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Amir And Hassan Character Analysis

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Hassan is introduced as Amir’s best friend, and from the beginning, until his death further in the novel he remains loyal to his best friend. Hassan and Amir are inseparable and share a brother like friendship. Despite Amir continuously saying hurtful words to Amir, he never displays how hurtful Amir’s words are, which shows his loyalty. Hassan is brave and unwavering loyal to Amir and this is shown when Assef threatens Amir from being friends with a Hazzara. Hassan lives as a servant to Baba and Amir, along with his father Ali. While Amir gets ready for school, Hassan prepares Amirs books for the day and his breakfast. Throughout being a servant for Baba and Amir, he is not prone to being an envious person and is happy to do anything for
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Loyalty and support is all Ali and Hassan provided to Baba’s entire family from the beginning. Ali has done everything for Amir from making his breakfast to getting his clothes ready in the morning. In addition, Amir made the wrong decision as Hassan and Amir are basically brothers. Family or in this case family friends have to stick together, “Did you know Hassan and you were fed from the same beast? Did you know that, Amir agha?”

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He is so loyal to Amir that there is one quote in the novel that proves it, “For you, a thousand times over.” This quote stuck with me because it is showing how he will absolutely do anything for his friend, even if it means that he could pay the consequences. For instance there was a part of the novel where Amir asks Hassan to throw the fruit at him and hurt him as hard and as much as he wants but instead all Hassan did was hit himself with the fruit proving that he will never do anything to hurt his friend, he splits hits himself with the pomegranate which opens it and asks Amir if he is happy yet and walks home. “Then Hassan did pick up a pomegranate. He walked toward me.

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