Hassan is unwaveringly loyal, courageous, and humble, as well as emotionally and physically strong; but although these are his strengths, they are also some of his greatest weaknesses. Hassan has many great traits to contribute to making him the person he is, but those traits also were some of his greatest flaws. For example, Hassan's loyalty brought him to his death as read in this quote, “They told Hassan they would be moving in to supposedly keep it safe until I return. Hassan protested again. So they took him to the street—" (Hoessini 179). 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,
Hassan is hurt and frustrated by the way Amir treats him after the betrayal, but he never blames Amir for the way he acted. He never forgets about Amir and remains his faithful servant and loving friend until his he is killed by Taliban soldiers, even though Amir and Hassan's paths
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.
Best friends typically have loyalty that comes with the friendship, and Hassan was all about the loyalty, whereas Amir had trouble giving Hassan what he deserves. For instance, after Amir had won the kite race, Hassan had caught his kite to then be met by a bully, Assef, and his friends in an alley way. Amir is a bystander to what would be the raping of Hassan and Amir tells it as “I could step in to that alley, stand up for Hassan-the way he’d stood up for me…” to then finish with, “In the end, I ran.” (Hosseini 77). Amir immediately regrets his self-proclaimed cowardly decision. As Amir grows older, the circle of life catches up to him and he has the opportunity to stand up for Hassan’s son, Sohrab, against Assef. Revisiting the experience, he had of standing up for Sohrab, he admits “That was the first time I’d fought anyone.” (Hosseini 288). Amir is aware that he messed up with his opportunities with Hassan, in turn he ironically is the first to stand up for Sohrab who was up against the same person that troubles Hassan.
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
Even though we know very little about him, Hassan has great traits. To start off, he is obviously very devoted to what he does. He spent all his money to make a kit. He also flew kite despite the injuries he got. Plus, he worked several days to make a kite. Also, he is obviously extremely athletic. Amor specifically stated he had a natural athleticism. He demonstrated that by running a long distance without getting tired. On top of that, he was running very fast. Finally, Hassan is very trustworthy. Amir tested Hassan’s loyalty, and Amir knew Hassan wasn’t lying. Hassan could also be trusted to know exactly where the kite fell. Amir can also be quoted saying that she couldn't look at a person like Hassan in they, “people that mean everything
Hassan is just as important to the novel as Amir is due to how great of an affect he had on Amir. Hassan was always loyal to Amir, and even when Amir asks if him would eat dirt, Hassan replies with “If you asked, I would,” (54). Later in the novel, Rahim Khan explains that Hassan was still loyal to Amir in his adult life, writing letters to him and telling stories of Amir to Sohrab. Other than Hassan being excessively loyal, he is also an extremely forgiving person. When his mother, who abandoned Hassan as a child, unexpectedly showed up to Hassan’s house, he said she is “home with her family,” and even let his mother deliver Sohrab
Different people have various beliefs and their own way of doing things. Hassan was one exceptional character whose loyalty overruled all betrayals in the novel. Just as any other individuals Hassan dealt with hardships in life however
Hassan had it tougher than Amir at the very beginning, he was born into a difficult life by being raised by a Hazara servant. Which as a result, he learns that it is his duty to sacrifice himself for others. For instance, he wakes up every morning to get Amir ready for school while he is held back doing housework, and even tells Amir he is happy with what he has, although he clearly sees what he lacks himself. On other several different accounts he was taking advantage of his selflessness from being raped for the sake of keeping Amir’s winning kite in tack, which he knew meant a great deal to him. Yardley reviews Hosseini’s second book where it is about “the story of these two women, which reaches its climax in an act of extraordinary generosity and self-sacrifice (3)” Hosseini adopted the theme of sacrifice in both of his novels, where a character voluntarily sacrifices something so dear to them, in Hassan’s cases his innocence. By Hassan having the crucial trait of being selfless, it is the motor to all the event that foreshadow. Perhaps if Hassan was not as selfless, Amir and Assef would have not taken advantage of
Amir's entire life had been haunted by what he saw happen to Hassan. Although he was a child at the time, he couldn't accept his shortcoming during a time of need. He was jealous of his father for being able to stand up for himself and others and Hassan's undying loyalty to him. He developed a pattern of behavior - of covering up his mistakes and hiding his past – that he could not rid himself of until he suffered like Hassan did. He made it up to Hassan by saving his son, and he made it up to himself by suffering the way he
Amir breaks Hassan’s trust in this story multiple times but Amir stays loyal to him through it all. Amir sees the assault of Hassan, but fearing the confrontation of the bullies, he does nothing. I saw this as an act of betrayal where even Amir recognizes himself that he is not loyal to Hassan. I even see that it affected him on his road to adulthood also. However, Amir seemed not to be disturbed with his actions until the kite incident happened.
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
Though Hassan was his best friend, Amir feelt that Hassan, a Hazara servant, was beneath him. He passively attacked Hassan by mocking and taunting him. Amir never learned how to affirm himself against anyone because Hassan always defended him. All of these factors lead to Amir not being able to stand up for Hassan when he needed him most.
From the start of the novel, Hassan was made out to be the near perfect person who was “...incapable of hurting anyone” (10, Hosseini). Hassan’s only fault being his Hazara lineage. This mixed with the attention he got from Baba made Amir jealous for the same sort of affection from his father. This brotherly rivalry could be compared to Cain and Abel for in the same way that Cain killed Abel - Amir watched as Hassan’s captors took
Stereotypes are used all throughout the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. It is a very interesting approach to depicting the culture in Afghanistan. Also, it simplifies the characters in a way, that allows you to see the intended message clearly. This being said, it is a way of representing Afghanistan culture, through characterization. Hosseini uses the stereotypes of the privileged son, the noble savage or christ-like figure, and the religious fundamentalist effectively.
“The relationship between Amir and Hassan. It’s so different from any relationship I’ve experienced. Amir and Hassan are as closeas a servant and master can be, yet Amir acts like Hassan, a Hazara, is beneath him. Amir never learns to assert himself against anyone else because Hassan always defends him. I think these factors play into his childhood cowardice of sacrificing Hassan. Hassan however remains loyal, forgiving, and good natured,” replied Jack. “So what do you think of their friendship?”