Kite Runner

Throughout the story of The Kite Runner by: Khaled Hosseini many traits are shown by select characters. The Kite Runner is about the story takes place in Pakistan in 1980-2001 in America where the war is happening. One is Hassan who is also the main character and one of the most important throughout the story. Hassan is the character however that shows loyalty and modesty to everyone, several times throughout the Kite Runner he takes the blame for Amir. Hassan shows the loyalty between two best friends by showing Loyalty Bravery and Friendship. Hassan is defined as a loyal individual; he is Amir’s servant and friend even though Amir wouldn’t admit it in public. One example of this is where Hassan says, “Amir agha won the tournament and I ran this kite for him. I ran it fairly. This is his kite.” (Chapter 7 page72) Here Hassan said he did all the work but Amir deserves all the credit. Another example is where Hassan would take all the blame for things that where Amir’s fault such as, “Yes, father, Hassan would mumble looking down at his feet. But he never told on me. “(Chapter 2 page 4) Hassan is also very brave, he always wants to keep people safe from danger such as when Assef is telling Amir that Hassan is a plague to Afghanistan and almost hurts Amir, Hassan acts by, “ I turned and came face to face with Hassan’s slingshot Hassan had pulled the wide elastic band all the way back. In the cup was a rock the size of a walnut. “(Chapter 5 page 41-42) Showing that Hassan is very brave and loyal to his best friend Amir. Another time where Hassan shows bravery is where he is getting the surgery to have himself circumcised at the age of ten which is very odd, “The doctor had given me the same line, reassured me that it wouldn’t hurt one bit.”(Chapter 5 page 46) now most kids would be freaking out over getting a surgery at this age however Hassan stays calm and goes with it showing tremendous bravery. Hassan is also known to be very friendly and a great friend to Amir. When Amir becomes worried the day of the kite tournament Hassan comforts him by saying “‘Remember Amur agha. There’s no monster, just a beautiful day.’“(Chapter 7 page 61). Another example of how great a friend Hassan is to Amir is when they are competing at the kite tournament while Hassan was doing all the work for hours Amir takes over and Hassan is very happy and modest by saying “You won Amir agha, You won!”(Chapter 7 page 66). Even after doing all the work, he still wants Amir to have all the credit, showing how great of a friend he is. The friendship between Hassan and Amir couldn’t be better in the beginning of the Kite Runner but towards the end they start to pull apart until the end where Hassan finally redeems himself by saving Hassan’s son by showing his son the same traits Hassan showed him. Hassan however was confined to the servant life; he really had no way out of it. While Amir went to college and eventually left the country, Hassan was stuck in Pakistan with the same life. So even with all of this Hassan was the closest friend Amir would have ever had.