I think Anike touches on some really important themes in the novel. The fact that these events in Amir and Hassan's lives were believable, made the book stand out in many more ways than one. The layers of significance of each of Amir's actions are reinforced immensely when Amir travels back to Afghanistan to recover Sohrab. Like Anike says, it's a rebirth. But to me, it's more than that. It's an opportunity for Amir to finally fight, and for Amir to finally be that prideful, yet confident young man that Baba had always envisioned.
The idea that everyone can be good again seems unrealistic and more cliche at first glance. The more you read this novel, and the more you comprehend life, the more you see that idea expanding. Our lives are defined by our reactions to our mistakes in life. Those who can rebound, and make things right, often live in mental tranquility with a great life. That's essentially what Amir did. He grabbed his mistakes, transitioned into this completely different person, and fixed his mistakes. He gained so much from his adventure back to Afghanistan I cannot even start to explain it.
Anike touched on an idea that I wanted to touch on in my post, but never did. The part where she speaks about the quote: "for you a thousand times over." This quote culminated everything Amir had done and connected Hassan back to Amir, and proved to us that in life, anything can be fixed, you just need to pay a price tag.
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