The Changes of Amir

Laura and Leesa

At The Beginning• The son of a rich and popular merchant, Amir leads a privileged

life, wanting only to please his beloved but demanding father• Hassan and Amir spend all of their time together playing games

and sharing stories under their favourite pomegranate tree.• Amir was inconsiderate and selfish regarding Hassan’s and Ali’s

feelings.• Amir was desperate for his fathers affections• Amir could never admit being friends with Hassan…

“I never thought of Hassan and me as friends”

Amir after the ‘Incident’• Amir became an insomniac• Amir realised that his

relationship with his father was never going to meet up with his expectations

• Amir chases Hassan and Ali out of his house because he cannot live with his guilt

• At this point Amir still believes that his relationship with his father is much more important than admitting the truth

Amir as an Adult• As his life settles and he thinks of fatherhood himself, his past again

haunts him.• Amir is considered a more likeable character when he goes back to

Afghanistan to develop moral courage by rescuing his nephew, Sohrab. This shows Amir has developed as a character and is finally showing true courage.

• At the end of the book Amir is no longer considered a weak character as he is willing to finally tell the truth no matter how it makes him look…

“You will never again refer to him as ‘Hazara boy’ In my presence. He has a name and it’s Sohrab”

This is Amir with…????

A Chance of Redemption• After spending the majority of

his life riddled with guilt an old friend Rahim Khan offers him a way to make up for his lifetime of lies.

•“There is a way to be good again”

• Amir reluctantly agrees to go back to Afghanistan but not fully understanding what he has to do. Rahim Kahn

with his hat on!

Amir and Sohrab

At the end of the book, Amir has changed so much so that he is no longer as selfish as he was and by running the kite for Sohrab, Amir has shown a completely selfless act.

THE END