Amir had many problems that pained him through his childhood and lead to his shame as an adult. Initially, Amir felt an “[ache] for the mother [he] had never met” (Hosseini 6), and this made a good that could not be filled. In psychology for children to develop to their most optimal self must securely attach to their mother and since …show more content…
Amir has a build up of all these internalized feeling he refuses to process and like many people uses defense mechanisms to resist a change that will immediately make him hurt so “[ he] hurled the pomegranate” (Hosseini 92) at Hassan. This is a defense mechanism called displacement, this is redirecting an impulse onto a powerless and safer target, in this case is Hassan. Amir uses this due to the fact he feels guilt from witnessing his rape and doing nothing about it. Amir has a chance to forget about his shame when he moves to america with his father and forgets about the unfortunate situation back home. He again has to confront this shame he feel saying, “ How could I, of all people chastise someone for his past?” (Hosseini 165). Amirs wife is ashamed of had been with another man before Amir, whereas his shame come from a past where he was too cowardice to help his best friend. Amir has does a lot of growing during his time in America to hope he could redeem himself of his