Khaled Hosseini acknowledged that the character is "an unlikable coward who failed to come to the aid of his best friend" for much of the duration of the story; consequently, Hosseini chose to create sympathy for Amir through circumstances rather than the personality he was given until the last third of the book.
Khaled Hosseini recoñeceu que a personaxe é "un covarde inverosímil que non axudou ó seu mellor amigo" durante gran parte da historia; consequentemente, Hosseini elixiu crear simpatía por Amir polas circunstancias que vive, e non pola súa personalidade, no último terzo do libro.