In the novel, Amir is never able to admit his mistakes during his youth, with his first betrayal being misusing Hassan’s trust and loyalty, leading to Hassan leaving their home. Moreover, “Hosseini's depiction of pre-revolutionary Afghanistan is … also tense with the friction between the nation's different ethnic groups.” (Hower), Amir takes advantage of Hassan’s status of a Hazara to further deceive him. As a result, Amir is not sincere during his childhood, revealing his character as a coward who is unable to recognize his privilege. Later, small acts of deceit lead to a massive betrayal: “When you kill a man, you steal a life… you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness” (Hosseini 19). Although Amir did not kill Hassan, he blames himself since Amir cheats Hassan due to his cowardliness. The film exemplifies betrayal as Will Hunting disregarding his talent; Will’s friend, Chuckie states “But you, you're sittin' on a winning lottery ticket and you're too much of a pussy to cash it in,” (Van Sant) proving he believes that Will’s behaviour is a betrayal to himself and the rest of his community. Additionally, K’Naan’s song verses “I heard them say, love is the way/ Love is the answer, that's what they say/ But look how they treat us, make us believers/ We fight their battles, then they deceive us.” (K’Naan 27-30), …show more content…
Amir, and Will’s transforms into a strong sympathetic through their individual paths of forgiveness. In addition, the song also illustrates its own journey where the character is hopeful to one day gain the strength to redeem his people. All in all, Different aspects of redemption are portrayed in these works. In any case, Ralph Waldo Emerson shows “What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you