Maya's Reaction to Alexa

            Alexa, I understand your relief when it comes to Ali and Hassan. As much as I dislike how Amir treats Hassan, I would be lying if I said I was not sad that the two childhood friends were separating. Obviously, I was sad because it would be Hassan losing his childhood friend who he cares for so dearly.

            In a way, I want to see what happens when Amir and Hassan meet again. For me, I did not have much to react upon after the incident that we both wrote about. The event you describe on the bus ride out of Kabul was very eye-opening. Amir, despite the moments where Baba was not being a very good father, had seen him be kind and generous. So, I do not understand the way Amir chose to act in certain situations while living in Afghanistan. Maybe I wrote my initial reaction too much in the “heat of the moment”, but I still think that Amir had all the power to do the right thing when the opportunity presented itself. 

           I do not know how far you have read so I will keep this as general as possible. Though I mentioned I understood your relief, I actually prefer the story of the two childhood friends over Amir going through what essentially everyone past high school goes through. The story past the bus ride out of Kabul felt empty to me. The story had been so emotional and had so many memorable moments with Hassan as a part of Amir’s life. In short, I am trying to say that I wish Hassan was still in the story.