Posted:
17 years ago
IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THE BOOK, DO NOT PROCEED FURTHER. I INTEND TO DISCUSS IT THOROUGHLY AND WILL MAKE REFERENCES TO MAJOR SPOILERS AND KEY PLOT POINTS.
What I loved about this book was the simplicity in the author's narration.
The most powerful metaphor was likening Hassan to a lamb being slaughtered.
However, what angered me the most (apart from that b๐คฌ sodomist Assef, who I would have liked to chop up and feed to the hounds), was Amir's character in the beginning! ๐ก
I know that while it was lack of courage which prevented Amir from saving Hassan from being raped, he did not stop him from leaving! He completely alienated him when Hassan needed him the most!
Then Baba! What kind of a man would let his Hazara son to go away from him when he loved him more than his Pashtun son?
This comes back to the issue of divides in society and the kind of prejudices which arise in it. Isn't it a HUMAN flaw to be unwilling to challenge and stand up to injustice?
Yes, Amir and Baba pissed me off. Amir because he treated his best friend (half-brother) like dirt out of jealousy and Baba for having the libido to father a child, but not have the gumption to stop him from leaving because of his Hazara heritage.
But, maybe I was angry because they represented what a lot of us are like today. We refuse to stand up to injustice and prejudice and fight against them.