The characters in this book are very real. Real, in the sense that you can literally withdraw the charcter from the book and it would shape into a real person-with imperfections, problems, talents, and of course secrets.
Amir:
He is the main charcter of the book and goes through multiple phases in his life. He changes in many ways and the reader is able to see all those transformations because this book covers the time period from his chilhood all the way to adulthood and even farther on. My opinion of him changed many times as I was reading the novel going from good to bad. At first he is just a normal boy with some average family problems, a best friend, and caring people he lives with. As the story continues and his relationship with his best friend declines, you feel a change in his attitude. He becomes more timid and doesn't want to talk to Hassan [friend] and tries to stay away from him as much as he can. "I made sure our paths crossed as little as possible,planned my day that way'(100). That shows you how he doesn't even want to be near Hassan. The only reason he is acting like this is because was too afraid to tell Hassan the truth that he was there, and didn't do anything to help him when we was getting bullied. As the story progresses and Amir and his father move to America after their village was captured by the Afghans, you notice a change in him again. He tries to forget the past and becomes more focused on his future. He is able to speak his mind and works hard to achieve his goal. He even becomes really close to his father, which wasn't like that when he was younger (their relationship was really rocky due to the fact that his mother died at childbirth). Then again as there are plot twists he continues to evolve but at the point right now, he is very determined to find Hassan's son who was orphaned after Hassan and his wife were killed by some corrupted police officers.
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