The Kite Runner Ch.8-9

1. Personally my feelings towards Amir have not changed, he still is not able to find the courage to admit running away when he could have stopped the incident. He has tried to make Hassen punish him for what he did however Hassen will not. Amir throws pomegranates at him in the tree and begging him to show any emotion towards Amir. I feel Amir has only made things worse between them and their friendship is over because he refused to tell Baba what had happened. Also if he did confess, Hassen may have thought he had Amir's loyalty and not have been betrayed leading to him ad Ali leaving. 


2. The purpose of the scene with the pomegranates was simply to get a reaction. Amir wanted Hassen to punish him for what he did and so he could move on with the lie no longer over his head.


3. Amir- continuing to struggle with the lie and it has ended Hassen and his friendship entirely


Hassen- Told Ali everything, always wants to sleep, feels betrayed by Amir but continues to be loyal to him, still feels he did something wrong because Amir no longer played with him


Assef- acting polite to Baba and pretending like he was a friend instead of the person who raped Hassen 

This represents the slipping of Amir and Hassen's friendship and how Amir is struggling to deal with his actions. And how they see each other in a different life and Hassen leaving taking with him his loyalty for Amir.