Ryan C's response to Ciara's Reaction

I agree with Ciara that in this section Amir become completely consumed by his guilt. Also, I do think Amir is more upset with himself than anyone else could hate him. He strove for a relationship with his father and was given that opportunity at the cost of a person who basically acted like a father figure to Amir, like Ciara pointed out. Hassan provides emotional stability, physical protection, and unconditional love all of which Amir wanted from his father. Like Ciara, I think it was absolutely true that Amir needs Hassan; Amir needs someone to always be there for him, which Amir was not able to do for Hassan, which is truly tragic. Although, Amir does feel guilty and is disappointed with himself, Amir is still selfish after the incident. Hassan must be going through a more difficult time than Amir no matter how guilty Amir feels. Hassan was the victim of an extremely traumatic experience and has no one to talk to, no one to support him and tell him it’s going to be ok. Amir is the only person who could do that because he witnessed what happened. It would be difficult, almost impossible, for Hassan to go to someone and tell them what Assef did to him. On top of that, from Hassan’s perspective, his best friend no longer talks to him and he does not know why; I feel very bad for Hassan.