Amir's redemption makes up a large part of the novel and plays out almost entirely until the end of the story. He travels to rescue Hassan's son, Sohrab, from the orphanage he was placed in after the death of his parents. He promises to find her a safe home with someone, but after time he feels that is not enough. He then talks to his wife and decides to bring Sohrab back to the United States with him and take care of his as if he were one of his own. Earlier in the novel, when Baba speaks, Amir overhears his conversation as he refers to him by stating: "A boy who does not want to defend himself becomes a man who cannot resist anything" (Hosseini, 22) . This means that while he is able to defend himself as a young boy, when he becomes an adult he will no longer be able to defend anything in his future. This is true throughout the story until he defends himself and Sorhab when he gets into an argument with his lifelong bully, Assef. Amir didn't have the courage to stand up for himself in the novel until he finally took matters into his own hands and opposed.