Chapters 23-25

Question 1

Summary for Chapters 23-25

Answer 1

Amir takes Sohrab to Pakistan, plans to adopt him.

Legal barriers and trauma strain Sohrab’s trust.

Sohrab attempts suicide.

Final scene: Sohrab shows a faint smile as Amir runs a kite for him — a symbolic reversal.

Question 2

AO3 for Chapters 23-25

Answer 2

Psychological trauma of war and abuse (PTSD) in post-war Afghanistan.

Hope for healing — links to Islamic ideas of atonement and Western ideals of self-forgiveness.