Locations

• Hazarajat

Plot

• Amir frames Hassan
• Ali and Hassan leave for Hazarajat

Thoughts

Amir is sorry for what he has done but cannot take it back now. He is ashamed of his actions and cannot leave his home. He can only force Hassan out in an attempt to remove the nightmares. This will most likely not work. Added to that is the jealousy he has for everything else his father loves. If his father had made more clear the relationship he felt with Ali and Hassan, maybe Amir would have been able to feel differently about Hassan. The class distinctions in Afghanistan play a huge part in the problem. While Hassan can treat Amir as loyally as a dog, Amir does not know how he should treat Hassan. He is a brother and yet not a brother.