“There is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft…”

This statement, or general idea of thievery as the one and only sin, was presented several times throughout the novel, and served as a sort of main idea and motive behind the actions of the characters and the way in which the story unfolded in all of its irony and haunting redemption. This was originally stated by the main character’s father, Baba, who went on to further support his statement through explaining that, “When you kill a man, you steal a life. You steal his wife’s right to a husband, rob his children of a father. When you telll a lie, you steal someone’s right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness.” After first reading this, I thought to myself “No, there is no way that this is true. There are so many different sins in which someone could commit, why thievery?” But after thinking about it for a minute, i understood. Through every sin in which we commit, we are taking something from someone else, whether it be their trust in us, someone else’s life, etc. Theft, especially in The Kite Runner, is an idea in which we run across upon a regular basis. Throughout the novel, the characters rob each other of various things, whether they be physical or emotional, such as when Assef robbed Hassan of his virginity after raping him in seek of revenge, or when Amir falsely accused Hassan of stealing his watch in order to get rid of him. After reading the entire book, I found that in the end, the whole thievery concept comes together and makes since. I found this quote to be really moving actually, and it really made me take my own actions into consideration and what I am robbing people, as well as myself, of through doing certain things.