The Kite Runner
What does Amir eventually to for redemption for his childhood failure?
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Amir eventually returns to Afghanistan to adopt Sohrab. In doing so he faces Sohrab's captor Assef. Amir gets to experience what he should have experienced so many years ago. Assef savagely beats up Amir: for Amir, it is a cathartic release. Amir laughs during the beating.