The Kite Runner Power Analysis
The Power of All
In the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, one’s socioeconomic status in
Afghanistan determines the amount of power each person possesses, which affects the way that they are treated or viewed by others in a higher status. This can inflict serious discriminatory on the people of a lower class. Kabul is a prosperous city filled with many people of different backgrounds and ethnic groups, which can make a huge impact on the relationship between everyone. Amir and Hassan’s friendship has caused many people to view them in disdain them due to their two different ethnic backgrounds. The Pashtuns and Hazaras once had a bad history together when Pashtuns “had persecuted and oppressed the Hazaras [and] driven them from …show more content…
Ever since teenhood, Assef has displayed an enormous amount of disrespect towards Hazaras. He would constantly remind Hassan the status that he stands in the Afghan society. Assef reminded Hassan that “Afghanistan is the land of Pashtuns, [that we] are the true Afghans, the pure Afghans, not [Hazaras]. [Hassan’s] people pollute [their] homeland, [their] watan. They dirty [their] blood." (Hosseini 40). His words reveal how Pashtuns viewed the Hazaras. They treat Hazaras unfairly and with disdain. This affects the relationships between the two ethnic groups in Afghanistan, causing many problems and conflicts between them. Many members of the Taliban believed that killing the Hazaras is a work sent from God in their religion. The bloody Hazara massacre demonstrated how the Taliban treated the Hazaras whenever they see them on the streets. Assef described his experience during the massacre as liberating when “[standing] in a roomful of targets, let[ting] the bullets fly free, free of guilt and remorse… knowing you’re doing God’s work. It’s breathtaking” (Hosseini 277). Assef considers himself faithful servant when he kills Hazaras, believing that is a benefit to the Afghan society. He takes action on this belief by acting oppressively towards Hazaras in order to eliminate the Hazara
In the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, one’s socioeconomic status in
Afghanistan determines the amount of power each person possesses, which affects the way that they are treated or viewed by others in a higher status. This can inflict serious discriminatory on the people of a lower class. Kabul is a prosperous city filled with many people of different backgrounds and ethnic groups, which can make a huge impact on the relationship between everyone. Amir and Hassan’s friendship has caused many people to view them in disdain them due to their two different ethnic backgrounds. The Pashtuns and Hazaras once had a bad history together when Pashtuns “had persecuted and oppressed the Hazaras [and] driven them from …show more content…
Ever since teenhood, Assef has displayed an enormous amount of disrespect towards Hazaras. He would constantly remind Hassan the status that he stands in the Afghan society. Assef reminded Hassan that “Afghanistan is the land of Pashtuns, [that we] are the true Afghans, the pure Afghans, not [Hazaras]. [Hassan’s] people pollute [their] homeland, [their] watan. They dirty [their] blood." (Hosseini 40). His words reveal how Pashtuns viewed the Hazaras. They treat Hazaras unfairly and with disdain. This affects the relationships between the two ethnic groups in Afghanistan, causing many problems and conflicts between them. Many members of the Taliban believed that killing the Hazaras is a work sent from God in their religion. The bloody Hazara massacre demonstrated how the Taliban treated the Hazaras whenever they see them on the streets. Assef described his experience during the massacre as liberating when “[standing] in a roomful of targets, let[ting] the bullets fly free, free of guilt and remorse… knowing you’re doing God’s work. It’s breathtaking” (Hosseini 277). Assef considers himself faithful servant when he kills Hazaras, believing that is a benefit to the Afghan society. He takes action on this belief by acting oppressively towards Hazaras in order to eliminate the Hazara