to adopt Sohrab, Hassan’s son. Sohrab now lives with Amir and his wife Soraya in America. Traumatized by what has happened to him so far in his life, Sohrab is very withdrawn and refuses to engage in any kind of interaction. It is only when Amir takes Sohrab to fly a kite, like he used to with Sohrab’s father when they were young, that Sohrab finally begins to open up. This is where the novel ends.

Continuing on from this point, my prediction is that Amir will continue to speak to Sohrab about his father and continue to fly kites with him, in the hope that Sohrab will increasingly open up to him and come out of his shell. Amir might even employ a child psychiatrist to help Sohrab overcome his trauma. This will enable Sohrab to slowly begin to live a relatively normal life in his new family. Amir and Soraya will continue to care for Sohrab as if he was their biological son. They will provide him with the security and stability he needs so badly.

Through his conversations with Amir, Sohrab will learn more and more about his father and his Afghan heritage. When Sohrab is older, he will still feel very emotional about his past. He will want to do something to help orphans in Afghanistan, who are going through what he had to experience as a child. In order to raise attention to their cause, Amir and Sohrab might decide to write a book about their Afghan background. As Amir will still be a successful novelist at this point, their new book will turn out to be a bestseller. In order to try and help the situation of orphans in Afghanistan, Amir and Sohrab will donate all the revenue from their book to an orphan charity working in Afghanistan. Sohrab himself will get married and will adopt an Afghan orphan himself.

A followup to a story should be consistent with what went before, I think, don't you? You will have your own ideas as to what happens to the characters, but that is the principle you need to keep in mind as you write your own epilogue. 

As the story ends, we have Amir, who has redeemed himself by rescuing Sohrab, Soraya, who is unable to have children, and Sohrab, of course, who is clearly going to stay with the couple.  Amir and Soraya have begun to involve themselves in the troubles of Afghanistan, for example, by helping to set up a hospital there. Sohrab has been largely mute since Amir has brought him to America, but in the very last part of the book, there is a spark of hope, as Amir is able to engage him in kite running and manages to elicit a small smile from him. 

If I were in charge of planning the lives of these people from this point on, I would have Amir and Soraya adopt Sohrab and adopt at least a few other orphans from Afghanistan.  I would arrange for therapy for Sohrab and be sure that his new parents help him maintain close ties with the language and culture of Afghanistan, which they can do easily with the large Afghan community nearby, particularly Soray's parents, now that they have been told firmly that Sohrab is part of the family. Amir will continue to write and publish successful novels, assuring the family financial stability, and Soraya, once the children are older and Sohrab is more stable, will teach.  During the summers, they will go to Afghanistan and do what they can to help in the war-torn country.  Amir will use his hard-fought wisdom to be a kinder and better human being, able to a credit to his family and his two countries, Afghanistan and the United States. After all that these characters have gone through, we can only wish the very best for them!

At the end of the novel when Sohrab and Amir fly the kite together, the suggestion is that Sohrab is beginning to break out of the fear, silence, grief, and shame that had caused him to withdraw from life for the first year after leaving Kabul with Amir. Considering the love and patience they had extended to Sohrab during this difficult period of adjustment, Amir and Soraya would surely continue to nurture this damaged child, providing him with the security and stability he would need to heal. Eventually, Sohrab would begin to trust again. He would reclaim at least a part of his lost childhood.

Amir would tell Sohrab tales of the boy his father had been--how brave and bright and loving and loyal he had been. Amir would not disclose the horrible tragedy Hassan experienced, as this knowledge would only hurt Sohrab and he had experienced enough hurt in his young life. Amir and Soraya would keep the Afghan culture alive for Sohrab. When Sohrab was old enough to ask and understand, they would explain the terrible discrimination experienced by the Hazara people, putting it in proper context.

Amir would pursue his writing career and succeed as a result of his talent, sensitivity, and determination. Having earned some wealth, he would turn his attention to the orphans in Kabul, providing financial assistance. This would lead to Amir and Soraya's adopting an orphaned boy and bringing him to their home. Sohrab and the new son would find a brother in each other, and their friendship would mirror the best of the friendship experienced by Amir and Hassan as boys. They would fly kites together.

I think Hosseini would like this scenario because it affirms love and faithfulness, continues Amir's personal growth, and brings the story full circle again.