Sohrab In The Kite Runner

Sohrab was Hassan’s son. Hassan and his wife Faranza were shot in the head and killed by the Taliban. Also at the very end of the book Sohrab was told he was going to be put back into an orphanage for 2 years until Amir could get his parents death certificate. This mentally destroyed him to the point where he tried to kill himself. Sohrab also said he felt dirty and unloved and for that, he would spend hours scrubbing himself in the bathtub. The abuse that occurred in the orphanage was so bad that Sohrab went speechless for a year. He was also completely devastated about what he did to Assef. He even asked God to put him in hell for doing that to him. If he were to be put back into an orphanage he would be mentally devastated on top of the devastation he has already been through.
Sohrab was physically and sexually abused at the orphanage by the Taliban and by the same person who raped his father, Assef. He feared them both. Although he feared Assef, Sohrab stood up to him when Amir was getting beaten by him. He feared the …show more content…
The slingshot defined how brave Sohrab really was. While Amir searched for Sohrab he talked to a man by the name of Zaman portrayed to Amir just how good Sohrab was with his sling shot. When Amir arrived to get Sohrab from the orphanage he ran into Assef with the now knowing that he was the leader of the Taliban. With Assef being the leader of the Taliban, he told Amir that the only way he could have Sohrab was for him to take a beating and for Sohrab to watch. While Assef beat Amir, Sohrab pulled out his slingshot and the brass ball hit Assef dead in his eye and he fell on the floor and began screaming. Just as Hassan did, Sohrab also protected Amir. Sohrab not only helped save Amir, but he also saved himself. Sohrab also was very reliable and strong minded, even after all of the things he has been through he was able to live on. His reliability came in when he saved Amir from