Mayra, Kirstyn, and Brittany Group question

[mayraherna...@gmail.com]

How would you evaluate the reasoning attempt of suicide along with the other actions by Sohrab and what could you determine from them?

[Enjanae Taylor]

Sohrab had been through a lot in his life from losing his parents and way of life to being sexually abused and used by the Taliban. He said he had felt "dirty" and didn't think his father would be proud of him in that state or want to claim him as his son. Even though those events affected him, Sohrab felt like it was the last straw when Amir told him he may have to go back to the orphanage for a little while during the adoption process. This is ultimately what triggered him to attempt suicide. A little after this, Sohrab doesn't speak again, showing how mentally affected he's been by all of the trauma he's faced. The reader doesn't get much entail on the future, but can only assume that Sohrab will struggle with the pain of his past similar to Amir.

[emileean...@gmail.com]

Sohrab went through a lot during such young years of his life. He had to go through the death of not just one, but two parents and at first... he had to do it alone. He was tortured and abused by the Taliban as he was under their complete control. He suffered so many tragedies before Amir could save him. As he saw Amir's efforts to help him, he couldn't be let down as he once again felt what it was like to be free. Whenever Sohrab is told by Amir that he might have to go back to the orphanage, he could not even imagine going back to the life that was so terrible for that period of time so the easiest way to get out of it was to take his own life. He would have taken his life so that he didn't have to go through the hell of being tortured and abused by those awful people again. I think this just determines that Sohrab was tired. He was exhausted and so tired of feeling the pain he felt, that he wanted to end it forever so that he would never feel that way again.

[David Ayers]

The moment that Sohrab attempts suicide I feel his reasoning is out of duress of the situation, he was just saved from Assef by Amir and Amir told him that that he would never go to an orphanage again. This is important to understand because Sohrab was in an orphanage after Hassan's death but was taken out of it by Assef, so Sohrab is associating the things that he has experienced with the orphanage and as Amir saves him I am sure in some way Sohrab is idolizing Amir as a hero. When Amir tells him that they might have to live in an orphanage again for a few years before being adopted would most likely feel like Sohrab was being betrayed by Amir. In all of these choices and events that Sohrab has had to live through he never had a choice on what to, so its reasonable that he saw an attempt of suicide a good decision because of the association and betrayal he felt.

[mayraherna...@gmail.com]

I completely agree with you David Ayers. Sohrab had it terrible and was traumatized  after Hassan's death and with Assef. Then when Sorhab hears he might go back to the orphanage from Amir, it made Sorhab perhaps feel that he was betrayed by Amir. Therefore as a result, makes him take his own life. Sohrab indeed didn't wish for all of this to have happen to him and had no choice to chose, so the attempt of Sohrab suicide can be reasonable in this dilemma.