Winning the annual kite tournament in Kabul came with several perks such as holding a higher title and gaining recognition. It was an event that people of all ages looked forward to participating in, therefore the competition aspect of it was unbelievably high. After Amir`s phony achievement of winning the annual kite running tournament, the outcomes he faced were the polar opposite of what any other victor would have been awarded. Due to the trauma that Amir was hit with after seeing what his loyal servant Hassan endured to keep Amir`s kite safe, he rapidly fell into a downward spiral of deterioration of his personality and mental health. After the kite tournament, Amir suffered severe depression and anxiety, a sense of guilt so powerful it nearly controlled his every movement, and a loss of his sense of morals.

Being a witness of the rape of his friendly servant forced Amir’s perception of not only his friend but also himself to go through a rigid and pessimistic transformation. Amir’s act of betrayal began to slowly catch up to his conscious, leading him to become distant and consumed by anxiety. For example, immediately after witnessing Hassan’s rape, the first thing Amir asks Hassan is “where were you?” (Hosseini 83). Rather than swallowing his cowardness and asking if Hassan was alright, Amir chose silence, pretending that he was clueless. The sense of deception hit Amir immediately after the words left his lips because he explained that “speaking those words was like chewing on a rock” (83). This situation contributed to the decaying of Amir’s conscious and character because he continued to struggle to be content with himself and the pathway of actions he chose to take throughout the weeks that followed. Amir eventually even developed insomnia (91). When Amir realized that the purposeful coldness of his attitude towards Hassan became obvious to him, Amir’s