This sort of leans onto the topic of this blog post, which is describing character relationships within the book. I'll be focusing on pretty much the main relationships that Amir has in the parts of the book I've read:
Amir and Hassan: I felt like, depending on how it is interpreted, their relationship was almost one-sided and held a lot of a superiority complex from Amir's side. While Hassan seemed to do as much as he can for Amir, sacrificing himself in the face of shame, supporting and encouraging him, and allowing Amir to do almost anything to/with him. I honestly felt like Hassan knew about Amir and his greed but chose to ignore it. In terms of advice for Amir in his actions and behavior toward Hassan, there's not much I can give. Amir chose to be like this, without regards to Hassan as a "friend", I just wished he took the time to better himself rather than put down Hassan to feel superior over him in the time of their relationship together. Though, their relationship in general was just the start of the conflicts throughout their lives. Without it, they probably would've turned out way too different, possibly for the better, if Amir had chosen to do the "right" thing and confess. Amir and Baba: This relationship was probably one of the most confusing out of all of them. At first, there were obvious signs of almost complete disinterest from Baba, which leads to the internal struggle of Amir and his overall behavior (with Hassan and more). Amir had to "win" his father's approval so desperately in the beginning, the consequences not even registering until it was too late. It led to the main conflict between Amir and Hassan's relationship and their lives from that point. Then as the book continued, it showed that Baba loved him, just not in the most obvious or conventional way. They seemed to share an almost good relationship then, with light teasing and boastful compliments and affections toward his son, rather than the disappointment in the beginning. I know it must have been hard for Amir in the beginning, to get that approval, but I wished he could've handled the situation better at the time before they moved to America. Their relationship did end up having an impact on the book as he led to the first piece of conflict as well as to the marriage of Amir and Soraya. Amir and Soraya: It was love at first sight, I suppose. He fell hard and fast and a lot of stigma around her created a bit of drama that developed into a happy relationship. They couldn't conceive a child, and even though it messed up the relationship a bit, they were still very much in love. I felt like Amir doesn't need any advice on this part of his relationship with people, though I felt like he could have come clean about his own past as she did with him before they got married. Their relationship didn't seem like it changed much of the plot, it did change how Baba and Amir's relationship ended (on a semi-good note) and the parts of Amir's life in America. (My partners: Elena Seitzinger & Sorel Straughan)
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Sorel
2/9/2018 02:07:49 pm
This book seems really cool and intesting and defiantly insightful to life in Afghanistan. I was wondering where they move to and how they managed to do that and escape their country?
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