thoughtful way but the definition does not seem to match with what others seem to think. Hassan and Amir show utmost loyalty and humility towards each other but with one event the course of both of their lives change and both sides of their friendship do not remain equal. In their childhood days in Kabul Hassan acts as a brave‚ humble‚ considerate and hardworking‚ young boy who only wishes for Amir to succeed and be happy‚ almost to the extent of being too good to be true. Hassan displays these qualities
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theme throughout two works. Amir‚ who betrays Hassan‚ redeems himself by cofessing the truth and adopting Sohrab; whereas the character of Briony loses the opportunities to pay for her guilt of preventing Robbie and Cecilias’ relationship because her cowordice and the unfortunate death of the lovers. Both Amir from “The Kite Runner” and the character of Briony from “Atonement” behave disloyal against people who are familiar with them in their lives. In the novel‚ Amir runs away
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Hassan for stealing Amir’s money and watch even though Hassan didn’t actually steal it. Baba is unaware that Amir was only framing Hassan for stealing his money and watch. Baba asks‚ "Did you steal that money? Did you steal Amir’s watch‚ Hassan?" Hassan responded‚ "Yes." By Hassan taking the blame of stealing Amir’s belongings‚ he shows indirect forgiveness towards Amir who is in the room with Amir and Baba. There are two acts of forgiveness in the situation‚ one indirectly and one directly. Even though
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Amir continues to try to enlarge his ego. Teasing Hassan makes him feel better about himself. Amir does not feel like he is getting the one thing he wants in his life. He wants acceptance from Baba. Baba seems to favor Hassan‚ so Amir must establish that he is better than Hassan constantly. Baba says that he feels like he connects with Hassan better when he was talking to Rahim Khan. This is where most of Amir’s jealousy is derived from. Baba expresses his disapproval for Amir when he says‚ "If I
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this power? In Khaled Hosseini’s The kite runner the abuse of power is evident as it affects Amir and Hassan by destroying relationships and lives throughout the book. The tyrannical use of power can be seen in multiple entities in the book the main abusers of power are Assef‚ a powerful leader in the Taliban who abuses his power by murdering and raping those who have no way to defend themselves. Amir who uses his power to gain respect from his father and frame his friend ruining his life in
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“The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini takes place in Kabul‚ Afghanistan where a young boy named Amir lives with his father Baba‚ and two servants Ali‚ Baba’s best friend‚ and his son Hassan. Even though Ali and Hassan are Hazara’s‚ an ethnic minority in Afganistan‚ Amir and Hassan are inseparable. Growing up‚ Amir’s friends‚ Assef‚ Wali‚ and Kamal judge Amir for hanging out with a Hazara such as Hassan‚ but there relationship remains until the next winter. Winters in Afghanistan were known as kite-competition
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passage that Amir is obviously jealous that Hassan gets more affection to Baba. This is ironic because Amir is Hassan’s friend and he should be happy for him. Amir thinks that Hassan steals Baba’s attention. Jealousy is an underlying cause of the problems Amir has with his friendship with Hassan. Amir is also jealous of the unwavering loyalty and strong personality that Hassan has. Years later‚ an adult Amir goes back to Kabul to save Hassan’s son‚ Sohrab. He is in Assef’s hands. So Amir is there in
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the bond of the brotherhood because of the relationship between Amir and Hassan. Although there are signs of disloyalty by Amir there are also signs of brotherly love between them. Amir shows that he cares for Hassan when he says ’then he [Ali] would remind us that there was a brotherhood between people who had fed from the same breast‚ a kinship that not even time could break. Hassan and I fed from the same breasts.’ In this quote Amir implies that because he and Hassan fed from the same breast‚ they
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events. When Amir witnesses his friend/brother Hassan being raped by Assef‚ it shatters his world entirely. The descriptions of ‘his butt muscles’ or ‘blood dripping from biting his knuckles’ create a vivid image of the overwhelming scene. Amir’s choice‚ being fearful and selfish‚ choosing to hide and only by stand causes him so much pain for the rest of his life‚ not physically‚ but mentally through his overwhelming guilt. Scenes that follow only play on more of the guilt that Amir feels. In the
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are several comparisons that can be made between Baba and Ali and Amir and Hassan. Their relationships had similarities and differences that were equally significant. Ali and Baba grew up as childhood playmates‚ just the same way Amir and Hassan did. Since Ali is a Hazara‚ and Baba is a Pashtun‚ there was always an invisible barrier between them and Baba was in a way more in charge of their relationship. This applies to Hassan and Amir as well because of the same tribal backgrounds‚ and the main difference
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