After Hassan dies, Amir is heartbroken because he never got to apologize to Hassan for not standing up to Assef when he was raping Hassan. Amir is told by Rahim Khan that Sohrab is in an orphanage in Afghanistan and Amir decides to go get him. Along the way, Amir decides he will keep Sohrab and adopt him since him and his wife cannot have a baby. Amir has to fight for Sohrab to come home with him. Ironically, the person Amir has to fight is Assef, the same person that raped Sohrab’s father. Assef used his brass knuckles to beat Amir an inch away from dying. Before he can finish Amir off, Sohrab uses his slingshot and shoots Assef in the eye, just like his father taught him to. Amir takes very good care of Sohrab, but Sohrab takes a while to “adapt” to Amir because to Sohrab, Amir was a complete stranger. Amir tells Sohrab he will take him back to America with him and his wife. Sohrab is hesitant towards his decision at first, but he gives in and comes back to