Betrayal In The Kite Runner By Khaled Hosseini

My artwork represents the theme of betrayal in the book The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. Amir was so afraid of what could’ve happened to him instead of sticking up for Hassan, which would’ve prevented the long term suffering with in both Amir and Hassan. While Hassan was being taken advantage of, Amir just stood there and watched, doing absolutely nothing when he could have prevented this event from occurring. Amir watches and thinks, “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,”(pg. 77). This piece of evidence

This connects back to the theme of betrayal in my artwork. The two men shaking hands, and within their shadows one is trying to kill the other. This is like Amir and Hassan in this situation. Amir doesn’t realize at the moments the long term effects Hassan is going to feel from this event. He betrays him by not sticking up for him, like Hassan would for Amir. In addition to this, Amir also betrays Hassan when he puts his birthday presents underneath Hassan’s mattress to look like Hassan stole them, which in the end got Hassan and Ali kicked out. Amir walks to Hassan and Ali’s living quarter, “I lifted Hassan’s mattress and planted my new watch and a handful of Afghani bills under it,”(pg 104). This shows how Amir went behind Hassan’s back and framed him for his event, which Hassan admitted to, although he didn’t steal Amir’s presents. This shows how Hassan would do anything for Amir and Amir wouldn’t. This event relates back to the theme of betrayal, that is shown in my artwork. Amir would do anything to get what he wants, no matter what extent it is to. He always hurts and betrays Hassan along the way, which doesn't effect him until the