As with the other chapters, this set had a BIG twist. I guess I should have seen it coming because I always wondered why Baba was so kind to Hassan and said he was family when socially it wasn't really acceptable. I was still shocked when I read it, but it made all of the begining of the book make more sense. When Hassan and Alli left their house Baba was devastated and plead for them to stay. It only makes sense now that Hassan was really his son. I wonder how Amir would have treated him if he had knew that even though Hassan was part Hazzara he was part of his blood family. I also wonder if Hassan knew about his parentage. On one hand I feel like he might possibly known because he was so loyal, but on the other hand it would make all of Amir's actions against him seem even worse if they were brothers.
The whole situation also makes me think less of Baba, but it also makes the situation with Hassan’s mother make more sense. I also wonder how Baba and Alli came up with an agreement to claim Hassan as Alli’s child. This also means that Alli had to endure all the scrutiny for having a child with a woman who left immediately when really it was Baba who was highly esteemed who was the one who should have been looked down upon. My last question would be who all knew about Hassan being Baba’s son. Obviously Baba, Alli, and Rhaim knew, but who else?
social vs. private constraints.
father son relationships
society
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