The Kite Runner Analysis

Amir cannot stand to look at Hassan and seeing the lamb-like eyes, so to make himself feel better about the situation, he frames Hassan. Amir is upset that Baba forgives Hassan but it is ironic because he is the one doing the sinful act and yet again it is Hassan who is saving and protecting Amir. These unfaithful acts are not in fact an act of selflessness but and an act of selfishness. Everything Amir is doing is for himself. He only cares about his own feelings but never is he putting himself in others people’s

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.

When Amir was looking for Hassan after the kite flying contest he is talking to someone asking if they had seen him. He refers to Hassan as “our servant’s son” (69). He and Hassan are best friends at home through their entire childhoods. Despite this, he still does not even refer to him as a friend to society; to the people around him Hassan is just his servant. Then later in the novel after he has witnessed Hassan getting raped, he does not want Hassan to be living with them anymore. He asks Baba “have you ever thought about getting new servants?” (89). He tries to exile his best friend for no reason at all even though they have been through everything together. This is the foundation of Amir showing this theme of exile towards Hassan, and it only gets worse. Hassan begins to notice what Amir is doing and tells him “I don’t know what i’ve done, Amir agah I wish you’d tell me. I don’t know why we don’t play anymore” (88). He ignores Hassan and shuts him out into exile even though all he has done is be loyal to Amir. Soon after Amir wants to completely exile Hassan and get him out of his home for good. Amir decides to frame him so he “lifted Hassan’s mattress and planted [his] new watch and handful of Afghani bills under it” (104). Amir lets Hassan take the blame for this act completely and exiles him out of his life forever. Hassan even writes to him but Amir does not respond. Amir exiles Hassan and shows the theme of exile through his actions toward Hassan throughout the

Throughout the novel there are many examples of how when Hassan was loyal to Amir it resulted in him being hurt tremendously, all of that shows how you should not be loyal to your best friend in every situation. The first example of this is when Hassan and Amir win the kite tournament and Hassan goes to run the last kite for Amir. On Hassan's way back to Amir he is chased down and cornered by Assef and his crew. Assef is haggling Hassan and saying that if he just gave them the kite he could walk away unharmed but Hassan stays loyal to Amir and does not give up the kite. Amir finds out where Hassan is and is listening in the shadows: ¨Even from where I was standing, I could see the fear creeping into Hassan's eyes, but he shook his head.

To Hassan, Amir is his best friend and even an idol for that matter of fact. Hassan’s loyalty is endless even when Amir pushes Hassan too far. We could see that when Amir accuses Hassan for stealing money and Hassan accepts it. This shows Hassan still remains loyal to Amir because he

At first, Amir does not seek to earn redemption. We know that he is ashamed at what he has done but he prefers to hide his guilt rather than confess and redeem himself right away. After the incident, Amir attempted to avoid Hassan at all costs. Even when Hassan approached him to see if he wanted to go for a walk, like they used to do frequently, Amir refused to go with him and told him to go away (88). He knew that he didn't deserve his friends unwavering love and loyalty.

This belief stemmed into a deep rooted jealousy of Hassan, and is one of the reasons why as a child Amir was so unkind. Amir had a good friend in Hassan, someone who never strayed from his side and always put the needs of Amir before himself. “But if I asked, really asked, he wouldn’t deny me. Hassan never denied me anything.” Amir was constantly pushing his limits with Hassan, seeing just how much he would do for Amir.

Even if he is afraid, he is loyal to Amir, regardless of the consequences. Hassan is not only loyal, but he is also courageous. He will stand up for Amir without any fear. For example, in chapter eight,

From reading chapters one to four, one of the main aspects of Amir and Hassan’s relationship is the sense of control Amir has over Hassan. It becomes apparent that Amir is the one with the most authority in their friendship when he ‘talked’ Hassan into firing walnuts at the neighbour’s one-eyed German shepherd, ‘Hassan never wanted to, but if I asked, really asked, he wouldn’t deny me’. This highlights the way Hassan looks up to Amir and obeys him due to their religious, cultural and social differences, ‘I was a Sunni and he was a Shi’a’. Nevertheless, Amir does express his sensitive side towards Hassan and feels protective over him, especially when he can see he’s upset, ‘I reached across my seat, slung my

Instead of trying to reconcile with Hassan, he commits another act against him; he falsely accuses him and gets him thrown out of his home. These actions build up in Amir’s heart and cause guilt and

Throughout the novel Amir constantly test Hassan’s loyalty. Amir wants to know if he can rely on Hassan when he needs him and at times does not

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, a story of a boy as he unravels his journey throughout his life. The novel consists of multiple themes such as love, friendship, betrayal, guilt, , secrets, loyalty, and redemption. As the main character, Amir recalls his past events, all of these themes start to unravel specific events that occurred in his life. “There is a way to be good again” (Hosseini 2) is where the novel unfolds the deep dark life of Amir’s regret and guilt, Baba’s secret, and Hassan’s devotion. The book is a true masterpiece which keeps the readers glued to the story as it unfolds. One of the reasons, the story attracts many readers is due to The United States recent conflict with Afghanistan. However, the story has a personal

Amir was ashamed and didn’t want to face Hassan. Amir also advised Amir’s dad that they get new servants. Amir’s dad was mad and wanted to hit Amir. He said Ali and Hassan were like their family. Amir tried to teach Hassan not to be so loyal.

he wants with and not let him have a say. “Hassan never wanted to, but if I asked, really asked, he wouldn't deny me (Hosseini 4).” Amir didn’t really care about Hassan’s feelings and thoughts and basically calls him easy, but if Hassan opposes him then Amir will pull that “servant” card. He’s using Hassan’s admiration for him as an advantage for him to make Hassan do whatever he wants. Hassan can’t say no to him because Amir’s father has helped his father and him enough. Plus, Hassan doesn’t want to lose Amir because Amir the only person that

Hassan does a lot of things for Amir even if Amir isn’t being the best of friends. For example, Hosseini writes different instances where Hassan was there for Amir. When Hassan lies to Baba about the stolen money so then amir wouldn't get in trouble.