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Bullies In The Kite Runner

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The Kite Runner by Khalid Hosseini demonstrates that having a trustworthy, good hearted, and loyal friend like Hassan, creates a pathway for Amir to grow with the challenges he’s faced maturing. The novel demonstrates that while Amir and Hassan are growing up, they are surpassing the obstacles that have been relevant in their childhood. The interaction between Amir and Hassan creates an important theme in the text on love and friendship. Hassam always showed true love for Amir and never hesitated to stand up for him and with this it helped guide him towards success in any chance that was illustrated. Hassan’s loyalty is evident when the town’s bullies approach the boys and Hassan sticks up for Amir, next when Amir and Hassan win the kite competition despite adversity, and lastly when Amir frames Hassan for stealing and Hassan accepts it. These three actions help us understand the importance of Hassan’s friendship and whom it makes Amir. …show more content…

The township bullies have been relevant in Amir and Hassan’s life and the experiences that they have withdrawn have effected both their childhood. “You are right, Ahga, but perhaps you didn't notice that I'm the one holding the slingshots. Hassan is defending himself and Amir to bullies who want to beat them up and is threatening them.” (45) Hassan has always backed up Amir and has been influential in his life and the actions that have been relevant towards. Hassan stood up to Amir like it was his job and did whatever it took in this circumstance to make sure Amir was safe at the end of the

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Even though Amir’s lofty ambitions send the kite flying on that spring day, Hassan’s practicality and unwavering loyalty helps Amir win his father’s affections for that month. Even though Amir believes that he can soar above the truth in his world, he and Hassan both remain grounded, forced into oppression by their

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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is about friends, Amir and Hassan, who grow up in a rough environment. Amir regrets his past heavily and has to leave Hassan to try and find his dads trust before it becomes too late. Amir uses the search for redemption to prove that although a man cannot escape his past, he still needs to be responsible for his actions that come in the future. Amir overthinks everything that has happened in his past.

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And the harder [he] laughed, the harder [Assef] kicked [him], and punched [him], and scratched [him].”(289) Assef was screaming “WHAT'S SO FUNNY?”(289), but Amir kept laughing because deep down he felt healed, he felt healed because he was finally getting what he deserved for letting Assef assault Hassan. This demonstrates how Amir’s relationship with his past affects the theme that fear changes lives. In this instance, Amir’s life changes because he overcomes his fear and his guilt from childhood. By fighting Assef for Sohrab, he overcomes his fears and problems with standing up for himself and others, and by losing the fight so badly he finally gets the punishment he felt like he deserved for letting Hassan get assaulted. He no longer holds the guilt for what happened to Hassan so heavily in his soul.

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“The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini is a novel about a young boy and his hazara or servant, Hassan. Amir, the protagonist, is a young boy who craves for his father’s love and attention. His desperation and need or his father’s affection can often alter his values and steer him into making very selfish and unethical decisions. Amir’s selfish acts puts the story as a whole into a whole new perspective in many positive and negative ways.

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Hassan held the slingshot pointed directly at Assef's face” (page number). Hassan showed courage in the face of danger, risked being attacked by Assef, and remains loyal to Amir throughout the ordeal. Despite knowing what Assef was capable of and his reputation as the neighborhood bully, Hassan protected his friend. This incident changed Amir’s and Hassan’s friendship

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Courage is known as the ability to do something that frightens one; or strength in the face of pain or grief. In the Kite runner I find that Hassan has the most qualities of courage compared to Amir. Even though Amir does some courageous things later it is Hassan who shows courage throughout the whole book and ultimately in the end is how he dies. This paper will discuss the extent of Hassan’s courage that he has shown throughout his whole life and how loyal he is to Amir, and also Amir's courage and bravery which implements him to forget his past and continue living the future.

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Next, it also separates Hassan and Amir. As Hassan is illiterate and his family is a servant to Amir’s, Amir helps him read and write as well as tells him stories. This brings the two together in a sense of bonding and sharing a story time with one another. However, it also serves as a reminder on how Amir has more authority and power over Hassan, he is better educated and financially well off.

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