![]() ![]() He foresees that doing so could deteriorate his image and chances of marrying her. Courage was just one of them.Īnalysis: Apparently, Amir is afraid of telling Soraya about his past with Hassan. I suspected there were many ways in which Soraya Taheri was a better person than me. I opened my mouth and almost told her how I’d betrayed Hassan, lied, driven him out, and destroyed a forty-year relationship between Baba and Ali. ![]() If a reputable person’s misdeeds were disclosed, all would know and their name would lose its glamour. According to Rahim Khan, Baba values honor more than anything else. Baba made the decision to effuse the medication, and rather die than suffer a loss in status. Then he disappeared into the dim lobby.Īnalysis: With reputation in mind, Baba was afraid of taking chemo-medication for his cancer in case another Afghani found out. Quotation: No one finds out about this, you hear me? No one. On the contrary, Hassan portrays an unrealistic view of people, which is that of relentless loyalty and purity, even in the face of one’s demise. Amir portrays the selfish nature of people, in which one only considers the success of one’s self and disregards others. From Hassan’s actions, a large contrast in human nature is evident. Consequently, Hassan chooses to suffer the consequences of Assef’s anger-thus losing his innocence. Then he smiled his Hassan smile and disappeared around the corner.Īnalysis: Since Hassan had told Amir that he would bring him the kite, he is afraid of losing the kite to Assef, because a broken vow would disappoint Amir. “For you a thousand times over!” he said. Quotation: He was already turning the street corner, his rubber boots kicking up snow. Amir believes that he has compensated for the pain he caused Hassan. Thus, he feels healed and begins laughing. The guilt Amir has been suffering from his childhood is finally lifted, and his mind is at peace. When Amir fights Assef, he sacrifices his life to save Sohrab just as Hassan had sacrificed his life for Amir. I laughed.Īnalysis: This passage is significant because this is the pivotal point in Amir’s life. I laughed because I saw that, in some hidden nook in a corner of my mind, I’d even been looking forward to this…my body was broken–just how badly I wouldn’t find out until later–but I felt healed. What was so funny was that, for the first time since the winter of 1975, I felt at peace. Another rib snapped, this time left lower. Quotation: “WHAT’S SO FUNNY?” Assef bellowed.
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