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We picked this because Amir still feels guilty for his mother dying during birth. He carries the guilt with him.
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He is the oldest of five children, and spent the first years of his childhood in the capital city, Kabul. This relates to the book because Amir also grew up in Kabul.
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For the first time, Amir feels like he is being accepted by his father.
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Amir feels guilty for not stepping in and helping Hassan. It haunts him forever.
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it is important because it shows Ali is aware of what happened to Hassan and how Amir did not help him. It marks the end of a lifelong friendship between Baba and Ali.
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Marks the beginning of a new life for Baba and Amir-a different life.
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His encounter with John Steinbeck's Depression-era novel The Grapes of Wrath rekindled his love of literature, and he began to write stories again, this time in English. Amir and Khaled share the love for writing. Khaled even went on to medical school, but still wrote stories in his free time.
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A beginning of a new life for Amir. Focuses on Soraya and eventually they get married.
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Amir marrying Soraya helps take his mind off of his fathers bad health. It will give him someone to mourn with.
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Although they may not have been close, Amir loved his father and depended on him. He is very sad about the death of his father.
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Amir's childhood dream is coming true. He will also receive much more money for his novel.
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By Amir and Soraya adopting, the couple is happier and are getting what they want.
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Hassan is not as sad about this death because he did not know her. She left him when he was a baby.
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Just as Amir took a big step in asking for Sorayas hand in marriage, Khlad took that step too.
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This is significant because Amir and Soraya wanted kids so badly and were not able to have them. It shows that Khlaed also wants to be a father and therefore becomes one.
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This marks a time of change for Amir. He is going to be brought back to his childhood and travel to Pakistan, away from his wife.
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This relates to the book because there was a moment in Amir's life where he had the same accomplishment-getting his first book published.
