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How does the first 2/3rds of the novel relate to the hero's journey we read about in the last section of the novel?

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How does the first 2/3rds of the novel relate to the hero's journey we read about in the last section of the novel?

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The first 2/3rds of the novel sets up the dilemma for the Amir's hero's journey. Without everything that happened with Amir and Hassan, there would be no purpose for Amir to come back home. His connection with Hassan is why Amir had a hero's journey in the first place. Amir felt obligated to help Hassan's son to try to make up for his and Baba's sins. Amir's past caught up with him, and this connected him Sohrab. The first 2/3rds of the novel also shows the connection between characters and gives us background as to why they act the way that they do.

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Assef beats Amir almost to the point of death

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The Taliban and Assef count as the enemies because they cause problems for Amir and make his quest harder.

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The Taliban could serve as threshold guardians because they strike fear into Amir.

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Helps Amir to redeem himself and tells him what he needs to do in order to get Sohrab.

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Rahim Khan also delivered good new to Amir

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Rahim Khan called Amir to come meet with him.

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Amir is flying kites with Sohrab and is trying to bond with him. He eventually gets Sohrab to smile and warm up to him. Amir quotes Hassan and says, "For you, a thousand times over."  This shows that he is at peace with his sin.

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Amir successfully gets Sohrab back home and reunites with his wife Soraya. They are safe, but Sohrab  refuses to talk to Amir because he is still mad/disappointed in him.

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Amir is in the hospital recovering, and when he is well enough he gets an idea. He wants to take Sohrab to live with him and Soraya(his wife).

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Amir and Sohrab escape from Assef(mainly because of Sohrab and his slingshot), but Amir is beaten up badly.

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Amir finds Sohrab, but he is being held captive by the Taliban. To make matters even worse, the person holding him captive was Assef, the bully who raped Hassan when they were younger. Amir can't do much against Assef and he takes a beating rather than running.

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Amir learns that the Taliban has bought Sohrab. Farid takes Amir to a stadium where he is supposedly held. Farid stays in the car, showing that things will get messy and doesn’t want to go in harm’s way.

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On the way to Kabul, Amir stops by his driver's home. He meets people to help him along his journey to find Sohrab. Amir goes to the orphanage where Sohrab was supposed to be at, but he wasn't there.

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When Amir was on his way to Kabul, he was crossing the threshold because he was able to go into a place where he was risking his life. He has evolved past his old self by taking action and getting out of his comfort zone.

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Rahim Khan acts as the mentor for Amir. They have always had a special bond ever since Amir was young. Rahim Khan tells him what he needs to do in order to save Sohrab, Hassan's son. Rahim Khan says to retrieve him to make up for not taking action in the past.

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At first, after hearing what Rahim Khan asks of him, Amir doesn't want to go because he doesn't want to leave behind his wife and his normal life in America. Amir unwillingly agrees to go to Pakistan to meet him, leaving behind his wife Soraya.

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Amir's gets a call from Rahim Khan, someone from his past. Rahim Khan asks Amir to come meet him Pakistan and says, "Come. There is a way to be good again"(192).

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Amir grew up normally in Afghanistan until the age of 10. He constantly had to fight for the affection of his father(Baba) because of his friend/servant Hassan. His life changes drastically when he sees his friend Hassan get raped and does nothing to help.