Alex,
I agree with the fact that it is amazing to watch Amir's life change so dramatically when he is literally ripped apart from his childhood. Though he is yanked away physically from his homeland, the trauma that he undergoes as he is coming of age is what truly robs him of his youth. Though it could be unbeknownst to him, Amir was never allowed to truly enjoy his years as a child... both due to experience he could not control as well as personal choices that would come to shape the rest of his life.
I too found it nice for a change that Baba instructed his son to visualize that day when he ran his kite. I wonder if it is because he recognized that that was the last time his son was truly happy seeing as this day occurred right before Hassan's rape? Though no deep words have ever been spoken between the two, maybe Baba does have some insight into his son's emotions. But with that, another question is arisen; if Baba does in fact "see" his son's emotions, does he simply choose to ignore them?
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