they knew of their friendship‚ Hassan and Amir are close as brothers‚ and are virtually inseparable. Even though they are close there are external factors that undeniably effect the structure of their relationship and their respective feelings towards each other. The biggest external driver being that they are a part of two opposite social classes. Hassan is the son of Ali and they are servant to Amir and Baba. Hassan and his father are Hazaras. Eventually Amir learns from one of his mother’s old history
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up to anything.” Having heard that statement‚ Amir stamped himself as a coward‚ often using it as an excuse. However‚ through the course of the novel Hosseini reveals that Amir was not such a weakling as viewed by his father. In spite of not being trained to do so‚ he had ’stood up’ for himself‚ and for others‚ but in a more cautious and diplomatic way; in contrast to Baba’s strong and heroic idea of ’standing up’. In the course of his childhood‚ Amir had not been given many chances to ’stand up
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Farm; Goodman Brown‚ in the short story “Young Goodman Brown”. These characters are the ones who create the plot in their stories. Example – The protagonist in the book Kite Runner is Amir. Amir is the main character in the story and most of the time the main character in every conflict. “I ran because I was a coward”
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innocent being. The author used the motif of the lamb in the novel because lambs are often used for sacrifice and the novel brings up sacrifice in many different ways. At different points of the story‚ Amir compares Hassan and Sohrab to lambs ready to be slaughtered. During Assef’s attack on Hassan‚ Amir says ““Assef knelt behind hassan‚ put his hands on Hassan’s hips and lifted his bare buttocks. He kept one hand on Hassan’s back and undid his own belt buckle with his free hand. He unzipped his jeans
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betrayal from Amir and Baba to describe how impactful betrayal can be on a person’s conscience. Amir was insecure so he betrayed Hassan to get validation from his father because that was all he’s wanted throughout his life and the decision to betray Hassan made him feel guilty throughout the rest of his life. Baba’s betrayal is because he wanted to continue his affair with Ali’s wife and continued to present himself as moral and honorable‚ but in reality he was a hypocrite and a fake friend. Amir was very
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to each and every character in the book‚ especially to his master‚ Amir. Hassan never denied to do anything for his Amir agha. In the beginning of the book‚ Hassan always used to make Amir very happy by firing walnuts with his slingshot at the neighbor’s German shepherd. When Ali scowled at Hassan‚ he just mumbled but never incriminated Amir. Hence‚ this proves Hassan’s genuine love‚ and loyalty toward Amir. Similarly‚ When Amir hits Hassan with pomegranates and asks the same in return‚ the loyal
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changing depiction of the pomegranate tree symbolizes the changes in Amir and Hassan’s relationship‚ and is woven into the novel’s central theme of sin and redemption. Throughout the novel Hosseini depicts Amir’s struggle to redeem himself ever since he witnessed the rape of Hassan and stood by as a silent bystander. Amir and Hassan shared a very close friendship doing everything together yet the loyalty between each other was lopsided. Amir could never match Hassan’s unconditional love and loyalty towards
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Amir is in distress and trying to wrap his mind around the bomb that Rahim Khan just dropped on him. Amir has to now reevaluate everything from a new perspective. Amir’s perspective on his father is the one with the most dramatic twist‚ because Baba had always told Amir that the worst kind of sin was theft; when Baba had already committed theft by having an affair with Sanaubar and having Ali and Hassan live with him. Chapter Nineteen This sequence is a parallel to when Amir planted some
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nobility of purpose‚ especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life.” The main character and narrator‚ Amir‚ shows traits of heroism in the novel many times mostly near the second half of the novel when he risks is own safety to return to Afghanistan to aid his father’s sick friend‚ or when he selflessly gives Wahid’s children money and his own watch. On the other hand Amir also plays the role of Antihero. Antihero is defined as “a main character in a dramatic or narrative work who is characterized
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symbolize so much more in this novel. The kites represent the class difference between Amir and Hassan - which has a huge effect on their relationship. In kite fighting‚ there is one who controls the kite while the other assists by managing the kite spool. Just as Hassan cleans Amir’s room and makes his breakfast‚ he also serves Amir in kite tournaments. Hassan may cooperate with the lifting and diving‚ but Amir is the one who wins. Hassan may catch a rival kite and carry it‚ but he must always bring
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