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How Does The Kite Runner Represent The Divisions In Afghanistan Society

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In the book The Kite Runner, Amir is Pashtun and rich. Hassan is a Hazara and is poor. These differences represent the divisions in Afghan society and explain why their lives were different. Amir being Pashtun gives him an advantage over Hassan since others see Hazaras as inferior. This ideology is even ingrained in Amir since he looked down on Hassan because he was his servant. This example represents the divisions in Afghan society since it shows where Pashtuns land on the class scale compared to Hazaras. It also explains why Amir’s life was better than Hassan’s since others saw him positively compared to Hassan. Also, Amir was rich while Hassan wasn’t. This represents how Afghan society is also divided by wealth. As well as explains why
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