When someone does something as simple as insult you, revenge is the first thing on most peoples mind. How can you get them back to satisfy your ego. Or it can be something more serious, if someone physically assaults you or a loved one, you might feel the urge to get revenge on this person to get even with them. Amir wants revenge on Assef for what he did to Hassan early in the novel. At the end of the novel Amir goes to get Hassans orphan daughter and gets beat up very badly by what turns out to be Assef and his brass knuckles. Sohrab, Hassan daughter, and Amir end up getting away. This is the revenge that Amir was looking for, also this is redemption. Amir all of these years after he stabbed Hassan in the back metaphorically, by telling Baba that Hassan stole from him and he was kicked out, Amir redeems himself by going through lots of trouble and pain to get Hassan's daughter so he could raise her as his own. The picture below is a picture of brass knuckles, this is a weapon that is put on your knuckles to make the damage much more significant. This is what Assef used when he beat up Amir.
At the start of the novel Hassan gets beaten up to make Amir happy. Amir does nothing to return the favor, this makes him seem like a very shallow character and it seems like he has no respect for Hassan. Later in the story, Amir is the one who takes the beating, and this time it is something that would have made Hassan very happy, he saves Sohrab. This is Amir's repayment to Hassan after all these years when Hassan risked his life for Amir. This is Amir's final steps into manhood.
it is true that revenge is sweet, but don't you think revenge will result in more problems later on? Say that Hassan was still alive and Amir got raped as a result of the "revenge" resolution. That would only fire up Amir even more and cause him to do something perhaps even worse to Hassan. So, nine times out of 10 revenge isn't the solution where as perhaps sometimes it can be to end all conflicts.
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