"And a thief of the worst kind, because the things he'd stolen had been sacred: from me the right to know I had a brother, from Hassan his identity, and from Ali his honor." (page 225)
When Rahim Kahn reveals to Amir that Hassan is actually Baba's illegitimate son from an affair, I was shocked. Throughout the entire novel, Hosseini kept writing in curveballs, but this one was huge. I definitely did not see it coming. However, once the secret was revealed, everything made sense: the actions of Baba, the secrecy surrounding Hassan, Ali's quiet manner, etc. I thought that Amir's reaction to the secret was written extremely well. As I read his outburst, it seemed to be incredibly realistic; the yelling and cursing on page 223 could not have been written much better. As Amir continued to digest the information in the next chapter, the rhetorical questions (pages 224-226) he asked were natural too. The revelation of Hassan as Amir's brother causes the book to progress because it gives Amir motivation and reason for finding Sohrab. It is with this revelation that the plot advances to the actual point of The Kite Runner.
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