Revenge Theme In The Kite Runner

In the novel, “The Kite Runner”, by Khaled Hosseini, the author uses a specific character whose power, revenge, and sadism creates one or more of the many in themes in the novel. He also finds pleasure in having and abusing his power over everyone else. This character is named Assef, and in my opinion, he is a is one of the most ruthless characters in this story. This character displays his sadistic personality, and finds pleasure in hurting others. To start with, Assef commences the theme of revenge through his interactions with Amir and Hassan. When Amir counters Assef when he goes back to Kabul to retrieve Hassan’s son. Assef ends up giving Sohrab (Hassan’s son) to Amir, but for Assef everything comes at a price. “We have some