Series of Despicable Events

Assef’s actions against Hassan are despicable and they represent the lowest, most disgusting human behavior imaginable. To me it is unacceptable that even the though of these actions could go through a person’s head. The two kids that held Hassan pinned to the group are even worse than Assef because they let a person pressure them into doing something that they know just how bad it really is. I feel the need to comment on how bad these actions are because they have completely changed the tome of the entire novel. Up until that point, the story had been fairly easygoing with a few heightened moments of tension but nothing out of this world. As soon as the old man at the bazaar told Amir that Hassan was being followed by three rich kids, the suspense and series of despicable events began.

It is pretty clear that Assef’s actions are the worst in this entire scenario but I think that mot people read tho, are shocked by it, but later dismiss it as something that simply happened. To me it is unthinkable that a 12-15 year old kid could think of such a disgusting and severe crime. Furthermore, actually committing this crime shows that this kid is much more than just a bully, he is a criminal and a monster with no compassion. The two boys that helped him commit this crime are complete and total imbeciles and cowards. They did not have the valor nor the righteousness to say no and to go against the horrible intentions of their companion. They are almost just as bad as Assef because they chose not to act upon this even though they knew that it was wrong and completely out of line. While Assef may not have measured the gravity of his actions, these two boys did. The fact that they did not act upon their sense of right and wrong makes their non actions just as bad as Assefs actions because they permitted him to go through with this horribly disgusting crime. Amir’s inaction is similar to that of Assef’s two sidekick but much smaller in scale. Amir has the sole excuse that action in this situation would have cause him personal injury. Though I do not agree with his decision, he used the police mentality, to care for one’s own safety first.