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"In Kabul, it rarely rained in the summer... But it rained the afternoon Baba took Ali and Hassan to the bus station" (107-108). The dreary rain occurred throughout the book after a critical and depressing scene that removed part of Amir's happiness and replaced it with guilt. The rain at the end of each these unfortunate life changing scenes, symbolizes Amir's lose.

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"[Amir and Hassan] trekked up the hill, [their] boots squishing in the muddy snow. Neither one of [them] said anything. [They] sat under [their] pomegranate tree..." (86-87). The Hill symbolized sanctuary and connection in the book. After the accident with Assef, Hassan asked Amir to the hill to repair their friendship because the hill was where their friendship developed and where they felt the most at peace.

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"A way to end the cycle. With a little boy. An orphan. Hassan's son" (227). Hassan's son is the symbol of redemption to Amir. When Amir is presented with the boy and fights with Assef for him, he feels that he has finally received his punishment for his deception toward Hassan. After Amir takes the boy into his care, he feels he is finally forgiven for his indecency to Hassan.

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"'I don't know. Maybe we should go home.' Then [Hassan] stepped toward toward [Amir] and, in a low voice, said something that scared [Amir] a little. 'Remember, Amir agha. there's no monster, just a beautiful day'" (61). Hassan's Dream's dream symbolizes the connection and friendship that Amir and Hassan had. In the dream, Hassan pictured Amir as the hero, displaying his deep respect for Amir, but after Amir's treachery, the dream symbolized Amir's failure as a friend.

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"[Amir's] father was a force of nature, a towering Pashtun specimen with a thick bear, a wayward crop of curly brown hair as unruly as the man himself, hands that looked capable of uprooting a willow tree, and a black glare that would 'drop the devil to his knees begging for mercy...' when all six-foot-five of him thundered into a room, attention shifted to him like sunflowers turning to the sun" (12-13). This quote reveals Baba's personality that was revered for his accomplishments and bravery. Baba's revered attitude and personality makes Amir feel like he has been a disappointment as Baba's son.

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"But even when [Hassan] wasn't around, he was... Everywhere [Amir] turned, [he] saw signs of [Hassan's] loyalty, his goddamn unwavering loyalty" (89). The quote about Hassan explains how even after he was wronged by Amir, Hassan remained benevolent and loyal, completing his normal tasks around the house while trying to repair their friendship.

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"[Amir] could wade in this river, let [his] sins drown to the bottom, let the waters carry [him] someplace far. Someplace with no ghosts, no memories, and no sins. If for nothing else, for that, [he] embraced America" (136). This quote reveals Amir's cowardice personality, how he would rather hide away from his mistakes than try and rid himself of guilt.

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"[Amir would] never forget how Assef's blue eyes glinted with a light not entirely sane and how he grinned, how he grinned, as he pummeled that poor kid unconscious...Years later [Amir] learned an English word for the creature that Assef was... 'sociopath'" (38). This quote reveals Assef's erratic and vengeful personality because he has no empathy or regret for the pain he inflicts on others.

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"If [Amir] changed [his] mind and asked for a bigger and fancier kite, Baba would buy it for [him]--but then he'd buy it for Hassan too. Sometimes [Amir] wished he wouldn't do that. Wished he'd let [Amir] be the favorite" (51). This quote displays the pattern of envy that Amir feels toward Hassan and Baba's relationship. Amir's observation of Hassan winning Baba's affection creates a deep jealousy in Amir that causes Amir to drift away from Hassan.

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"Nothing was free in this world. Maybe Hassan was the price [Amir] had to pay, the lamb [he] had to slay, to win Baba" (77). The quote reveals the pattern of justification that Amir employs after making a mistake. Amir tries to justify his wrong-doings by explaining that Hassan understands him on a deeper level than any other person and how Hassan was the price he had to pay for Baba's affection.

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"'Will God...' [Sohrab] began, and choked a little. 'Will God put me in hell for what I did to that man?'" (319). This quote explains the pattern of innocence throughout the novel with how Sohrab believes, since he fought back against Assef, he did something wrong. This pattern is also shown in the beginning of the book with how Hassan attempts to recover his and Amir's friendship by apologizing because he believed he did something wrong to hurt Amir.

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"So much happiness. [Amir] wonder[ed] whether [he] deserved any of it" (183). This quote reveals the constant pattern of Amir's struggle with guilt throughout the novel. All throughout the book after Amir's deception and treachery with Hassan, up until Amir takes in Sohrab, Amir experiences a deep sense of guilt in dreams and whenever he succeeds or feels happiness.

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"Hassan and [Amir] met up, grabbed a book, and trotted up a bowl-shaped hill just north of [Amir's] father's property in Wazir Akbar Khan. There was an old abandon cemetery atop the hill with rows of unmarked headstones and tangles of brushwood clogging the aisles... there was a pomegranate tree near the entrance to the cemetery" (27). The description of the hill influences Hassan and Amir's friendship because, since it is near a graveyard and a pomegranate tree, it displays how their friendship will experience both life and death. The hill was where Hassan and Amir had most of their childhood memories together under the pomegranate tree, but when Amir returns to the hill 25 years later, the hill's graveyard foreshadows the official death of Hassan and their friendship.

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"[Amir] slid out of the truck, stretched, and took a deep breath. In the old days, the winds swept through the irrigated plains around Jalalabad where farmers grew sugarcane, and impregnated the city's air with a sweet scent. [He] closed [his] eyes and searched for the sweetness. [He] didn't find it" (234). This scene describes Amir's surroundings, which officially made him believe that the country of his childhood memories had been destroyed. The setting of Jalalabad displayed how everything changed in Amir's life after he left Afghanistan, and reveals to the reader that when Amir leaves a second time, his life will change again.

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"But there were two things amid the garbage that [Amir] couldn't stop looking at: One was the blue kite resting against the wall... the other was Hassan's brown corduroy pants thrown on a heap of eroded bricks" (75). The alleyway where Hassan was raped becomes one of the most significant places in the book because it was the moment and place that both Amir and Hassan's life changed. The description of Hassan's pants and the kite reveals how Amir was torn by the decision of winning his father's favor or maintaining Hassan's friendship.

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"The fuel tank was pitch-black... The air wasn't right, it was too thick, almost solid. Air wasn't suppose to be solid... And the stench of gasoline. [Amir's] eyes stung from the fumes..." (121-122). The setting of the tank is meaningful to Amir because it was at this moment when he was completely powerless and unaware of his surroundings. The tank leaves him breathless and displays to him that his country and home will not be the same if he returns.