Laura and Leesa
The Changes of
Amir
At The Beginning
• The son of a rich and popular merchant, Amir leads a privileged
life, wanting only to please his beloved but demanding father
• Hassan and Amir spend all of their time together playing games
and sharing stories under their favourite pomegranate tree.
• Amir was inconsiderate and selfish regarding Hassan’s and Ali’s
feelings.
• Amir was desperate for his fathers affections
• Amir could never admit being friends with Hassan…
“I never thought of Hassan
and me as friends”
Amir after the ‘Incident’
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Amir became an insomniac
Amir realised that his
relationship with his father was
never going to meet up with his
expectations
Amir chases Hassan and Ali out
of his house because he cannot
live with his guilt
At this point Amir still believes
that his relationship with his
father is much more important
than admitting the truth
Amir as an Adult
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As his life settles and he thinks of fatherhood himself, his past again
haunts him.
Amir is considered a more likeable character when he goes back to
Afghanistan to develop moral courage by rescuing his nephew, Sohrab.
This shows Amir has developed as a character and is finally showing
true courage.
At the end of the book Amir is no longer considered a weak character
as he is willing to finally tell the truth no matter how it makes him look…
“You will never again refer to him
as ‘Hazara boy’ In my presence.
He has a name and it’s Sohrab”
This is Amir with…
????
A Chance of Redemption
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After spending the majority of
his life riddled with guilt an old
friend Rahim Khan offers him a
way to make up for his lifetime
of lies.
• “There is a
way to be
good again”
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Amir reluctantly agrees to go
back to Afghanistan but not
fully understanding what he has
to do.
Rahim Kahn with
his hat on!
At the end of the book,
Amir has changed so
much so that he is no
longer as selfish as he
was and by running the
kite for Sohrab, Amir
has shown a completely
selfless act.
Amir and Sohrab
THE
END