A way that Khaled Hosseini uses his childhood experiences rings through in The Kite Runner. Like previously said, Khaled took pity on his cook as a boy and taught him how to read and write. He treated him as a human being and not a minority like the rest of the country saw him. Then, in his first ever novel, he creates a similar relationship. Amir has a housekeeper named Hassan who becomes Amir’s best friend until the day they die. Amir and Hassan understand they have different roles in society, but that doesn’t stop their bond from growing. They would do things together such as flying kites. When Amir messes up by allowing his lifelong best friend to be bullied and abused, he panics and tries to have him fired. You can tell how strong their