Amir's Relationship In The Kite Runner

Hassan is considerably Amir’s sidekick, but he is also Amir and Baba’s servant. Amir is completely discourteous towards Hassan, and Amir is notorious to take advantage of him throughout the novel. Subsequently, following Hassan’s death, Amir discovers himself and Hassan are brothers, but as for Hassan it is too late. Regardless Hassan seeming benevolent, the story is completely being told

Everyone has done something regrettable in their lives, something they wish they could take back or change. However, once the deed has been done, we are forced to live with the consequences unless we right our wrongs. In the novel The Kite Runner, Amir, the main character realizes the past is something that cannot be changed. Redemption is the only saving grace, meaning honor and sacrifice are two key concepts to being redeemed.

In Khaled Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner, the main character, Amir, is able to right the past after carrying much guilt from his childhood. Although Amir revisits past trauma and is physically hurt, he is able to save the life of his nephew which shapes Amir to be a better person. The idea of having a second chance and the thought of redemption can influence individuals to change for the better. This leads to a change in character in Amir, which is displayed through repetition of the past, contrast of past and modern Kabul, foreshadowing, and the symbolism of kites.

The character of Amir goes through drastic changes as he moves from adolescence to adulthood. As a child Amir begins his life in Kabul, where his character is shaped through conflicts with his father and Hassan. Later, when he moves to America he leaves these conflicts behind and is able to create a stronger relationship with his father. However, when Amir is an adult he is called back to Afghanistan by an old friend to confront these earlier conflicts. In The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, observable changes can be seen in Amir’s character as he moves from Kabul, Fremont, and later back to Kabul.

Amir’s internal conflict Amir’s is faced with a choice on how he would rather achieve happiness. He could take an easy path or he could take a path with more obstacles. There are many things in the way of Amir choosing the path that involves Hassan. Amir is a Pashtun and Hassan is a Hazara. Because of theiir social status it is hard for them to be true friends.

Growth From Trauma: An Analysis of Amir’s Character Development in The Kite Runner Violence is often used in literature to cause and resolve conflict, in The Kite Runner, Amir is an example of this. The violence in The Kite Runner serves a purpose, it gives Amir a reason to change. After witnessing violence, Amir experiences internal conflicts and struggles to deal with his emotions. In this novel, the violence Amir witnesses at a young age actually has a positive effect on him; in the end, it creates dramatic personal growth.

Many characters shape Amirs character throughout the book. There are four main characters that play big roles to help Amir move on as a person. The list includes: Assef, Hassan, Baba, Rahim Khan.

Why is Amir continuously jealous of Hassan when his father shows Hassan attention? Amir's jealousy against Hassan derives from his desire for his father's attention and recognition. As a kid, Amir feels abandoned by his father, Baba, who appears to prefer Hassan. Baba not only shows Hassan warmth and care, but also recognizes his bravery and dedication. The frequent comparison between himself and Hassan makes Amir feel worthless and bitter.

Hassan’s inferior character is presented by the way he serves Amir, ‘While I ate and complained about homework, Hassan made my bed’, which implies that no matter how close they may be, Hassan remains the servant which he accepts and is content with, ‘I’d hear him singing to himself in the foyer as he ironed’. Also, Hassan addresses Amir as ‘Amir agha’ which highlights his respect to Amir. However, despite their divisions, when they are alone together they consider themselves equal, ‘”Amir and Hassan, the sultans of Kabul”’, creating irony as they are both aspiring the same hopes and dreams but we know that it is unattainable.

The illegitimate son of Baba and Amir’s half-brother (which he didn’t knew until after Hassan’s death), Hassan was a truly good and beautiful person even though he's had his fair share of hard times. In my opinion, Hassan has it tougher than Amir from the beginning. Not only did Hassan lose his mother (like Amir), his mother flat-out rejected him But Hassan, unlike Amir, is a selfless and joy-filled creature. They spent most their childhood together playing games, reading books and flying kites until that fateful day where he was deprived of his pride. Hassan had a very good relation with Baba as it would later prove out to be his father as well. After the war stricken years, Rahim Khan asked him to come back to the house in Kabul and agrees after thinking about it. He felt that he was near Amir by living in that house and that he’s loyal. His loyalty and integrity are the essence of his character. He and his wife were slaughtered by the Talibans in the earlier part of 2000, thus ending the life on an inspiring individual.

The main character described in the novel is Amir. Amir is the narrator and the protagonist in the story. Although an impressionable and intelligent son of a well-to-do businessman, he grows up with a sense of entitlement. Hassan is Amir’s half-brother, best friend, and a servant of Baba’s. Although considered an inferior in Afghan society, Hassan repeatedly

While reading The Kite Runner I predict that Amir is going to see Hassan again. Amir will want to see Hassan again because of their great friendship together as children. Amir stated in the novel, “I treated Hassan well, just like a friend, better even, more like a brother” (Hosseini 41). The boys had lived together all their lives and knew all of their secrets. Even though Hassan was Amir’s servant their relationship was more than servant and owner. Amir thought of Hassan not as a friend but as a brother. They knew how each other thought and what mood they were in. Hassan, being Amir’s servant, did not have to treat Hassan like a friend but they had gained such a strong relationship it was hard for them to not be friends. Some examples of

Amir: The main character and the narrator of the story. He is the delicate and smart child of a rich representative in Kabul,

The Kite Runner, a novel written by Khaled Hosseini, focuses on Amir’s journey in life, both physically and emotionally. During Amir’s childhood Afghanistan became very unsafe. He and his father, Baba, fled from the city of Kabul to Pakistan and then made their way to America in hope of a better life for Amir. "For me, America was a place to bury my memories. For Baba, it was a place to mourn his." The need for Amir to "become good again" is embedded in the idea of a physical for redemption of his dignity.

In the novel The Kite Runner, the main character, Amir, lives a normal, happy childhood until he faces a moral dilemma, in which he could save Hassan, the person he had grown up with, from being raped, or he could give in to cowardice. Sadly, he chooses the second choice. But later on in the story Amir tries to redeem himself in multiple ways, and like Salim from the film Slumdog Millionaire, he carries this need for redemption from childhood all the way into his adult life. Finally in the end of the story, Amir attempts a final act of redemption in saving Sohrab, Hassan’s son, from his enemy Assef. And just as Salim believes that he is redeemed in the end of the film Slumdog Millionaire, so does Amir after saving Sohrab and bringing him into