked for but an actual son. Amir took care of him like a son. Even though it took Amir a few tries to break through Sohrab's shock of what happened it worked. Sohrab got used to Amir and became like a son to him. Again Amir had his problem and found a solution to his problem.

In conclusion, Amir knew what his obstacles and problems were and thought them through and found his solutions to fix them. Amir truly represents what it means to find a solution to problems. It may take many tries, or a lot of courage, and strength, and time to fix your problems but in the end it is all worth it. Not only do you get through your issues but you may look back and see how much hard work you have done and see that you have done something that you may have never been able to do without effort. This applies to everybody, everyone has problems including me being 14. After reading this book I know that there is always a solution to every problem, it just takes hard work.

Growing Up With Knowledge and Experience

In the book The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, the main character Amir has issues with his true self. Amir doesn't know who he is to himself or to others. Amir always tries to impress his dad and earn his fathers love over Hassan. Speaking of Hassan Amir doesn't know weather or not they are friends. Amir realizes who he is only through experience and knowledge. Maybe that's what people need, change through knowledge and experience.

For example, Amir doesn't realize Hassan's worth to him as a friend. Amir frames Hassan for theft of money and a watch. When he tells his father, Hassan and his father Ali decide they want to move away. Amir doesn't realize Hassan is Amir's biggest friend until Hassan goes away. "If this were one of the Hindi movies Hassan and I used to watch this was the part where I'd  run outside, my bare feet  splashing rainwater. I'd chase the car, screaming for it to stop. I'd pull Hassan out of the back seat and tell him I was sorry," p. 108-109. This shows how Amir only realized Hassan was more than a servant but more of a friend, the friend he never had. This shows how Amir grew up through experience.

An example of how Amir changes through knowledge is when Rahim tells Amir everything about Hassan and what happened while Amir was gone.Rahim tells Amir that Ali was not Hassan's father. A solider had sex with Hassan's first mother who ran away because she had a band. That's why Amir's dad liked Hassan so much. Because he felt so bad about Hassan's past and how Hassan doesn't know about it. Amir at this point is extremely sorry for thinking his dad loved Hassan more than him. Amir feels stupid for sending Hassan away because he was jealous.

In conclusion, Amir grows up through Knowledge and experience. I think experience and Knowledge is the best way to grow up. It is a hands on process that can put a toll on you but in the end you learn a lot. Coming of age is all about knowing how to deal with issues and the only way to do that is to have experience. Other wise you will never know how to handle things maturely.