Michelle David
Read015 Sm06
Dr. Weiss
9 July 2006
Amir jan
The character I feel is most important is Amir. Amir is the narrator of the story, a story that details his childhood and continues through his lifetime. He recalls the tragic events of 1975, in which he commits terrible sins against his friend and half brother, Hassan. Amir tells us that he is what he is today because of his sin at the age of twelve. His childhood is one that he struggles with everyday. It is in that sin that he seeks and finds atonement to be good again.
Baba and Amir are members of the Pashtuns, the majority, who believe they are better than the Hazara and follow the Sunni sect of Islam. Baba is a wealthy, astute businessman, one who, Amir imagines as larger than life, and is determined to win his father’s acceptance and approval but more often does not. Moreover, he often believes that his father hates him. In addition, like that of his father, Baba is one that carries his own secret, a......
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