In a path towards redemption of Baba's love, Amir struggled to find his qualities of being a good person. Throughout his youth, he envied how Hassan was able to attain more of Baba’s attention. However, Amir doesn't learn until later on in the novel, that Hassan is his brother, and not a regular Hazara boy. Since Ali is sterile, Baba gives him the gift of Hassan, in which he can proceed his dream of being a father. As this gift to Ali was to be kept a secret, Baba had difficult of expressing his love genuinely for both of his children. Amir reflected an image of Baba’s guilt, being that he was able to live a privileged life, while Hassan had to model the image of a servant's son. With Amir's advantage over Hassan, Baba gives more of an authentic