- Baba speaks to Amir to try to bring to his attention the reality of the situation and how his actions affected other people.
- Amir took so much from Hassan. Especially his self-respect. Amir watched Hassan get raped yet didn't say anything about it, he couldn't really have prevented it from happening, but he could have helped Hassan out in the situation.
"A boy who won't stand up for himself becomes a man who can't stand up for anything." (p. 22)
- Baba frustratedly spoke about Amir to Rahim Khan to explain Amir's coward like behavior.
- Baba is frustrated with Amir's lack to stand up for himself. Amir is afraid and a coward. Amir exemplified being a coward when he let Assef rape Hassan.
"...a person who wastes his God-given talents is a donkey." (p. 32)
- Amir reads his letter that Rahim wrote him regarding his story he wrote.
- Rahim doesn't want Amir wasting his great talent in writing stories by not pursuing them. Amir has great potential and Rahim doesn't want his talent to go over looked, he wants him to take what he has and bring it to the world.
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