This section of the novel was extremely hard to read at sometimes. Not because it was a difficult read at all, but because it was so graphic and detailed. The rape of Hassan was painful and very upsetting to me as a reader. As I was reading the piece, I was very unhappy with the actions (or lack there of) by Amir. I could not believe that he would stand by and watch his best friend (basically his brother) be hurt so badly by Asseff. At this time I noticed a lot of sight imagery and details that had to do with seeing things. The first read though of this part, I did not notice these details.
From this section of the book I got a better idea of the kind of person that Amir is. I noticed that he is very self-centered, self-involved, curious, knowledgable, strong, weak, and guilt-stricken all at the same time. Amir clearly wants to win his fathers love and attention and because of this, I feel he takes the actions that he does. While I do not like this character of Amir in these chapters of the book I feel bad for him. I understand Amir's feeling of wanting to be loved by his father because he is so different from him...All children ever want is to be accepted for who they are by others, especially their parents. I wonder if Amir's relationship with his father were different if he would have done what he did to Hassan and ultimately his future.
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