Developing Through Friendship The Kite Runner is a novel written by Khaled Hosseini about the life of Amir, an Afghan child whose closest friend is Hassan, a Hazara child. The Hazara are usually looked down on as the lesser race, which is why Amir has to hide his friendship from other people. This causes many problems for Amir, such as a violent confrontation with Assef, a child obsessed with Hitler, which almost ends with a fight. Amir’s problems only worsen when he witnesses Hassan being raped by Assef and decides to run away. This event haunts Amir for life. His friendship with Hassan virtually ends at that point, with Amir not wanting anything to do with him. However, Amir finds other friends later on, which makes friendship a major
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For years they were inseparable. Hassan would do anything for Amir. “Hassan never denied me anything. And he was deadly with his slingshot” (4). This quote proves what Amir thought of Hassan. He knew that Hassan was loyal to him. However, Amir didn’t always do the right thing for Hassan. There were many times when Amir would take advantage of his friends loyalty. For example, he once told Hassan the wrong meaning to a word he didn’t know. These character traits show how selfish Amir was as a child. This is one of the first times that Khaled Hosseini uses friendship to demonstrate character development in “The Kite …show more content…
Along the way, he meets Farid, who was simply his driver but ended up helping him find Sohrab. The author shows the ways Amir had become more responsible through things he said to Farid as they start to become friends. “‘This is your business now. I-’ I patted his arm. ‘You’ve done much more than I’ve paid you for’” (273). The younger, more selfish Amir wouldn’t have been able to say things like that, since he was so used to everything coming to him easily. However, as Amir aged, he became wiser and knew better when it came to manners. Farid’s friendship with Amir is yet another example of Khaled Hosseini using character development to demonstrate
For years they were inseparable. Hassan would do anything for Amir. “Hassan never denied me anything. And he was deadly with his slingshot” (4). This quote proves what Amir thought of Hassan. He knew that Hassan was loyal to him. However, Amir didn’t always do the right thing for Hassan. There were many times when Amir would take advantage of his friends loyalty. For example, he once told Hassan the wrong meaning to a word he didn’t know. These character traits show how selfish Amir was as a child. This is one of the first times that Khaled Hosseini uses friendship to demonstrate character development in “The Kite …show more content…
Along the way, he meets Farid, who was simply his driver but ended up helping him find Sohrab. The author shows the ways Amir had become more responsible through things he said to Farid as they start to become friends. “‘This is your business now. I-’ I patted his arm. ‘You’ve done much more than I’ve paid you for’” (273). The younger, more selfish Amir wouldn’t have been able to say things like that, since he was so used to everything coming to him easily. However, as Amir aged, he became wiser and knew better when it came to manners. Farid’s friendship with Amir is yet another example of Khaled Hosseini using character development to demonstrate