This photo shows a boy with a lamb. Like the Judeo-Christian symbol, the sacrificial lamb represents the death of an innocent. In The Kite Runner, Amir uses Hassan as a scapegoat to win over Baba’s affections. Thus, Hassan’s sacrifice comes at the cost of their friendship. Hosseini uses the symbol of the lamb to represent gentleness and helplessness. It helps to connect the past and present because both Hosseini and Sohrab bear the same expression, the look of purity resembling a lamb. The author provides a more vivid description to describe Sohrab, particularly because of his youth. In addition, Hossseini further describes the symbol of the sacrificial lamb when he uses Amir’s description of the lamb’s eyes. Through Amir, Hosseini is able to demonstrate to readers the readiness of the lamb to accept its fate, similar to how Hassan accepted his fate to save Amir and the kite. Again the role of cause and effect occurs throughout the novel, as Hosseini uses Amir’s realization of Hassan as a lamb to exhibit the power of personal choice. Amir had the ability to prevent Hassan’s rape, but failed to do so. Having seen Sohrab’s similarities, like his father, to a lamb, Amir this time decides to step in and accept his own fate by taking Assef’s beating. Hosseini uses Amir to become a sacrificial sheep for Sohrab, by abandoning his American way of life in an attempt to reconcile with his past. Through much trials and tribulations, Amir is able to devote himself to finding and saving Sohrab from Assef, just as Hassan had done in their childhood.