Amir's 'Betrayal In The Kite Runner'

In the Kite Runner, Amir strives for attention from his father, Baba. Unfortunately, Baba only shows the love and affection that Amir wants towards him to his abandoned son, Hassan. This causes a great deal of envy, cowardice, and betrayal. Amir has betrayed Hassan in many ways. Although, he attempts to fully redeem himself by rescuing Hassan’s son, Sohrab, thinking of every way Amir has betrayed Hassan, just that isn't enough. Amir’s most significant sin was betrayal and he was not fully able to overcome it.
Earlier in the novel, Amir showed a shady attitude towards Hassan. Even though Hassan was his best friend, Amir always called him his servants son. At times, Amir would hide their relationship from others. He often teased Hassan of being illiterate and was jealous of the fact that Hassan reason better than him. “What does he know, that illiterate Hazara? He’ll never be anything but a cook. How dare he criticize you (Chap 4. Pg 34)?” This shows Amir’s

This must've been the turning point in the story because this betrayal ultimately led to the end of their relationship. “I had one last chance to make a decision.One final opportunity to decide who I was going to be. I could step into that alley, stand up for Hassan - the way he’d stood up for me all those times in the past - and accept whatever would happen to me. Or I could run. In the end, I ran.(Chapter 7, pg 77)” This shows that Amir acknowledged all those times Hassan had stood up for him but he still ran and pretended like nothing happened. Even after letting the rape take place, Amir avoided Hassan as if Hassan was the one that sinned against him. He practically neglected Hassan for no reason. He eventually caused Hassan to leave by lying to Baba about Hassan stealing his money and his watch. The reason behind Amir’s betrayals is to win Baba’s affections but he takes the wrong directions in doing