Amir Qadiri

Amir is the titular main protagonist of The Kite Runner. He is also the novel’s narrator, which means that he shares his transition from selfish child to self-sacrificing adult from his own perspective. Amir’s internal conflict regarding his failure to defend Hassan as a child guides the entire novel.
In the movie based on the novel, he is portrayed by Khalid Abdalla, and by Zekeria Ebrahimi as her younger self.
==Biography==
Amir was forced to watch Assef rape Hassan without intervening, and Amir is unsure how to atone for the guilt that now colors his days. Amir hoped so strongly that bringing home the kite—the one he allowed Hassan to be raped for—would make Baba love him, but Baba is furious with Amir’s guilt-ridden request to replace Hassan and Ali with new servants. Amir is miserable, unable to overcome his shame and unable to win his father’s affections.
When the Soviet invasion forces Amir and Baba to flee Afghanistan, Amir attempts to bury his past and rebuild his life in the United States. Amir matures as he receives an education, marries, grows his writing career, accepts the death of Baba, and tries to start a family of his own. However, his guilt remains relentless, and this misery becomes compounded by Amir’s inability to have a child with Soraya. After Rahim Khan beckons Amir back home and reveals that Hassan was Amir’s half-brother, Amir wonders if he’s “not yet too old” to take Baba’s advice and “start doing my own fighting.” The change in Amir is most evident when he fights Assef to rescue Sohrab, risking the life he built in America to atone for his betrayal of Hassan. Amir feels “healed at last,” marking the end of years of shame and freeing himself to selflessly adopt Sohrab into his family.
==Personality==
Amir is the sensitive and intelligent son of a well-to-do businessman in Kabul, and he grows up with a sense of entitlement. He is a gifted storyteller and grows from aspiring writer to published novelist. His great desire to please his father is the primary motivation for his behavior early in the novel, and it is the main reason he allows Hassan to be raped. From that point forward, Amir is driven by his feelings of guilt as he searches to find a way to redeem himself. Ultimately he does so through courage and self-sacrifice, and he tells his story as a form of penance.
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