”(Chapter 2, pg. 11) There’s an initial intimacy between Amir and Hassan. Later in the novel, we find out that the two boys have the same father. While the two are still children, after a local kite competition, Amir observes local delinquent Assef beat and rape Hassan. Amir does not help Hassan, and guilt-stricken, formulates a plan to get his father to send Hassan
After Amir, who is looking for Hassan, sees Hassan get raped by the older group of Afghan boys, Amir is reluctant to stand up for his friend and runs away. He becomes guilty of his act of betrayal and starts to avoid his friend. After getting fed up of his guilt, which emerges from seeing his friend, he asks his dad to go to Jalalabad for vacation. As Amir goes to Jalalabad with his father and other relatives, he is caught up in his guilt, giving him an uneasy ride. Even after moving away from the house for some days, he still feels guilty in their hotel at Jalalabad.
After Amir brings his kite home, he explores for Hassan and the blue kite, sadly, his search ends at the end of an alley, but he stands hidden, watches, and does nothing while Hassan was beaten and raped. As he got scared, he runs away, running home, he then covers his face into his father's chest and cries. From then on, Amir treats Hassan as a servant and his lies continue. He lies about Hassan being ill and asks Baba to get new servants. Amir accuses Hassan of theft, in which Hassan and Ali leave their home.
Amir’s young-childish self could not admit and face the consequences, which led to Hassan and Ali’s departure. “My heart sank and I almost blurted out the truth. Then I understood: This was Hassan’s final sacrifice for me” (Hosseini 105). Hassan confessed to stealing Amir’s gift from Baba, as his last act of loyalty. He knew that Amir was trying to get rid of him, so he made it easier.
Amir makes hassan look like a thief by “planting [his] new watch and a handful of Afghani bills under [the mattress]” (Hosseini 104). Hassan knew of Amirs intentions that Amir wanted him to leave so Hassan lies and says that he stole it in order to remain loyal with his friend Amir. Thus, Hassan and his father Ali, feel like they can no longer serve Baba or Amir anymore and leave forever; Amir never sees him again. It was then that Amir realized how much of a horrible person he was and how undeserving he was to have Hassan. His father realized it was him and forgave him even though his father said “theft is unforgivable.”
The main character 's name revealed to be Amir. (CL) I believe that the first words really says a lot about the characters. Children tend to repeat names of people who they see as parental figures or people they 're made out to respect. Amir says his fathers name, like most children, but Hassan says Amir, not Ali’s name.
No matter in the life or literature, no one is perfect. All of us make mistakes or make wrong choices all the time, and we try to correct them. However, not all mistakes can be corrected by making amends. One such example is Amir, the protagonist in Khaled Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner.
The author provides the reader with mixed feeling about Amir. In his childhood in Kabul Amir comes off as heartless person. He is this because he has done evil stuff in his life. In the beginning of the story something bad happens to Hassan, Amir says,¨In the end, I ran.
Thesis: In both the memoir, Night, written by Elie Wisel, and the novel, Kite Runner, written by Khaled Hosseini, the main characters, Elie and Amir, have a moment of weakness putting themselves before family causing them to face many obstacles as they try to overcome the guilt they created. A. In the Kite Runner Amir betrays his only friend because of his jealousy and need of approval from his father; the guilt causes him to question his true intentions and identity which is shown as a constant obstacle throughout the novel B. Hosseini portrays Amir as a selfish person in the beginning of the novel, so later he can show he has changed, expressing the theme of redemption through Amir’s guilt. C. When Amir uses Hassan as a sacrificial lamb
In his mind, he believes that Baba will send Ali and Hassan away, and, as a result, he will finally gain some peace. To Amir’s surprise, Hassan confesses to stealing his gifts without hesitation symbolizing “Hassan’s final sacrifice for [him]” (105). At that moment, Amir realizes that Hassan knew of his betrayal, which added to his already guilty conscience. Hassan could have easily told Baba the truth and he would have believed him because”[everyone] knew that Hassan never lied”, which, in turn, would ruin Amir’s relationship with his father (105). He probably knew that Amir was unworthy of his sacrifice, that he was the “snake in the grass, the monster in the lake”, but he lied for Amir’s own benefit
The Kite Runner is a symbol of Amir and Hassan’s relationship. When Hassan was born, he was born with a cleft lip. Yet Hassan and Amir had the same mother, they are yet half-brothers. Hassan is illiterate but yet smart and stands up for others. Thought the book you come to realize that Hassan is the best kite runner in Kabul.
In The Kite Runner, the author tells a story of the close friendship of two boys who come from different social classes, Amir being the wealthy boy and Hassan the servant. It takes place in Kabul, Afghanistan in 1978, a time where the separation of Hazara Shia Muslims and Sunni Muslims took place. A part in the book where we witness betrayal of their friendship and this division of culture is after the yearly kite tournament where Hassan goes after the kite Amir won and promises to bring it back to him. During his search for the kite, Hassan encounters Assef and his friends, who constantly bullied Amir, threatened Hassan to give up the kite or pay the price. Being that Hassan was loyal and wanted to keep his promise to Amir, he decided to pay the price which was rape.
People in our life can influence us in many ways. People like our family, friends or close relatives can influence us. In the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, Amir’s character has been shaped and heavily influenced by Baba, for shaping him into the man he is, also Hassan for showing him that forgiving is important and Sohrab for helping him redeem himself. Sohrab was one of the few characters that influenced Amir because he helps him redeem himself. When Amir goes to Pakistan because Rahim Khan tells him that he is sick and wants to see him, Rahim tells him, “I want you to go to Kabul.
His shame for being so selfish and cowardly, while Hassan always was faithful to him. Amir wanted to get rid of Hassan. Therefore, he planted his new watch and some Afghani bills under Hassan’s mattress. He thought Baba would condemn him for this. Although he knew that Amir betrayed him, Hassan said to Baba that he stole the watch and the money.
Amir learns of Baba’s deceptions encompassing Hassan being his half-brother from Rahim Khan. Baba takes that secret with him to the grave thereby robbing them of their right to the truth about Hassan’s identity. The shock is overwhelming for Amir because Baba is the one who tells him that theft is the worst sin you can commit, “...there is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft...
