Juan's comment on Sharon's post

To begin, I am not reading Sharon’s entire post due to the fact that I don’t want the story to be spoiled for me. Thus, I will only comment on the parts that I have read as well. To begin, I am in complete agreement with her on what I read. As I read, I was also enraged by how selfish Amir’s actions were. Furthermore, the fact that after the rape Amir betrays Hassan further not only angered me even more, but also left me disappointed in Amir. Although I did not think about it as much, now that Sharon points it out, how Baba reacted to Ali and Hassan leaving is very insightful to his character. It does in fact show, “loyalty and trust,” and I agree that Amir should have followed in his father’s footsteps in regards to his relationship with Hassan. Though how Baba reacted to Ali and Hassan’s departure was insightful for Baba’s character, I think the situation with the Russian soldier and the lady was even more insightful as it showed that Baba is a man who is brave and acts according to his own system of beliefs. In other words, he is a man who not only “talks the talk” but he also “walks the walk”. I too am impressed by how Hosseini managed to turn Baba, a harsh and negligent father, into a character that quite frankly I admire. Especially after the Russian soldier event I respect the man all the more, and am ashamed for Amir as he is a selfish coward.