He’s under the impression that after his mother died giving birth to him, Baba blames him for the death of his wife. In order to build the relationship with his father Amir desires, he sets his mind solely on winning one of Afghanistan’s most precious activities, the kite fighting tournament. After competing and winning the tournament, Hassan, Afghanistan’s most talented kite runner, runs off to retrieve Amir’s key to his father’s heart, the final, fallen kite. When Hassan hasn’t come back yet, Amir goes out to find him, only to see that his friend is surrounded by Assef and his gang who also want the kite. In exchange for the kite, Hassan must be punished for not obeying Assef’s orders to hand him the kite, a consequence that ends in Hassan getting raped. Amir watches the confrontation the whole time, thinking that maybe “Hassan was the price [he has] to pay, the lamb [he has] to slay, to win Baba” (Hosseini 77). Amir watches his friend get raped, knowing how loyal Hassan is, all Hassan had to do was get up and hand over Amir’s prize, which is why Amir doesn’t do anything to stop
He’s under the impression that after his mother died giving birth to him, Baba blames him for the death of his wife. In order to build the relationship with his father Amir desires, he sets his mind solely on winning one of Afghanistan’s most precious activities, the kite fighting tournament. After competing and winning the tournament, Hassan, Afghanistan’s most talented kite runner, runs off to retrieve Amir’s key to his father’s heart, the final, fallen kite. When Hassan hasn’t come back yet, Amir goes out to find him, only to see that his friend is surrounded by Assef and his gang who also want the kite. In exchange for the kite, Hassan must be punished for not obeying Assef’s orders to hand him the kite, a consequence that ends in Hassan getting raped. Amir watches the confrontation the whole time, thinking that maybe “Hassan was the price [he has] to pay, the lamb [he has] to slay, to win Baba” (Hosseini 77). Amir watches his friend get raped, knowing how loyal Hassan is, all Hassan had to do was get up and hand over Amir’s prize, which is why Amir doesn’t do anything to stop