Adult Vs. Child Amir

I have to say I was really moved by reading these six chapters. When considering the changes between the adult and child character of Amir, the first image comes to my mind is that morning Amir was going to leave he left amount of money for Wahid's family. As he said in the book "I did something I had done twenty-six years earlier: I planted a fistful of crumpled money under a mattress" (Chapter 19, Pg. 242). Compared with the same action made by child Amir twenty-six years ago, we all can find the definitely different meaning of the action this time. Amir was much more mature at this time. He knew how hard life was, especially for those poor people. From the his own description, I feel his deep pain in his own heart the time he was doing the same action. He must think of Hassan, his loyalty to him, his smile, and all the special experience they shared together. The same action meaned a lot to him, I believe. After all these years, Amir was not that "mean" person. He was an adult. He had his own family. He knew what to do, what should do, and what shouldn't. He knew how painful it was to lost someone he loved and loved him from true heart. That was all he did not realize how precious those things were and lost many years ago as a child.
The other change I believe is Amir was braver and had more sense of responsibility when he became an adult. We all still remember how weak he was when he was a child. Each time he got trouble with those tough guys, it was Hassan who protected him. He did nothing. He was just not that brave to stand out by himself. But this time, he was different. For Hassan and, I believe, for himself also, he wanted to go back to Kabul where was really dangerous to all the people to pick up Hassan's son. I have to accept that his decision was made after his long time struggling. And maybe this action was just out of his inner feeling of guilt to Hassan, but still I feel Amir, at this time, was different. He was much more braver than little him years ago.