“Standing in the kitchen with the receiver to my ear, I knew it wasn’t just Rahim Khan on the other line. It was my past of unatoned sins.”
It could be said the Amir is an antihero, although he is the narrator of the book. He lacks many of the qualities which a hero should have, such as courage and strong morals. When he sees Hassan being assaulted in the alley by Assef, he does not have the courage to stop it. Even his presence could have stopped the boys because he knew Assef’s family. Instead, he decides to act like he never saw it and runs away. He also lacks morals. Although it is eventually figured that Hassan knows that Amir saw, he never apologizes to him. He also has not yet confessed to anyone what he saw, which would be the proper thing to do. He is not an unlikeable character, just one that does not fit into the mold of hero. This actually makes him more relatable to the reader, because a lot of people have had moments where they lacked the courage to do the right thing.
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