Amir janThe character I consider the most important is Amir. Amir is the narrator of the story, a story that details his childhood and continues throughout his life. He remembers the tragic events of 1975, in which he commits terrible sins against his friend and half-brother Hassan. Amir tells us that he is who he is today because of his sin at the age of twelve. His childhood is one he struggles with every day. It is in that sin that he seeks and finds atonement to be good again. Baba and Amir are members of the Pashtuns, the majority, who believe they are better than the Hazaras and follow the Sunni Islamic sect. Baba is a wealthy and astute businessman, one who, Amir imagines as larger than life, and is determined to gain his father's acceptance and approval, but more often than not, he does not. Furthermore, he often believes that his father hates him. Furthermore, like that of his father, Baba is one who carries his own secret, a secret revealed only after his death. In the winter of 1975, Baba tells him, "This is the year he can win the kite tournament." Amir's goal is to win so that from his father's mouth he hears the words "Amir jan", which is an affectionate term. In March 1982, as the Russians invade Afghanistan, Amir and Baba are forced to flee their country, a dangerous journey; ironically, they survive journeys through Pakistan and then to Fremont, California, USA. However, America offers Amir a place to avoid his memories, his memories and his sins; the old saying is true that he will not be able to hide and they will catch up with him. For Baba, America is a difficult adjustment, he works as a mechanic instead of a businessman. Baba's statement from years ago that in a single day can change the course of an entire life still rings true. Amir has a unique relationship with Hassan, but often fails to see the value in their relationship. Hassan, Amir's faithful servant, best friend and secretly known half-brother, lives in a mud hut with his father Ali. This unique relationship began a year after Amir's mother died giving birth to him. Hassan's mother refuses to even hold him and leaves five days later, as a result Baba hires the same woman who nursed Amir to breastfeed Hassan and so begins the brotherhood, an affinity that not even time could break..