On the other hand, Amir was experiencing guilt and torment after the rape. Once at the pomegranate tree, Amir threw pomegranates at Hassan but Hassan did not fight back. Amir wants Hassan to accuse him of betrayal for not defending him while being raped. Amir didn't get what he wanted; instead Hassan remains loyal and silent, bearing the burden of the rape on his own. Thus Amir throws the pomegranates at Hassan to get him to fight back. What once was the site of brotherly love is now filled with Amir's guilt, bitterness, and anger. We feel guilty because we have a conscience, a conscience that is followed by a set of moral values. In a child as Freud says, superego, is in the developing stage when he/she is gradually internalizing certain controls upon him/herself. A person feels guilty (devout people would say sinful) when he does something he knows to be bad (Freud, 1962, p. 71).
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Hassan's cleft lip is one of his most important symbols in the book. It highlights the portrayal of both Hassan and Amir. The split in Hassan's lip goes about as a characteristic of Hassan's status in the public eye. It means his neediness, which is something that isolates him from Amir. It signifies that he and his family don't have the money to fix his lips. Baba, who is Hassan's biological father, pays to repair Hassan's lip as a birthday present, meaning his mystery protective love for
Hassan's cleft lip is one of his most important symbols in the book. It highlights the portrayal of both Hassan and Amir. The split in Hassan's lip goes about as a characteristic of Hassan's status in the public eye. It means his neediness, which is something that isolates him from Amir. It signifies that he and his family don't have the money to fix his lips. Baba, who is Hassan's biological father, pays to repair Hassan's lip as a birthday present, meaning his mystery protective love for