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The question I posed from chapters 4/5 was aimed at Baba. I asked Baba why he was so emotionally detached from Amir and what led him to feel this way.

My answer: Baba's emotional detachment from Amir was a result of the tragic loss of his wife and the result of his affair with Ali's wife/Hassan's mother, thus making Hassan his son. Due to the religious and racial tensions between racial groups and the presence of the Taliban, Baba and Rahim Kahn kept this secret to protect their families. This ultimately led to Baba's guilt ridden conscious, broken heart, and inability to forgive himself and show love to Amir.

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The question I posed from chapters 4/5 was aimed at Baba. I asked Baba why he was so emotionally detached from Amir and what led him to feel this way.

My answer: Baba's emotional detachment from Amir was a result of the tragic loss of his wife and the result of his affair with Ali's wife/Hassan's mother, thus making Hassan his son. Due to the religious and racial tensions between racial groups and the presence of the Taliban, Baba and Rahim Kahn kept this secret to protect their families. This ultimately led to Baba's guilt ridden conscious, broken heart, and inability to forgive himself and show love to Amir.

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The question I asked was towards Rahim Khan: Do you see yourself in Amir and is that why you have a stronger connection to him?

Answer: I think rather than seeing himself in Amir, Rahim Khan took pity on him and Baba's treatment. Rahim Khan realizes that Baba's treatment towards Amir was due to his guilt and had affected Amir more than Baba seemed to realize. Baba's inability to show Hassan his affection allowed for him to rationalize not showing his other legitimate son affection as well. Eventually leading to Amir seeking his father's attention and approval. This only aiding in the connection Amir and Rahim Khan are able to build with each other.

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The question I am answering from chapter 4/5 is whether or not Amir felt like he was living in his father's shadow.

I think that Amir felt like that as a young child, but as he came to America and started to become his own person, those feelings went away. Amir focused on his own wants, such as majoring in writing. He did not choose the path that his father would have chosen. He also realized his father's flaws and recognized their differences as father and son. For example, he knew how stubborn his father was with not wanting to become American culturally, and I think that difference in their personalities drew Amir away from living in his shadow.

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My question was, even though you and your son share little interest, why do you pay little interest in your son?
I think that their was many different factors why he seemed not interested in Amir as much. We learn later in the book, that Baba had an affair with Ali's wife, and that Hassan was Baba's son. Making Hassan Amir's brother. So Hassan being Baba's son as well made him also pay a lot of attention to Hassan as well Amir. So since the book is from Amir's perspective and him not knowing this information, we can see why he felt unnoticed at some points. Also Hassan seemed to share more interests and characteristics in Baba than Amir did, so it was probably also easier for Baba to connect to Hassan than Amir. Also when Amir was born, there were complications that made his mother die giving birth. This could also lead to a sadness of the loss and rememberance of an important women in Baba's life that he loss, when he is with Amir, which could be very hard on him.

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The question I asked was for Ali, I wondered if he ever felt discouraged because Baba can support and buy things for Hassan more than he could.

I think that Ali might have been a little discouraged since he couldn't provide for Hassan as well Baba could. Since Baba was Hassan's biological father, Baba felt that he needed to buy things for Hassan because he couldn't publicly show his love for Hassan. If Baba did publicly show his love for Hassan then Baba would be dishonored because adultery is a huge sin in Afghan culture. It is also implied that Ali knew that Baba was Hassan's biological father so while he didn't want it, he was probably more understanding of the fact that Baba bought so many gifts for Hassan.

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The question I asked was from chapter 6 for Amir and I asked whether he actually thought of Hassan as his friend when they were children given his actions and attitude towards him their entire childhood.

In finding out that Hassan died and that Amir would never get to apologize for everything he did to Hassan when they were children, Amir never truly got to show how he really felt about Hassan in the end. But as a child, Amir's jealousy overwhelmed him and now that he's and adult and reflecting on his childhood, also knowing Hassan was his half brother, he never made the effort to treat Hassan how Hassan treated him. Amir took advantage of Hassan's friendship and a true friend would not drive their friend away out of petty jealousy and never return to apologize for the suffering they caused, even if Hassan never blamed Amir for any of it.

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The question I posed to Baba in chapters 4/5 was: Why are you so attached to Hassan, enough to pay for his surgery, but not give attention to your own son?

My answer now is that Baba's affair with Hassan's mother probably made him feel a certain sense of responsibility towards Hassan and Ali and therefore cared greatly out of respect and also guilt. Hassan being his child fosters a special love between the two. On the other hand, the loss of his wife, and the mother of Amir, made him feel guilty and unable to forgive himself, causing him to resent Amir and not show love towards him.

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What theme is the author creating by using Amir as the main character and telling the story only from his perspective?

Hosseini chose a flawed character, such as Amir, and wrote him to be in first person point of view as Amir reminisced on his past. By doing so, he is able to convey Amir’s path to redemption by writing how Amir truly thinks of his pasts and addresses his mistakes through guilt. If this book was written through Hassan’s perspective, for example, the theme of redemption would not be conveyed at all because we would not have known Amir’s true feelings when he was a child.

Amir: Why did you address Hassan as your servant, even though you knew it was wrong immediately after? I ask this because I want to know more about who Hassan is to you. A friend? Or someone who just happened to be there for you?

Amir, as a child, only reflected what the environment around him had portrayed onto him. In his mind, Hassan was just a poor Hazara, because that is what life in Kabul had taught him. Amir grew up in these rigid social structures without the capabilities to think of it any differently, simply because that’s how Afghanistan was back then, and continues to be. Amir symbolizes all children who develop a mindset or perspective, which leads to the danger of a single story and therefore accepts prejudice and aggression to exist in a community.

Baba: Why do you disregard Amir so often? I ask this because I don't see any direct reason why you would.

Baba feels resentful towards Amir because his wife died in childbirth, while Amir survived. As a result, Baba diverts his emotions towards Hassan more, who is later revealed to also be Baba’s son. Another factor is Amir’s lack of courage. Baba is extremely proud of his Afghanistan roots and his culture, and throughout the book we see Baba looking at Amir to represent the same pride. However, Amir had yet to fully emulate the same emotions before Baba passed away.

Hassan: Do you notice that Amir thinks of you differently? How so? Do you think of Amir differently? Positively or negatively? I ask this because you seem to genuinely value your friendship with Amir, but I wonder if you think that he might not reciprocate the same to you.

Hassan had placed his trauma in the past, and still views Amir as a companion of his past. I believe this happens because as Hassan grew up as well, he has found some joy through his wife and his son, Sohrab. I do not think he had thought of Amir any differently than he did as a child.

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The question I posed from chapter 4/5 was aimed at Assef. I asked Assef is the reason you target Hazaras like Hassan is because you had a bad history/experience with them or is it something else?

My answer: After reading the book, I realized Assef's hatred towards Hazaras is not because he had a bad history or experience with them, but because he believes Hazaras "pollute" his homeland. We learn that Assef idolizes Hitler and believes that the Hazaras have no right and should always be beneath them. As stated in the book, Assef feels that Afghanistan should be purified of the Hazaras and kept only for the Pashtuns.

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My Question from chapter 4/5 was aimed at Baba. I asked if he blamed Amir for his wife's death and why.
My answer: Baba doesn't blame Amir for his Wife's death, but being close to Amir is painful to Baba because Amir reminds him of his wife. Baba's guilt over being an illegitimate father to Hassan is another factor that strains his relationship with Amir.

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My question was to Amir and I said since you don't consider Hassan a friend what do you call him.

My Answer: We grow to learn that throughout the story that Hassan is actually Amirs half brother. So since he does not call him a friend he knows he was family.

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The Question I posed from chapters 4 and 5 was for Amir. I asked him how he felt about Hassan being the best kite runner since they have a complicated relationship. Judging by the end of the Novel, Amir now seems to be happy for him and tries to carry out Hassan's legacy.

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I would also ask Baba why he doesn't show enough emotional support to Amir?

Answer: He loved Amir in a different way than Hassan, he didn't show love. Baba doesn’t show enough emotional support to Amir because he is like his mother and not a ‘manly’ boy. He is the reason his mother died so it pains him to see Amir.

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The question I asked towards Baba was, "Why do you treat Amir like he isn't your true son?" Now that I have read the book, I can conclude that Baba didn't treat Amir like he was his true son because Hassan was also his son, but Baba has to live with the burden of keeping it a secret, destroying him within. The guilt of keeping this secret takes a toll on Amir because Baba treats him differently due to it.

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Baba: Why do you distance yourself from your own son, but seem to favor someone else's son?

Answer: When I asked this, it wasn't revealed to us that Hassan was also Baba's son, and that Amir and Hassan were half brothers. Now we know that Baba didn't distance himself, he just expressed his love for them in different ways.

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The question I posed from chapters 4/5 was aimed at Baba, Hassan, Amir. I asked why they all hid their true feelings from each other?

My Answer: I feel that none of them ever shared their true feelings for different reasons, which make sense now that I have read the end of the book. Baba never told Amir about his relationship with Hassan's mother to protect him from the cruelty of Afghani society if they found out a Hazara was related to them. Amir never shared his true feelings because he was always angry with his father, which is understandable as Amir was a young kid and just wanted to receive some affection. This drove Amir to dislike Baba and Hassan and create a wedge between all of them as Amir never opened up what was bothering him back in Kabul. Hassan always did show his loyalty and kindness to Amir, but I feel that Hassan should have opened up and told Baba that Amir was acting differently, which would have led to a better outcome to their family situation. Their family dynamics did not play well into sharing their feelings with each other, but they also had their own reasoning to hold back.

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I didn't completely get my answers, but the rest of the book gave me enough information to conclude on my own. I was confused by everyone's loyalties, by Rahim Kahn to Amir, by Hassan to Amir, and Baba's seemingly hating his own son and preferring Hassan. But I think I understand now. Rahim Kahn was much closer to Baba than I originally thought, and maybe he felt pity for the boy without his mother, and for keeping the secret from him. And maybe Baba couldn't handle Amir because of his guilt, and his resemblance to his mother made it difficult for him. They both felt for this boy in different ways and the current information really shows that.

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The question I posted from chapter 4/5 was aimed at Hassan. I asked him what made him decide to step up and defend Amir from Assef knowing you would have a target on your back.

Answer: Hassan has such strong loyalty and trust for Amir he would do anything for him. It never bothered him that Amir never treated him as an equal Hassan was just content with being with Amir. Like Hassan said for you a thousand times over.

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The question I asked was from chapter 6. I asked Amir, what do you think would make your father love you the way you want him to? I ask this because Amir never out right says what will fix this and I wonder if he has the heart to actually say it.

Answer: I think he realized that redeeming himself through Sohrab was his way of forgiving himself and becoming the parts of Baba that Hassan represented.

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1. I asked if the reason Amir wanted to be good again was Hassan and I think this held up as he was unable to avoid his past, and he feels as though he repented after doing something for Hassan's son in the end of the book.
2. I also asked if Baba though he was being supportive of Amir. It turned out that he was not completely supportive, but that was because of his feeling for Hassan.
3. I asked about Azelf's backstory but it was not answered in the story.

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The question I posed from chapters 4/5 was aimed at Amir. I asked him why do you refuse to admit that Hassan is your friend even though he has been there for you almost all of your life?

My answer: I think Amir refuses to admit Hassan is his friend for a few reasons. One of them is that Hassan is a Hazara, so as both of them were growing up, Amir was taught that Hassan is below him. Another reason is that Amir is jealous of Hassan as Baba shows more love to Hassan than he does to Amir. He is jealous that Hassan can defend Amir and himself, whereas Amir can't defend himself, which is the one thing Baba wanted from Amir.

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My question was "Why do you find humor in teaching Amir the wrong words?
I learned that the answer to this is because Amir has jealousy towards Hassan because he feels Baba pays more attention to Hassan than Amir, although Amir is his real son (so he thinks.) Baba also feels resentment torwards Amir because his wife died during the childbirth of Amir, and everytime he looks at him he is reminded of that fact.

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My question was to Amir, I asked "What makes you feel embarrassed to be associated with Hassan in public, yet you feel like brothers in private?"

My Answer: Through finishing the novel I learned that Amir was only embarrassed by Hassan because of his Hazara ethnicity. This makes sense once you put it into context. The society that Amir grew up in treated Hazara's like second class citizens. So his treatment of Hassan was due to the systemic and social inequality present in the world the encapsulated his childhood. He felt societal pressure to treat Hassan like this. However in private outside of the view of the public he treated Hassan more like a friend.

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Question: Does Hassan standing up for you ignite any sense of loyalty in you, to him?

Answer: I would say yes, although it took a long time for him to do it, at the end of the book Amir was loyal to Hassan by saving his son. Thus saving Hassan's legacy with him.

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The Question: A question I first asked was if Amir really considers Hassan a friend.

My Answers: After seeing how Amir has matured and took Sohrab under his wing, I think that it's clear that Amir always cared for Hassan. He protected Sohrab while also carrying on Hassan's legacy.

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Question: Why do you give all of your attention towards Hassan, but not your own son?

Answer: I don't necessarily think that Baba devotes his full attention to Hassan, but there is unfair treatment that is dispersed from him towards Hassan and Amir. Now that we're aware that Hassan is Baba's biological father, it make sense as to why he is treated the way he is from Baba. I think Baba simply wants the best for Amir and he pushes him because he knows he can succeed. He loves both of his sons, but he definitely shows it in his own way.

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My question was to Amir: why don't you see Hassan as a friend, despite him being the closest person to you?

My answer: I would say it's because of Amir's insecurities and his inability to separate his individual value from the value that other people place on him. He projects his insecurities onto Hassan, because a part of him is jealous of Hassan's courage and humility. Hassan also is a recipient of Baba's affection at times, which fuels Amir's jealousy.

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My question was for Ali in chapters 4 and 5 and it was "Do you ever get jealous or intimidates by Baba and what he does for Hassan because you can't do those things for him?"
My answer: After finding out that Baba is actually Hassan's father and that Ali knew the entire time, I think he did have some jealousy towards Baba because Hassan wasn't truly his. Although Ali knew that Hassan was not his, he treated him like his own and I think that he let Baba give Hassan things because he knew that Hassan was not truly his and that Baba could give Hassan things that he could not. Ali is also a very generous, forgiving, and giving character. Even with the knowledge that Baba had betrayed him like that, he still forgave him and treated him no differently, and didn't treat Hassan differently for not being his own blood child. Ali is not the type of character who would show or even really feel such negative emotions and rather look on the better side of his situation. He was blessed with a son he loves, it doesn't matter where he came from. Hassan is happy with the gifts Baba gives him, it doesn't matter that he wasn't the one to provide them. Ali is a character who will always put Hassan above himself and think of his emotions before his own.

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My question was for Baba: Why were you so cold to your son? Couldn't you see how much he admires you?

We know now that Baba held anger towards Amir because of the death of his wife and he was holding back a huge secret from Amir that Hassan was his son. This is why he was so adamant about Amir treating Hassan like a brother because he was his brother. Baba had guilt over this which led to the mistreatment of Amir. Amir still admired Baba, even after he found out these secrets because he began to understand that Baba was ultimately doing it out of care. Even after his death, Baba still influenced and encouraged Amir to be a better person and get over his guilt, which Baba never got to do himself.

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The question I posed from chapters 4/5 was aimed at Baba. I asked "Why does he not try to create a deeper bond with his son?"

Baba does try to create a deeper bond with his son, just not his socially acceptable son. Baba can not show his love for Hassan as a son in public or he and Hassan would be shamed and probably killed. Since he is unable to show his care publically, he uses different actions. This includes getting him a woman to nurse him as a baby, getting him surgery for his cleft lip, and teaching him to fly kites or have fun with Amir. Being able to show his love for Amir publicly, Baba may feel that he is lacking in showing love for his other son (Hassan). It is not that Baba was not trying to create a deeper bond with his son, it was that he was trying to equally love both his sons and make up for his mistakes.

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The question I asked was to Ali and I asked him: Ali: Do you think Hassan and Amir's relationship is similar to your relationship with Baba?

In finding out that Hassan was really Baba's son and the way Amir took on the role of father for Hassan's son Sohrab, I think Amir and Hassan's relationship is a direct parallel to Ali and Baba's. Both relationships coincide with different men raising each others children. I infer that both acts are acts of guilt and atonement in where Baba cared for Hassan and likewise Amir cared for Sohrab. This intermingling of classes and act of redemption are core themes in the book as a whole. Both Ali and Amir are unable to have children and in the end whether biologically or through adoption Hassan's relationship with Baba and Amir's relationship with Sohrab are the result of making up for the sins of the past. Amir and Hassan represented the new generation of Ali and Baba except with switched roles.

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Question: Amir, when will you feel satisfied with your life?

Answer: Amir will never feel fully satisfied with his life because of the things he never got to do and never will get to do, such as apologize and make amends to Hassan. He also feels that he is constantly pursuing the acceptance of others and is unable to be proud of himself. Despite this, his character arc shows that to many readers, he has taken a turn towards being a better man at the end of the story, and has emerged as the protagonist, even though he may never realize that to the fullest extent.

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A question I asked was what amused Amir about mistreating Hassan. I am thinking that Amir was missing his father's support, so he used Hassan as an emotional outlet. This is shown through how he constantly feels the need to appeal to Baba through his passion of writing. Amir has eavesdropped on a conversation in his childhood of his father shaming his character while comparing him to Hassan, so this created unneeded feelings of animosity to someone who did no wrong throughout the story.