Amir And Hassan's Relationship
Since ancient times the notion of friendship being a method for self gain has lurked in the shadows. Though never out rightly stated it is one which trumps the subconscious mind of each person and has even been pondered upon by great minds such as that of Aristotle, who believed certain friendships occurred simply as a means of utility. This raises the question of whether friendships are truly mutual and not driven by the needs and desires of a person.
It's simply impossible for one person to have all the resources and connections they require to fulfil their desires, so they connect themselves with those who do so that they may acquire such resources and connections. Whether they genuinely like the person becomes irrelevant as they are simply …show more content…
Hassan considers Amir his very best friend and would do anything for him, Amir too was aware of this and knew Hassan wouldn't deny him anything if he really asked. However Amir himself wasn't clear as to what their relationship was and himself said “ the curious thing was I never thought of Hassan and me as friends either”. He further shows his true feelings for Hassan by putting Hassan down at every opportunity he got and by never thinking of him as a friend or companion but rather thinking of him as a servant, as he did when Hassan offered a suggestion on Amir's self written story. Amir was unwilling to share with Hassan and often lied in the process to make sure he didn't have to share with Hassan, as he did when Baba invited Hassan to Ghargha …show more content…
He further theorised that all friendships take place on the account of need. The idea that friendships occur through need has been expressed in many places other than the notebooks of philosophers. The Vatican saying 23 talks about how friendships take their beginnings from utility.
If one was to randomly ask any person about their past friendships, each of them would share multiple bad experiences which occurred due to the fact that someone who they thought was their friend was actually just using them to obtain what it was that they desire. If one were to take a deep look at any of their presently existing friendships they'd see how nearly all of their friendships are based on the principle of mutual utility and how they to initiate in friendships
It's simply impossible for one person to have all the resources and connections they require to fulfil their desires, so they connect themselves with those who do so that they may acquire such resources and connections. Whether they genuinely like the person becomes irrelevant as they are simply …show more content…
Hassan considers Amir his very best friend and would do anything for him, Amir too was aware of this and knew Hassan wouldn't deny him anything if he really asked. However Amir himself wasn't clear as to what their relationship was and himself said “ the curious thing was I never thought of Hassan and me as friends either”. He further shows his true feelings for Hassan by putting Hassan down at every opportunity he got and by never thinking of him as a friend or companion but rather thinking of him as a servant, as he did when Hassan offered a suggestion on Amir's self written story. Amir was unwilling to share with Hassan and often lied in the process to make sure he didn't have to share with Hassan, as he did when Baba invited Hassan to Ghargha …show more content…
He further theorised that all friendships take place on the account of need. The idea that friendships occur through need has been expressed in many places other than the notebooks of philosophers. The Vatican saying 23 talks about how friendships take their beginnings from utility.
If one was to randomly ask any person about their past friendships, each of them would share multiple bad experiences which occurred due to the fact that someone who they thought was their friend was actually just using them to obtain what it was that they desire. If one were to take a deep look at any of their presently existing friendships they'd see how nearly all of their friendships are based on the principle of mutual utility and how they to initiate in friendships