It can be difficult to imagine a person abandoning everything in their life, leaving behind many possessions, friends and family, only to start over in a new country. Imagine a person coming to America with only the clothes on their back and everything that person can carry. If you can overcome these difficulties, as many immigrants to America have had to experience, and make a name for yourself, that is living the American dream. The American dream, the stereotypical view that someone can move to America with nothing and be successful. This success is achieved through a gradual process of adopting American culture, drowning the past and receiving an education for the future. Amir, from The Kite Runner, is It can be argued that Amir needs his experience to return to Kabul to save Sohrab as a way to instill appreciation for his lifestyle in America. This return is the only way for Amir to be cleansed of his sins, as stated in The Kite Runner, “'Come. There is a way to be good again,” Rahim Khan had said on the phone shortly before hanging up. He said it in passing, almost as an afterthought” (Hosseini 192). After weeks of secrecy, a brutal fight and battles with immigration office, Amir manages to return to America with a bright perspective of his new home, albeit broken, beaten and scarred, and of a new adopted child, Sohrab. The developed Amir is highlighted by his interaction with the general Taheri. In the novel, Amir shows his newfound ability to defend himself with the quote: “'And one more thing, General Sahib,' I said. 'You will never refer to him as a 'Hazara boy' in my presence again. He has a name and it is Sohrab'” (361). Amir now has with him the necessary skills to continue his life in America as an independent and a man of the house. The future is bright for Amir, as a version of himself can be seen fortified, relieved and joyful than usual in Amir is able to eliminate his sin of silence and lies by using his new life to forget everything that happened in Kabul. . This new land of opportunity also brings Baba and Amir closer together, because they need to care for each other to succeed and survive in the land of freedom. Furthermore, with a few published books under his belt and an adopted son to ease his guilt, Amir is able to move forward with his future without the need for internal or external conflict. Amir reflects on Baba and his immigration at the end of The Kite Runner; "'It was, wasn't it?' I said smiling, remembering that after we arrived in the United States Baba had started complaining about American flies. … 'In this country, even flies have little time,' he moaned. How I laughed. Now I smile at the memory” (Hosseini 366). If Amir had not immigrated to America, we would not have seen a clean and stable main character who resembles his father in the beginning.