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Google's definition for love is "An intense feeling of deep affection". I don't think Amir felt this for Hassan, but I think it was because he didnt know what love was and did not know what it meant to love or be loved for that matter. I think that Amir 'loved' Hassan the most he could considering the circumstances. He was jelous of Hassan in some ways which made it hard for him to love him. Again, if Baba had shown Amir love instead of hating him for being a reflection of himself that Amir, Baba and Hassan could all be loved. Hassan was the only one who knew how to love, because he was ignorant of the truth which made him able to love. That said, I don't want to write Amir off as someone who cannot love. He loved Soraya which makes you realize he loves differently. Amir's quote sums up his relationship with love and Baba. "With me as the glaring exception, my father molded the world around him to his liking. The problem, of course, was that Baba saw the world in black and white. And he got to decide what was black and what was white. You can't love a person who lives that way without fearing him too". I understand why Amir is the way he is, he just wanted to be loved.

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This quote is important because it links back to when Amir was young and was angry at Hassan for not ever punishing him for what he felt he needed to be punished for. When he was begging Hassan to hit him with the fruit, begging for forgiveness. So when Amir got the life beat out of him by Assef I think he felt that he was finally beaten by Assef. And so for Amir's mind, if him and Hassan were victims to the same person, in a way they would be equal. And also because Hassan had stood up for Amir all those years before and had taken it for Amir, Amir finally could take it for Hassan. This can ease Amir's mind, which is why he felt at peace for the first time since Hassan's rape.
I think that Amir taking it for Sohrob and Hassan at the same time was kind of his redemption. Taking in Sohrob out of the will of his own pure heart was redemption. That said, his redemption was/is personal. Therefore he could only 'redeem' himself if he thought it was redeption. I truly think he redeemed himself.
To be empathetic is to be able to understand the emotion another person feels and is able to see other people as human. In today's world, it is a bit more challenging. Because there is the internet a lot of communication is not face-to-face. Meaning that people will lack empathy for strangers on the internet because they have never personally met them. So to be empathtic is to be a true human, to be able to feel those emotions for other people and feel for them, understand how they feel.

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Yes, Amir has become a man who can not stand up for himself but that does not neccissarily mean that he is a bad person. He is weak and does not assert hiimself to do what is right. At the core he may be trying to do the right thing but at his core Amir is a bystander. That said, he is aware of his cowardice and takes carries the guilt of his past mistakes. In the following quote: he envies Soroya because he knows he could never have that pride within himself. "I envied her. Her secret was out. Spoken. Dealt with. I opened my mouth and almost told her how I’d betrayed Hassan, lied, driven him out, and destroyed a forty-year relationship between Baba and Ali. But I didn’t. I suspected there were many ways in which Soraya Taheri was a better person than me. Courage was just one of them." So while he is slightly redeemed for his understanding of himself but he is not a stand-up guy. He is not the type of person to make powerful acts of power. He is just not that guy

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My family shows me they are proud of me differently than my friends do. My family shows me they are proud of me by their smile. When my parents give me that genuine, "I am so proud of you" look, that is how I know they are. It is the best feeling in the world. It is defidentaly obvious, clapping, hugging, cheering etc. I think a parent who does not reward their child wants to teach them dicipline: its a superiority complex. To be honest, I completely disagree with this concept. children should be loved with abundance. Possibly they also do not show pride because they always expect better. To answer the last question, its a little bit of both. I see myself as happy, in touch with myself and my spirirtuality and while I may not be happy all the time I want to spread my love while staying humble. That is my dream lifestyle for who I will be.

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I really like that quote. People who have done something wrong are paranoid at all times. I can unfortunately relate to this. I had done something I shouldn't have and I felt that that was all people were talking about. In reality, nobody really cares.
I think this goes with Amir after Hassan's rape because he immedietly shut out Hassan and Ali and only wanted to stay locked away in his room. Amir was guilty and belived everything was about him. It was a big mistake of him to make in the first place, but it was a really shitty thing to shut out Hassan like that. Personally, I am lucky enough to not have any serious skeletons in my closet: however I know someone who does. A close friend of mine told me a story of a personal conversation that she had with another friend of mine. That friend's mom had died a few years back. My close friend and her decided to tell eachother their worst regret. That friend said that hers was not being in the hospital room with her mom to hold her hand when she died. That sunk in me, I cannot fathom losing my mother, I cannot understand the weight that burden carries on her. I don't know if she ever was able to overcome it. She was too young to understand how hard it would be for her when she was older. I wish she could be able to forgive herself.

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I can eat unhealthy at times and which is harmful only to me. I sleep in super late which doesn't affect anyone but me but it does kind of ruin my mornings. I forget to take my meds a lot which doesn't really affect anyone but me--and it really affects me.
Do these things reflect me as a person? I would probably say so. I go through periods of depression, one I am currently in/feeling. When I have more positive habits it reflects me better because I like to thinnk of myself as the better version.
I don't think I have ever been in a situation where I had to make an extraordinary choice that was that extreme. I decided to go to San Francisco State University and so that is going to cost a lot of money for me and for my parents aswell.
I have seen conflicts when I knew I should step in but didn't. My sister was yelling at my mom and my mom was upset. I shouldv'e protected my mom but I didn't because I didn't want to be on my sister's bad side. I think it does show who I am though, sadly. I didn't want anyone to be mad at me and wanted to remain nuteral on boths sides. In the end I know this hurt my mom so I feel bad about it.

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*As a person, I would like to think that my shifts of fortune would not affect my friendships with people. That being said, fortune can be seen in different ways. I am the type of person to adapt to my current situation. In full honesty, I dont know that if my situation or fortune changed if I would keep friends or try to make new ones.
However, when I am friends with someone I show full loyalty. My friends truly mean everything to me. I also know my self worth, and I will not tolerate being mistreated.
My best friend is Kastin Ostrode because she both sticks by my side and sets me straight. She is both loyal and honest, she will stick by my side but pinch my leg while she's doing it. I think that is the best way to have a friendship, be loyal and honest. With any relationship for that matter.
*I really like this quote, that jelousy goes back and forth. Everyone has something to be jelous of. I have been jelous, a lot of times actually. I am jelous of my friends' grades and achievements, I am jelous of those in El Dorado Hills who live in giant houses and party every night because they can. I feel jelous of people online who seem to have everything. I feel jelous a lot, but it is true. I am sure that there is something that people can envy from me.
I feel jelosuy in my chest. My chest and my throat go numb and I go silent. I think jelousy is a good emotion to feel. While is it potentially harming, I think its good to have something to be jelous of, a goal even.

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What I found on Google: Atonement is the act itself before God, and is the ground of redemption. Man is redeemed by the atoning work of Christ. The one is the act, and the other is the result.
I would say that this is possible, but depending the situation the chances of achieving redemption can decrease.
I think the best example of where I would draw the line would be Hassan's rape. While he was scared, the way Amir handled the situation was horrible. If I were Hassan, that would be the line I would draw in redeption.

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"Afganistan"
-War
-Taliban
-Malala
-Innocent people

Reflection:
I would keep everything I have on my list. That said, all I pointed out were the negatives and yet the slideshow shows the positivity of humans. I see family, community, care, culture, beauty etc.
The image that I cannot shake is that of a man being executed in public aswell as a woman being beat in public. I know it must be hard