Both Baba and Amir were guilty for something they had done in the past and there guilt always followed them everywhere. Baba was guilty for sleeping with Ali’s wife Sanubar and having Hassan. Amir was guilty for Hassan’s rape and for the way he always treated Hassan in their childhood. Both Amir and Baba had guilt that tortured them, it shows how they are both similar throughout the book. They both made mistakes that caused them to have lifelong guilt.
Mid end of pg#222 No he wasn't. He and Sanaubar had Hassan, didn't they? They had Hassan--"
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Baba slept with Ali’s wife Sanaubar, and had Hassan. Baba never told Amir or Hassan that they were half-brothers. Amir starts to see similarities between his father and him. Amir also feels that he is not the only one with guilt upon him. Baba also walked around with guilt. Amir’s betrayal of Hassan brings Amir and Baba closer in ways Amir would never predicted. Even though they have two different stories upon guilt, they both still share the secrecy of guilt.
Beginning of pg#19 “Because the truth of it was, I always felt like Baba hated me a little. And why not? After all, I had killed his beloved wife, his beautiful princess, hadn’t I? The least I could have done was to have had the decency to have turned out a little more like him. But I hadn’t turned out like him.” In this quotation Amir thinks Baba doesn’t really like him because Amir is different from Baba they don’t share many of the same interests. Baba likes soccer and wrestling, while Amir like to write, and read. Baba is very courageous and on the other hand Amir is very sensitive. Amir thinks he needs to redeem himself because he blamed himself for killing his beautiful mother at birth and because he is nothing like his father. Amir feels that he needs to redeem himself for what he had done, and for not being like Baba. Baba never really bonded with Amir as they were so different. Baba also said there is only one sin