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Brotherhood In The Kite Runner

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In the book, The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, Amir is a wealthy boy who lives in Afghanistan. He develops a relationship with the servant’s son, Hassan. One day, they both experience a traumatic event which changes their lives. At the beginning of the story, Amir’s envy for Hassan got in the way of Amir understanding the meaning of brotherhood. As he entered adulthood, Amir gained an understanding of family and relationships because of his newfound relationship with Sohrab. As young boys, Hassan and Amir would do everything together. However, Amir had always been the envious one and Hassan, the loyal one. As they grew older, Amir grew more and more envious of Hassan. Hassan would always receive Baba’s attention, which was Amir’s greatest desire. Amir’s need for Baba to see him as a good son led Amir to frame Hassan by hiding his own birthday gifts under Hassan’s bed. Amir says “Glad that this would all be over with soon. Baba would dismiss them, there would be some pain, but life would move on. I wanted that, to move on, …show more content…

To overcome this, Amir went on a quest to save Hassan’s son, Sohrab. In doing so, Amir now had more appreciation for family, He truly believed in his heart that these are people who are loyal to you and always have your back. Amir was trying to find Hassan's son in Kabul, when he came across an old foe, Assef, who had Sohrab. Assef challenged Amir, saying whoever won the fight would gain control of Sohrab. Amir agreed because he wanted to prove his loyalty to Hassan, by not giving up on Sohrab. Amir says, “My body was broken - just how badly I wouldn't find out until later - but I felt healed, Healed at last.” (Hosseini 289). During the fight, Assef has Amir pinned down and was about to kill him, however, Sohrab saved his life by using his father’s slingshot to attack Assef. After facing his biggest fear, Assef felt that he had redeemed

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