Response to Mona

I completely agree with Mona and her theory of guilt. I wrote something very similar on my blog post this week. Mona said that guilt never goes away and it cannot be avoided. Little things started to remind Amir of Hassan, and then the thought of Hassan would bring back memories of the alley. Amir threw up every time he thought about the moment in vivid details on the car ride out of Iran. When he caught something that reminded him of a pleasant memory of his childhood, it would again bring him back to that terrible time. Even his happiest memories were ridden with guilt and tainted forever.  He could not be happy, when his father retold the story of Hassan greatest victory at kite running. He could not be happy when he watched Hassan fold close. He had to avoid Hassan and Ali altogether because they were too honest and kind.  He was living the good life because Hassan had protected him so many times. He knew he was lucky to have him and that is what made his act of betrayal even more atrocious.