Amir the antihero

"I suspected there were many ways in which Soraya Taheri was a better person than me. Courage was just one of them." -Page 165
Amir is the perfect example of an antihero. He is the central character but he is constantly failing morally and in terms of courage. It started as a child when he failed to stand up for Hassan. This occurred when Hassan was raped but at other times as well. He then turns to lies to fix the situation. He gets rid of Hassan so that his presence and loyalty cannot aggravate his guilt any longer. He then does not have the courage to tell his own fiance the truth. She attempts to build their relationship on truth and honesty but he is too ashamed to share his past with her.