In books, on TV, and generally anywhere else, honor is depicted as the protagonist always making the moral decision without a second thought. Though, in The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, honor and sacrifice are conveyed as an afterthought to Hosseini’s main character Amir. Because honor came as a second thought to Amir, he then has to try to gain redemption through a dangerous journey back to his homeland, and fight to save his conscience and a young boy’s life. Throughout this journey the readers learn that honor and sacrifice are not everyone’s first instinct, but both are needed to gain redemption from their past. In the beginning of the novel, Amir threw veneration out the window when he resolved to stand by as his best friend was cornered
