Ethnicity In The Kite Runner

Pashtuns and Hazaras are two different ethnic groups that play significant roles by how individuals behave or think throughout the text. "'Afghanistan is the land of Pashtuns. It always has been, always will be. We are the true Afghans, the pure Afghans, not this Flat-Nose here'"(69). This quote is an example of how Assef, a Pashtun, thinks that he his more superior than another person just because of their ethnicity. Additionally, this quote is foreshadowing how Assef is going to behave later on and explains his actions."'The Talibs said he was a liar and a thief like all Hazaras and ordered him to get his family out of the house by sundown'"(304). Even though the Talibs are not an individual, this quote is proof that ethnicity plays a major role in the book because of how the Talibs treated another person with a different ethnic background. The Talibs stereotyped all Hazaras as liars and thieves, even though that is not true. Therefore these two quotes showcase how people are influenced to act,
I almost blurted. He’s my servant"(70). This quote is an example of social class because Amir think that Hassan can't be his "friend" because he is a servant and since that factor Hassan is lower in status. Therefore social class does affect how an individual thinks such as Amir thoughts about Hassan. Amir values how people view him because he wants to maintain his reputation and not lose it because of a Hazara that is view down upon by the Pashtuns.
'I work always. In Afghanistan I work, in America I work. Thank you very much, Mrs. Dobbins, but I don’t like it free money.'....'Fifteen years I been doin’ this job and nobody’s ever done this,' she said. And that was how Baba ended those humiliating food stamp moments at the cash register and alleviated one of his greatest fears: that an Afghan would see him buying food with charity money