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The Truth About Scapegoats __ Definition __

A person or group made to bear the blam for others of to suffer in thier place. In the biblical days, goats were used as scapegoats, which took the pain and suffering in the place of the ones who deservd it.

​ Leviticus 16:8-11 **8** He is to cast lots for the two goats—one lot for the LORD and the other for the scapegoat. **9** Aaron shall bring the goat whose lot falls to the LORD and sacrifice it for a sin offering.**10** But the goat chosen by lot as the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the LORD to be used for making atonement by sending it into the desert as a scapegoat. **11** "Aaron shall bring the bull for his own sin offering to make atonement for himself and his household, and he is to slaughter the bull for his own sin offering.

In the novel, one of the main characters is referenced to be a scapegoat.

In the novel [|The Kite Runner], Hassan and Amir are best friends, and have grown up together. When Amir is bullied, Hassan is the one who goes and takes the beating for him. He suffers in the place of his friend. But in another case, Amir had set Hassan up by claiming Hassan took his watch, but even though Hassan knew he didn't do it, he took the blame for it. For some a scapegoat is just someone who is tortured for the doing of others, but in the novel, I feel Hassan was being nothing more than a honorable friend to Amir, who clearly didn't see that. media type="custom" key="5535399" width="248" height="179"

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