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Amir And Baba Character Analysis

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Later on in the novel, the audience is confronted with the fact that Baba, just like Amir, betrayed his best friend as well. Both Amir and Baba spend many years of their adulthood living with guilt over their head. While no one knew, Baba attempted to atone for laying with Ali’s wife and fathering Hassan: never forgetting Hassan’s birthday, paying for his lip surgery, and always inviting him along with Amir on road trips. Although Baba attempted to make up for his wrongdoing, he truly never confronted the fact that he did it. He continued to lie to Ali, Hassan, and Amir, robbing them of the chance to the truth. Not only that, but Baba’s guilt got in the way of having a healthy, strong relationship with Amir. Growing up, Amir competed for Baba’s …show more content…

Unlike Baba, however, Amir confronts his betrayal when coming into contact with Rahim Khan. Moreover, as Amir finds Sohrab, he calls Soraya explaining what he did to Hassan and why bringing Sohrab to America was so important. While facing the many challenges, like Assef being the leader of the Taliban, or the embassy not granting a visa for Sohrab, Amir finds himself and his peace through Sohrab. Not only does Sohrab represent Hassan, through his personality and mannerisms, but also for the mere fact that he is saving Sohrab’s life unlike what did for Hassan, but Sohrab also resembles Amir’s opportunity to a clean slate. The audience can see the importance Sohrab quickly begins to have in Amir’s eyes for he prays for Amir prays for the first time in years when Sohrab is in the hospital. Finally, his redemption is shown in chapter 25, as he flies a kite with Sohrab, and, for a moment, is reminded of much happier times: “Then I blinked and, for just a moment, the hands holding the spool where the chipped-nailed, calloused hands of a harelipped boy.” The way in which Amir returns to a younger version of himself and Sohrab becomes Hassan, and they are in a snow-covered “Kabul”, shows he has been able to gain peace at this point in the novel, compared to his guilt-ridden conscience in the previous

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