Ali “The brother I had never had (93).” This inspiring phrase was spoken by Baba during chapter nine as Ali grabs hold of Hassan and leaves Baba’s home in order to protect him from Amir’s lying heart, demonstrating to readers his humble personality.
It is evident throughout the novel that Ali withstands some Major abuse especially at the very beginning due to his appearance. His lower facial muscles are paralysed which “left him unable to smile and left him perpetually grim-faced (7).” No one was able to recognise if he was ecstatic or sad, because only his brown eyes glistened with a smile or “welled with sorrow (7).” And to make things worse, Ali had polio which affected his movement. His right leg was twisted and seemed like it was “sallow
It is evident throughout the novel that Ali withstands some Major abuse especially at the very beginning due to his appearance. His lower facial muscles are paralysed which “left him unable to smile and left him perpetually grim-faced (7).” No one was able to recognise if he was ecstatic or sad, because only his brown eyes glistened with a smile or “welled with sorrow (7).” And to make things worse, Ali had polio which affected his movement. His right leg was twisted and seemed like it was “sallow