While Amir had a hectic childhood laced with misfortune and trauma, his journey back to Afghanistan forces him to face exceedingly more traumatic situations. When unsure of what he can do, Amir turns to Islam, searching for hope in inevitability. Not being told what to believe, Amir finds hope to ease his pain and understands the true use of religion; not for blindly following a message of justice, but for self-betterment and comfort. While in the hospital, Amir realizes, "I see now that Baba was wrong, there is a God, there always had been. I see Him here, in the eyes of the people in this corridor of desperation. This is the real house of God, this is where those who have lost God will find Him" (Hosseini 346). In a place of worry and despair, Amir sees the people who use religion because it is all they have left, a stark contrast to the towering and powerful mosques which he …show more content…
Because of this, "those who have lost God" are able to see the irreputable sanctity of religion from these despairing people, showing the true beauty and hope that religion holds (Hosseini 346). However, a desperate and dark place is not any more religious than a beautiful mosque. Amir, due to his pessimistic nature?, required this low point to see righteous, religious people, but Sohrab in contrast is able to see religion in a pure context without needing to face anymore suffering. When ------, Amir finds Sohrab outside the mosque, which sparkles "like a diamond in the dark. It [lights] up the sky, Sohrab's face" (Hosseini 317). Through Sohrab's life, he has faced such pain and loss, causing a desire for any escape he can get. Already aware of true desperation, Sohrab does not need to be convinced of the beauty of hope. The only thing consistent and reliable in his life is religion, a solace from the darkness of his life that illuminates his pained face, bringing happiness to his