Upon remembering his child hood Amir presents the questioning of Hassan's rape "I asked him what had happened and he said it was nothin, that he'd gotten into a little scuffle." (Hosseini 81) Here Baba ask Amir about the situation knowing that Amir is probably aware of what happened, yet young Amir does not try to redeem himself because he does not understand. At this age, Amir knew Hassan was getting hurt, but not raped. Amir thought it was merely just a beating, he wasn't willing to jump in and sacrifice his well being probably partially because he too was a small boy and unable to prevent the rape or beating. Amir chose in a split second what to do about the situation, which in many's opinions was wrong but as a child he did not read into the story enough or comprehend before he made his
Upon remembering his child hood Amir presents the questioning of Hassan's rape "I asked him what had happened and he said it was nothin, that he'd gotten into a little scuffle." (Hosseini 81) Here Baba ask Amir about the situation knowing that Amir is probably aware of what happened, yet young Amir does not try to redeem himself because he does not understand. At this age, Amir knew Hassan was getting hurt, but not raped. Amir thought it was merely just a beating, he wasn't willing to jump in and sacrifice his well being probably partially because he too was a small boy and unable to prevent the rape or beating. Amir chose in a split second what to do about the situation, which in many's opinions was wrong but as a child he did not read into the story enough or comprehend before he made his