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4 pages in length. Amir's physical passage from his beloved Afghani homeland to California and then back again under war torn conditions mirrors the psychological journey he experiences provoked by the never-ending gnawing of social class expectations, guilt from betrayal and his all-embracing quest for redemption. There is nary a moment throughout Amir's life that he is not struggling with some semblance of psychological anguish over what is expected of him or how he ultimately reacts in certain situations; that he is in a state of constant turmoil from childhood well into his adult years illustrates the contradictions of social power, inhumanity and relationships that manifest in ways he does not always understand – or accept. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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expectations, guilt from betrayal and his all-embracing quest for redemption. There is nary a moment throughout Amirs life that he is not struggling with some semblance of psychological anguish
over what is expected of him or how he ultimately reacts in certain situations; that he is in a state of constant turmoil from childhood well into his adult years
illustrates the contradictions of social power, inhumanity and relationships that manifest in ways he does not always understand - or accept. Amir must live with his betrayal of Hassan every
day of his life; mistakenly believing that running from the conflicts of his homeland - both political and personal - will absolve the unrelenting guilt he forever endures, Amir is
reminded time and time again how he cannot escape from his self-induced torment. Just when he thinks he has successfully exorcised the demons of his guilt, he is thrust
right back into the depths of remorse for his disloyalty so many years before. "Hassan I said. When was the last time I had spoken his name?
Those thorny old barbs of guilt bore into me once more, as if speaking his name had broken a spell, set them free to torment me anew. Suddenly the
air in Rahim Khans little flat was too thick, too hot, too rich with the smell of the street" (Hosseini 202). Despite the tremendous affection Amir has for Hassan
- a boy who, by any other standards, is just like him in everyway except when looked upon from dividing social doctrine - Amir is unable to shake a certain
superiority he feels toward Hassan, forever testing the poor boy to prove his loyalty in ways that are both demeaning and wholly unnecessary. Hassan, never one to refuse Amirs
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