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Originally Posted by KnightOfSappho
Seeing a plot hole is not a function of being more intelligent, but of having a different POV. This is not to say that Hassan is more or less intelligent than Amir. He simply was not entwined in the story so he could look at it more objectively. Amir was not able to recognize this and became angry. With his culture, thoughts that we would consider ugly came to mind to make himself feel better.
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Whether Hassan is or isn't more intelligent than Amir isn't the point. Amir
thinks Hassan is more intelligent. Remember in Ch. 4 Amir says he took to reading Hassan less challenging things. He stopped reading him riddles when he realized Hassan was far better at solving them.