To Emir, It is clear for the first time why Babe has always treated him the way he has. He was preparing Emir to take care of himself and to know right from wrong. In other words, he was teaching Emir to be a man. To take up responsibility, Independence and adulthood also requires Emir letting go of his childhood dependence on Babe making Emir become a man. At the end Emir marries Sorry and Babe dies proud of Emir _ Another way Emir changes through out the text is when an old friends from Afghanistan name Ihram Khan calls and tells Emir to come to Pakistan.
The call Emir receives from Ihram Khan at the beginning of Chapter 14 is the same one Emir refers to in the Chapter 1 foreshadowing. When Emir gets off the phone with Ihram Khan he remember that Realm Khan says, “There Is a way to be good again”. Emir than realizes that Ihram Khan knows everything that happened with Hosannas, and In Ihram Khan comment to Emir that he knows of a way for Emir to be good again. This quote Is significant because It shows that Emir still feels guilt for allowing Hosannas to get raped.
Emir Implies that he’s going to see Ihram Khan in Pakistan not only because Ihram Khan is sick but also because, as Ihram Khan states, “There’s Is a way to be good again” Emir hopes that there will finally be a way for him to redeem himself. Lastly, another way Emir changes In the book is when he has to return to Kabul to find Sahara Hosannas son. 1 OFF Return to Kabul to save Sonora. Hessian’s death also marks a turning point in Emir’s quest for redemption.
To Emir, the news of Hessian’s murder means not only that he has lost his friend forever, but also that he can never apologize to Hosannas for allowing his rape and then lying about him stealing Emir’s birthday money. Making up for these actions was part of the reason he traveled to Pakistan in the first place. Initially, the story suggests that Emir will have to live with his guilt permanently, but Ihram Khan says one way remains for him to make amends. Emir can go to Kabul, find Sahara, and bring him back to Pakistan where he can be taken care of.
The request is not Ihram Khan’s alone. Hosannas said in his letter to Emir that the most important thing for him was to survive so that Sahara would not become an orphan. With Hosannas and Farman dead and Ihram Khan ill, Emir is perhaps the only person who can make sure Sahara is not abandoned. Hessian’s death also marks a turning point in Emir’s quest for redemption. To Emir, the news of Hessian’s murder means not only that he has lost his friend forever, but also that he can never apologize to Hosannas for allowing his ape and then lying about him stealing Emir’s birthday money.
Making up for these actions was part of the reason he traveled to Pakistan in the first place. Initially, the story suggests that Emir will have to live with his guilt permanently, but Ihram Khan says one way remains for him to make amends. Emir can go to Kabul, find Sahara, and bring him back to Pakistan where he can be taken care of. Going to Kabul becomes a test of Emir’s honor, loyalty, and manhood. Emir is clearly afraid to go. To convince him, he brings up the conversation he once had with Babe, when Babe said e feared that Emir would not be able to stand up to anything as a man if he could not stand up for himself as a boy.
Emir concedes that Babe may have been right. Then Ihram Khan reveals that All was not Hessian’s father, and implies that Hosannas was, in fact, Abs’s child. Hosannas and Emir, then, would be half-brothers, and Sahara would be Emir’s nephew, obligating Emir further to find the boy. The dilemma brings together the tensions Emir has struggled with in the novel. By rescuing Sahara, Emir can become the man that Babe always wanted him to be, and he can finally atone for the ways he failed Hosannas as a friend. In Conclusion,
