Amir's
mother is described as a princess, while Hassan's mother, Sanaubar, is flighty and abandons her
family just after Hassan is born. In essence, the two women are portrayed as polar opposites, at
least in the beginning. We don't learn much more about Amir's mother; she remains an almost
mythical figure without faults. In death, she becomes more perfect than she probably ever was in
life. This is especially hard on Amir because he considers her death his fault. Since she died
giving birth to him and since he has no memory of her, he can remember nothing imperfect about
her. He killed the perfect mother.
Even so, Amir probably inherited his love
of books and literature from his mother. He is the artistic, pacifist son whom Baba loves and
resents, partly because of these traits from his mother.
Hassan, on the
other hand, is described as being unable to cause pain even while being born. Sanaubar did not
have any difficulty in childbirth, and Hassan was smiling immediately after he was...
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