What+does+Amir+put+under+Hassan's+mattress?+Why+does+he+do+it?+What+is+your+reaction+to+Amir's+betrayal?

The answers to these questions are found between pages 103-106.

As for what was put under Hassan's mattress, it was the new wristwatch he received from his father Baba and Afghani bills. "I lifted Hassan's mattress and planted my new watch and a handful of Afghani bills under it."(104)

He did it because he felt convicted and guilty. Hassan and Ali had given him a new Shahnamah as it says on page 103. Also, Amir wanted to tell Ali that it was himself who was unworthy of such a gift.

His reaction was shcoking and apalling. Never did I imagine Hassan sticking up for Amir at all. Hassan knew he didn't take the watch or the money. When Hassan "confessed", it says on page 105 that Amir "flinched, like [he'd] been slapped." However, Amir just sat by looking on like how he did in the alley. He let Hassan take the fall only because he believed Hassan was sacrificing himself. Amir was looking towards his own goals while Hassan was looking out for Amir's. For Amir to do what he did is wrong, but that's who he was. He reasoned as he did because he knew nothing better. I don't blame Amir at all. Morally wrong as it is, it shows the realness of a young kid.

He did it because he is a coward and was not willing to confront the situation of the betrayal of Hassan. Every time, he saw Hassan, his guilt and his conscious would kick in; Amir was not able to deal with this. He put the wristwatch under Hassan's mattress so that when Baba did find out about Hassan's stealing (a trait that Baba once told Amir he would never forgive in a person), he would kick Hassan and Ali out of the house. I'm surprised at Amir's actions and despite that I understand that Amir badly wanted to gain Baba's acceptance and love, the way he achieved it was just sinful and wrong. Also to compare Hassan to "a lamb that he had to slap" in order to win Baba is just cowardly and incosiderate of all the times Hassan saved Amir from being humiliated.

Additional Notes: This question has everything to do with the main shared inquiry question. It proves why Amir is a coward and why he has so much trouble forgiving himself. With much insight, we can see as the reader that forgiveness is difficult for anyone.