The Kite Runner Loyalty Quotes

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In this world, dedication is hard to come by. It's even harder to tell if the dedication is genuine. Generally, loyalty refers to devotion or attachment to a specific object, such as an individual or group of individuals, an ideal, a responsibility, or a cause. By using the phrase said by Hassan to Amir and repeated by Amir to Sohrab, Khaled Hosseini in the novel, "The Kite Runner" shows what genuine loyalty is like: "For you, a thousand times over." Although Hassan was loyal to Amir as a friend, Amir didn't acknowledge or return Hassan's loyalty until the end of The Kite Runner, when he gave it to Hassan's child, Sohrab. giving Hassan his loyalty, in a sense. Amir says the same loyal phrase at the end of the book, symbolizing his apology for not being as loyal as he was …show more content…

Continuing to express his loyalty, Hassan says, "For you, a thousand times over!" in chapter 7, before flying a kite for Amir. After hearing this, Amir does not give Hassan a second glance because he believes that is to be expected from a servant. In light of the fact that Hazaras are supposed to serve Pashtuns, he expects loyalty from Hassan regardless of whether they are friends. "For you a thousand times over!" He said. Then he smiled at his Hassan smile and disappeared around the corner. " To begin with, Amir doesn’t seem the slightest bit interested in Hassan’s show of loyalty and friendship toward him. Instead, he ignores this fact and remains silent, as if he couldn't be bothered to stop Hassan from leaving. In addition, she overlooks Hassan’s devotion. Years later, Amir returns to his devotion. Though Hassan has long since died, his child remains, and Amir seizes the opportunity to fly the kite for Sohrab in the same way that Hassan did for him. "For you, a thousand times over," I heard myself say. "This line represents the character’s devotion to the person being addressed. Amir has traveled