Book Response 2nd Paperclip

        I believe that going to America was a good idea for Amir and Baba because Amir was able to let go of his past and focus on the future. He was able to get a wife and a job and have a happy life. He had a less stressful life ahead of him in America. Even though he left, going back to Afghanistan was good for him too because, instead of hiding from his past his whole life and dying with regrets, he addressed and faced his past by going to Afghanistan. Going to go get Hassan's son from Assef was a good experience for him because in a way, protecting his son was making amends with Hassan.
      Today, Ebone, Vinn, and I had a debatr about whether or not Baba is a complete jerk to Amir in his childhood. I believe he IS because throughout his childhood, Amir was always fighting to get Baba's approval. Baba would also treat Hassan way better, as well as other children, better then he treated Amir. "' If I hadn't seen the doctor pull him out of my wife with my own eye, I'd never believe he's my son.'" (Pg. 23) This is a quote from the last page of chapter 3 and this shows how Baba doesn't accept Amir and Wants to disown him but can't because it would be frowned upon. In this quote, Baba didn't know that Amir was listening in on their conversation. Baba's friend Rahim Khan tries to talk some sense into Baba and say that Amir wasn't that bad of a son. Baba kept responding with negative thoughts.
       For example, Baba would say that Amir reads poem and has no self defense at all. Rahim Khan said that Baba was only angry because he knew Amir wouldn't take over his business. Baba isn't accepting Amir because he wants to be different, he won't follow his father and he wants to be his own person, but its hard when his own biological father doesn't accept him.