Hassan's redemption?

Amir's car sickness has always been with him, as has his guilt for Hassan (well nearly always). The beginning of the chapter starts with Amir's 'car sickness' which shows he is still the same weak Amir that left Afghanistan all those years ago. As Alice said, Amir manages to conquer his weakness as even though the car sickness is still there, he tries to ignore it, 'i feel better. i lied'. For the first time in years Amir connects himself to Afghanistan again, he says, 'as an Afghan', reconnecting himself to the country he's going to. This could show that Amir is reconnecting himself with his sins and is going to redeem himself. Amir is redeeming himself by trying to get control over his weakness, knowing he 'had to leave as soon as possible'to make sure he goes through with going to find Sohrab. The repitition of the word 'afraid' shows he is afraid of his weakness getting him and still the insecure, self-criticising boy he always was. Just in case we think Amir is beginning to redeem himself and be free of guilt, Hosseini describes a nightmare Amir has about him shooting Hassan. As Alice said, in the last lines of the chapter Amir does a good thing by planting 'a fistful of crumpled money under a mattress', this echoes the watch Amir put under Hassan's mattress and the reason Hassan had to leave. This kind gesture could be the first step towards Amir's redemption...