The Kite Runner - Journal 3

At this point of the book, I think this is the saddest part, but I could be mistaken. I feel so sorry for Hassan. He may be a fictional character but my heart seriously goes out children and people like him. So loyal and honest, I don’t think he deserved to die that way. I was obviously really hard on Amir, when he found out all these secrets kept from him, when he was talking to Rahim Khan. As I was reading I was really drawn to the book and couldn’t stop reading, I think this is my favorite part of the book. I’m really enjoying it, even though it’s insanely sad, but what really gets me is that all these unfortunate people are actually living in these conditions. At first I wasn’t really a fan of Amir, but throughout the book, I guess you can say I kind of “grew with the character” and really learned to like Amir. He is actually my favorite character now, mainly because he sees himself as a coward, but yet he still found the courage to go find Sohrab. I think that Amir is actually a lot like Hassan, because by looking for Sohrab, he’s remaining loyal to him by keeping his son safe. This leads me to believe Amir has a good heart, and I can’t wait to see on what kind of road his courage puts him on in the end.

pages 243-275