Sunday, March 29, 2009

Adult Amir vs. Child Amir from Dana

After Amir had been lived in American for many years and he became 38 years old. The adult characters of him have changed as the child character of him in his thinking and his actions. When he was a child, he believed that Hassan is only his servant. He never admits Hassan as his friend or brother. But after Rahim Khan told him all the truth, he said to Wahid ‘He was my half-brother, my illegitimate half brother.’ He finally admitted that Hassan is his brother, and he went to find Hassan’s son to bring him back. He also had become more generous. He gave his own watch as a gift to a child because he thought the child liked it. He would never do this before. What is more, he left a fistful of money under a mattress in order to help those children. However, some of his adult characters still like the child character of him. He still won’t stand up for himself or anything. When Rahim Khan asked him to bring Sohrab back, he said ‘I don’t want to go to Kabul, I can’t! Kabul is a dangerous place. ’ He was still very selfish. He didn’t want to give up his life to go to Kabul. He said ‘I have a wife in America, a home, a career, and a family.’

1 comment:

  1. Good - you demonstrate some insightful similarities and differences.

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