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    one of the most horrific ways that Amir abused their friendship was using Hassan in his own selfish ways to attain what he desires. Despite the fact that running away from the scene where Hassan was being raped was wrong in itself, Amir is thinking to himself, “Nothing was free in this world. Maybe Hassan was the price I had to pay […] to win Baba” (77). Amir within those few short seconds had made up his final decision; Hassan was going to be the price he paid to uncover his own selfish pleasures while

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    Baba, his dad, blame him for losing her. This affect Amir to have a bad childhood, which caused him to do a lot of the things that he later regard in the story. 2. How does Hassan view Amir in the novel? And how does (young) Amir view Hassan? What separates them? Hassan view Amir as a master and a good friend. Hassan knows he is a servant and his duty is to help out Amir. Even though Amir sometimes does a lot of selfish and hurtful

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    Hassan and Amir’s Relationship The relationship that Hassan and Amir share is very lopsided. Although Hassan is technically his servant, Amir was raised with Hassan together. Hassan does everything for Amir, but in return, Amir treats him inferior and makes him suffer. Although Amir has exterior motives that no other characters know about, Hassan and Amir’s relationship is not good due to the way Amir treats Hassan. The book provides many examples of their relationship and Hassan’s struggle. Meanwhile

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    we see multiple characters such as Amir, Hassan, Baba and more. Focusing on Hassan, Hassan can be described as a very Loyal, Strong and Selfless character which makes him much more loveable and dear to our hearts. To start off Hassan has shown a tremendous loyalty to Amir. This loyalty has been shown all throughout this novel. Although it has been recognized that Amir is not as loyal as Hassan but being very close friends they share

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    A central character that I admired in The Kite Runner was Hassan. Hassan and his father, Ali, were servants for Amir’s family. Still, Hassan thought of Amir as a friend, a feeling which wasn’t mutual. The boy with the ‘cleft lip’, Hassan, is a Hazara, an ethnic minority. At this time, Hazaras were considered inferior by many Pashtuns in Afghanistan. “Never mind any of those things. Because history isn’t easy to overcome. Neither is religion. In the end, I was Pashtun and he was a Hazara,

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    to relieve people’s frustration over their economic difficulties. Despite the fact that these cases are often closed, or the sentences are kept hidden from the public, people are still punished for corruption. Some believe Zanjani is a scapegoat of Hassan Rouhani’s government, which is a supposed crackdown on corruption because the government wants to attract foreign investment. Zanjani’s case could also be a distraction from other corruption cases. Iran’s seemingly closed society is due to the 1979

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    When looking at Amir and Hassan there are obvious similarities and and differences between them. First taking a look at their family life, Amir he was born into a well off family and has any opportunity he could ever want, where Hassan was born into servitude and hasn’t had as many opportunities as Amir. Though Hassan has not had every opportunity as Amir has had, Baba tries to give Hassan all the opportunities he can even though he is not his child. Both of these boys do have the similarity of

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    characters and events of the story. The three main characters, Hassan, Baba, and Amir, display courage throughout the book in different ways and settings. Courage is sometimes physical and sometimes is mental for the different characters. The main characters each have their time to be courageous. Sometimes being courageous comes with a price. Hassan seems weak at the beginning of the story, but his strength shows as the story progresses. Hassan is portrayed as a follower and a servant to Amir, but he

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    protagonist, but was named in honor of Hassan, a secondary character, who was “the kite runner”. The Kite Runner introduces an inspiring character like Hassan, he is one of the bravest characters, the heart of Afghanistan, and is one of the most complex characters, but has an instinctual nature which makes him a simple character to understand. Hassan’s purpose in the novel is to be the foil of Amir. Initially, the story came to be when Hosseini thought of giving Hassan an alter-ego, and contrasting it

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    Khaled Hosseini explains a tragic relationship between two boys, Amir and Hassan. Amir is a pashtun whose rich and living a very wealthy life, he is a type of boy who is unsure about himself and is a very selfish and a greedy person. On the other hand Hassan is a Hazara, Poor and living a very non-wealthy life. Hassan and Amir have a strange relationship. Why would a wealthy boy be “friends” with such a poor boy? Hassan and Amir have been with each other for ages. They've grown up together

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