is sometimes insecure about the way Baba treats Hassan‚ he always felt as though Baba felt more for Hassan than him because of the way he acted‚ maybe because then as a child he felt like Baba saw himself more in Hassan than in Amir and later on‚ in Pakistan‚ Amir understands why‚ it was not because Hassan was always the son Baba wished he had‚ but the son Baba did have. As Ali was infertile‚ Hassan would never have been born if it weren’t for the time that Baba and Sanaubar had gotten together; therefore
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the Kite Runner‚ Amir and Hassan are best friends‚ but later on‚ Amir betrays Hassan by not helping him when Hassan was getting raped by Assef. There are many other betrayals in The Kite Runner‚ including‚ when Baba never tells Amir that he is the father of Hassan‚ and Amir never tells Baba he left Hassan in the alleyway‚ or that he put the watch and money under Hassan’s mattress. Amir twice betrays his servant‚ Hassan. Amir fails to help Hassan when he was being raped by Assef shortly after the
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Kite Runner‚ by Khaled Hosseini‚ Amir and Hassan’s cleft lip is a significant symbol since it signifies Hassan’s poverty‚ Baba’s secretly loving personality toward Hassan‚ and also is a sign of Amir’s redemption. Hassan is the son of Ali‚ who is both the servant for Baba and Ali’s family. Hassan cleft lip is due to his a deformity during his birth. First of all‚ Hassan’s cleft lip symbolizes his poverty since he is unable to afford a fix to his deformity.. In the first few chapters‚ Amir refers to Hassan’s
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In the story‚ Amir is jealous of the love Baba gave to Hassan more than showing it to Amir because Hassan is kind‚ patient‚ brave‚ and honest; whereas Baba thinks that Amir is not adequately manly because he likes to write. "I’d change my mind and ask for a bigger and fancier kite‚ Baba would buy it for me - but then he’d buy it for Hassan too. Sometimes I wish he wouldn’t do that. I wish he’d let me be the favourite." (Chapter 6). On Hassan’s birthday‚ Baba summoned him to the house as usual to collect
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time together. Baba and Amir take a trip to Jalalabad and they stay at the house of Baba’s cousin. When they finally arrived to BABA’s cousin they got an Afghan tradition dinner and Baba stared talking about the tournament that his son won but Amir wasn’t feel comfortable with that. After dinner‚ they all lie down to bed in the same room‚ but Amir couldn’t sleep. He said really loud that Hassan was raped but nobody could hear him in that night he became an insomniac. When Amir and Baba went back home
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The Kite Runner‚ by Khaled Hosseini. Both Baba and Amir chose to betray the people close to them‚ which resulted in major ramifications for themselves and the people around them. Hassan‚ on the other hand‚ chose to remain loyal‚ no matter the situation or what someone was threatening upon him‚ which resulted in major consequences for him‚ but allowed the reader to understand that he was kind‚ caring‚ and loyal to those he cared about. All who knew Baba harbored excessive amounts of respect for
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Hassan. This relationship between them is conflicted by the society they live in. Kabul is divided between Pashtuns and Hazaras. Pashtuns are the higher class‚ whereas Hazaras are the lower class‚ which is indicated by the fact Hassan is the son of Ali; the servant of Amir’s father’s home. There are also racial slurs towards Hazaras in the novel‚ which in a way has influence on Amir’s and Hassan’s relationship. For instance; Amir was trying to bury his guilt after teasing him and he states: ‘He was
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the gang at the San Francisco Writers Workshop for their feed back and encouragement. I want to thank my father‚ my oldest friend and the inspiration for all that is noble in Baba; my mother who prayed for me and did nazr at every stage of this book’s writing; my aunt for buying me books when I was young. Thanks go out to Ali‚ Sandy‚ Daoud‚ Walid‚ Raya‚ Shalla‚ Zahra‚ Rob‚ and Kader for reading my stories. I want to thank Dr. and Mrs. Kayoumy--my other parents--for their warmth and unwavering support
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family’s life. Baba and his son Amir lives in Kabul with their servants Hassan and Ali. Being that Hassan and Amir grew up together they have a very strong bond that is unbreakable under any circumstance or obstacles. In “The Kite Runner” there are three themes in the book‚ love‚ loyalty and guilt. First theme being love in “The Kite Runner”‚Baba had a love strong for Hassan and Ali. Though they were him and his son’s servant he loved them as his own family. “Please” Baba was saying but Ali had already
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The story opens in pre-Taliban Kabul‚ Afghanistan. The protagonist‚ Amir‚ is recalling events from his childhood. He lived a lavish life with his father‚ Baba‚ and their servant‚ Ali and his son Hassan. Hassan and Amir grew up together and were almost like brothers‚ however Ali and Hassan belonged to the religious minority group‚ the Shias‚ and Baba and Amir‚ Sunni Muslims‚ superior. The different religious sects made it difficult for the boys to be real friends‚ despite their many character similarities
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