The Kite Runner's guilt can do many things to a person; harm them, make them a better person, or simply not feel remorse for what they did. Many things can make a person feel guilty, they may have lied to someone, stolen something, committed a sin and much more; everyone experiences guilt at some point in their life. In the novel, guilt is depicted throughout the main character's journey to redemption. «It happened a long time ago, but I've learned that what they say about the past and how it can be buried is wrong. Because the past makes its way. Looking back now, I realize that I have been peering into that deserted alley for the past twenty-six years. In The Kite Runner, a key theme present was that your past will always haunt you unless you redeem yourself. Amir will always remember Hassan, his father's death and the extent of his lies, but in the film version, the element that was missing were Amir's thoughts, to help the viewer better understand his pain and guilt ; in the present many people go through life-changing events that can haunt them for the rest of their lives, some people manage to free themselves from the shackles of guilt by redeeming themselves and go on to live a happy life, like Amir. Guilt can impact a person's life and future choices. Although Amir and his beloved wife Soraya lead what appears to be a perfect life, there are many things missing from their relationship. Amir is afraid to tell Soraya about his past, so he never told her; this causes him to enter his marriage with guilt and mistrust, affecting his relationship with her. At the beginning of their relationship, Soraya told him everything about her past, lea... middle of paper... an important exchange was left out of the film, it changes things. The fact that Amir learned more about his mother and how amazing and wonderful she was, helped make him a better person, helped him move forward with his life; and helped him understand that it wasn't his fault that his mother died by making his sense of guilt dissipate. In The Kite Runner a running theme is that your past will always haunt you; to redeem yourself and move forward you need to go back to the past and improve things. Nowadays, if someone is accused of something, they have to go to court and plead guilty or not guilty; most people plead not guilty. Even if people don't like to admit it, deep down they feel guilty, which forces them to take drastic measures. Until the truth comes out and someone redeems themselves, their past will always haunt them.