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.
Amir and Farid were going to Kabul from Jalalabad, in search of Hassan’s son Soharb, who was sent to orphanage after Taliban had captured him. On his way to Kabul, Amir recalled his journey with Baba as a kid when they escaped from the war and Baba had a fight with Roussi officer. Farid and Amir became good friends as they exchanged talk during the four hour journey. As they entered Kabul, Amir was wretched to look at the devastated situation of the city. The place where he use to live and the place he saw right now was totally different, as now it was all ruined.
The start of how this average boy became part of what we know today as one of the most notorious serial killers that have lived Theodore Robert Cowell (Bundy) was born on November 24, 1946, in Burlington, Vermont. His mother is Eleanor Louise Cowell, and he grew up with his grandparents. More commonly known as Lousie, she wanted to give Bundy up for adoption because he was the result of her being seduced by a war veteran. Bundy could never consider Lousie as his mother because the grandparents with whom they lived always referred to them as siblings. Bundy later stated that he always knew they weren't siblings.
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.”
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.
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.
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: He is the narrator of the novel. He is Afghan, he was born in Kabul in 1963. His mother died when she was giving birth to himself, so Amir blames himself. Amir made some faults in order to win his father's favor and with these faults he actually betrayed his best friend Hassan. He regrets because of what he has done.
In the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, there are some very intriguing comparisons and stark differentiations between the father and son, Hassan and Sohrab. The two are both victims of sexual abuse, they both save Amir from harm, and yet their childhoods and personalities are very different. Hassan and Sohrab are sexually abused by the same man, Assef. When Hassan and Amir compete together in the kite flying tournament, everything starts out perfectly. They work together as a team and manage to cut everyone else’s kites out of the sky.
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.
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...
”(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
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 story began in Afghanistan about the friendship between Amir Jan and Hassan, they used to like playing a kite together, Amir was skillful controlling the kite and Hassan was his kite runner, He know where the kite position after fall off without seeing land. Hassan is his best friend and also the son of his father’s servant Hassan and his father are from Hazara, the inferior race. Hassan got racial abuse from Assef the Nazi sympathies , he blame and strike Amir because he socialize with Hazara people, but Hassan protect Amir with courageously and shoot Assef with his slingshot to his eye, after the shot Assef and his partaker go and promise will do some revenge.
Hassan has proven his loyalty on several occasions, as he is always the one to take a stand for Amir, but when Amir’s loyalty is tested, his betrayal becomes evident. Although Amir treats Hassan like a brother when they are separated from the contrasting views of society, when he is in public, he does not hesitate to label Hassan as his Hazara servant. Amir’s ultimate act of betrayal towards Hassan is shown when he places his watch and money under Hassan’s mattress, making it appear as if Hassan stole from him, in order
