Throughout this passage of reading, I have come to dislike Amir even more than before. He is whiny, doesn't stand up for himself, and he doesn't take matters into his own hands. For example, the situation with Baba's cancer. Amir desperately wanted Baba to go into treatment and Baba kept resisting. Amir did not put forth a great effort to put his father through treatment and maybe if he had showed some backbone, Baba might have agreed to go through with it. Now don't get me wrong, I'm really enjoying this book and if Khaled Hosseini's goal is to make me hate Amir, he has done a wonderful job. I am under the impression that that is his goal because the language in which he describes Amir does not make him sound like an appealing guy. He is so dependent on others and I believe marrying Soraya was a good thing for him because she's tough and might teach him to stand up for himself and live his own life. So far the only thing I can think of that Amir has chosen to do himself is marry Soraya. No one told him to do this so snaps for Amir. But not really, because it's still pathetic. I sincerely hope that Soraya causes him to mend his ways and become a real man. At this point though, I don't see that happening.
Sorry,
Emily
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