In life the decisions we make in the past changes or adjust our view on the world. Amir the main character of The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini makes several decisions that result in him having to change the way he perceives the world. Amir was not ready to change his view of the world so to protect his perception of the world he, like most people, use defense mechanism. This denial to face the reality of certain events lead to shame as an adult. Khaled Hosseini conveys the life of Amir a middle-eastern man whose life resulted in shame and regret due to his choice to not face facts of the past.
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
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