It leaves him guilt ridden, heart sick, and tormented; however, his is too weak-kneed and selfish reconcile for his sins. This inability to reconcile himself leads to contempt as Amir soaks in self-blame, “...what would I see if I did look into his eyes? Blame? Indignation? Or, God forbid, what I feared most: guileless devotion?” He cannot bear to look into Hassan’s eyes, filled with crushed innocence. He can’t stand to accept Hassan’s “guileless devotion.” In Amir’s case, contempt turns to irrational action, where Amir betrays Hassan one final time by framing him as a thief and ending their friendship forever. Each grimm state of that Amir experiences is juxtaposed with the others through his initial betrayal of his best
It leaves him guilt ridden, heart sick, and tormented; however, his is too weak-kneed and selfish reconcile for his sins. This inability to reconcile himself leads to contempt as Amir soaks in self-blame, “...what would I see if I did look into his eyes? Blame? Indignation? Or, God forbid, what I feared most: guileless devotion?” He cannot bear to look into Hassan’s eyes, filled with crushed innocence. He can’t stand to accept Hassan’s “guileless devotion.” In Amir’s case, contempt turns to irrational action, where Amir betrays Hassan one final time by framing him as a thief and ending their friendship forever. Each grimm state of that Amir experiences is juxtaposed with the others through his initial betrayal of his best