The scene of where Soraya has read Amir's stories to Baba is particularly touching. Baba is finally starting to appreciate Amir and see his potential!
It is also ironic how Amir thought that America was a place with no ghosts, no memories and no sins, yet he always comes back to thinking about his past. I feel as though Amir is really critical toward himself throughout this book. In his own childhood, Amir always asked himself what he did wrong to not deserve Baba's acknowledgement or why he wasn't good enough for Baba's expectations. He would question or doubt himself more than recognizing that it was simply not his fault that Baba treated him differently. Even when Soraya is infertile, Amir blames himself because he believes that karma was the reason why he couldn't have a child.
It is also paradoxical when Amir says that there was a emptiness between Soraya and himself, "like a newborn child."
The relationship between Soraya and the general is similar to the relationship of Amir and Baba...When both of their dad's are frail, they share a greater intimacy compared to the usual indifferent relationship.
The Taliban remind me of the U.S. army troops who intervened in wars; both were presented as a sign of peace to the people in need, but eventually they became hostile threats to the people.
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