The Kite Runner

Amir in The Kite Runner was a doormat throughout most of his life up until he revisited his past. Perhaps he went to save Hassan’s son because he wanted to redeem himself for his failure to act before but a part of me believe he did it because he had changed as a person. I believe that he didn’t go just because he felt guilty for what had happened, although that might have been a strong factor, but that he knew it was the right thing to do. He seemed to have an idea of what was going to happen to Sohrab if he didn’t get him out and he had also known what two of the most influential people in his life (his father and Hassan) would have done in this case. Another factor that might have influenced Amir enough for him to go and get Hassan might have been finding out that Hassan was his brother. His relationship with Hassan as a child was one thing but after finding out that they were brothers might have made Sohrab's safety more of a priority than before. Although he was probably terrified to go back to a world that had turned into a war zone he knew that he had to do it because saving Sohrab and giving him a chance at a better life was the right thing to do.

Water For Elephants

Although I was greatly relieved by the ending of Water for Elephants I also felt confused. Up until the ending there had been a darkness about the book. Then after Uncle Al and August are killed the darkness is suddenly gone from the book. Just like that there's a happy ending? He gets the girl, the elephant, the horses, and the monkey and goes on to another circus then at ninety something years old runs off with another circus? I don't know if its just me who thinks this but its like everything just switches from being a cruel realistic portrayal to something totally different.
So I was thinking about how this could have happened and I came up with two explanations. Either Jacob was right and that was what happened and after the two evil men were gone all his major problems were resolved or... Jacob in his old age made up the ending just the way he thought it should have ended. Perhaps the reality wasn't the one he wanted, and so he made a new ending and then went on to find the ending of his old age that he wanted. Maybe he didn't run off with the circus but merely retreated into his imagination and lived in a dream like Ipphy.
Needless to say I'd rather think that the first explanation is true.

Dimension

Dimension put me in a hard place, while reading it I wanted to hate Lloyd but I couldn't hate him. See I believe the character of Lloyd is a paranoid schizophrenic and because I know someone who reminds me of him I feel sorry for the guy. Then again a part of me still says that he knew what he was doing when he killed his kids and that part wants Doree give him a final smack in the face and walk away forever.
That Dimension was able to play with my conscience so easily is kind of disturbing and I didn't like that it brought up a subject in my life I would rather not think about. Even though I wasn't fond of the personal connection to the story and its characters I did think that Dimension was a good pick for Stephen King to include. Not only did it relate to me I also felt that it portrayed a reality that giving up someone who's done you wrong isn't in anyway simple to do. One thing is for sure this piece reflects Stephen King's personality.