Last week I was left wondering if Hassan or Ali would ever reenter the plot of this novel to resolve the issues between Amir and Hassan. At the end of this week’s reading, that question was answered when we found out that ever since Baba and Amir went to America, Hassan had been staying with Rahim Kahn.
In the beginning of this week’s reading, Amir’s life was illustrated through his attempts to woo Soraya. After multiple attempts to pique her interest in him, Amir is finally successful. Amongst his attempts to woo Soraya, Amir discovers that his father is in need of medical care, after he witnesses him cough up blood. Amir had to persuade Baba to seek medical care, and the prognosis was terminal brain cancer. Amir and Soraya were to get married, but since Baba’s timetable was incredibly limited, the couple bypassed the engagement part and went straight into the wedding. Baba was able to witness his “only son” get married. Soon after the wedding, Baba passed away. Amir struggles with his father’s death, but along the way, he learns valuable lessons. Amir is taught that nothing lasts forever, so he must never take anything for granted. Amir and Soraya attempt to have children, but are unsuccessful, even after multiple tests and IVF. Because they were not able to conceive, Amir begins to blame himself because of what happened that day in the alley. The flashbacks to that day in the alley multiple years later displays how heavily this one part of his life weighs on his mind. As Baba said last week, “what happens in a few days, sometimes even a single day, can change the course of a whole life.” The decision that Amir made that winter day has forever changed his life.
15 years into their marriage, Amir discovers that Rahim Kahn, Baba’s old business partner, is on his death bed, and wants to see Amir. Because Rahim Kahn had always been extremely faithful to Amir, he knew he needed to go to Afghanistan and visit him before he would never have that chance again. During his visit, Rahim Kahn tells Amir that Hassan had been staying with him ever since they went to America. Since Amir has learned that life is extremely short with the death of his father in this week’s reading, will he tell the truth about what happened that winter day to Hassan? Will Amir begin to value the friendship they used to have and make an attempt to resurrect it?
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