Amir And Hassan

The relationship between Hassan and Amir is complex in this novel; Amir and Hassan express a best friend relationship, but it is one-sided. Hassan is very loyal to Amir and thinks of him as a brother, whereas Amir can only see their differences in society and only plays with Hassan to pass his free time, while being confused about their relationship, whether Hassan is his servant or his friend. For this reason their relationship will never be true. The main reason Amir ever envies Hassan is because the attention he receives from Baba, Amir's father. Amir believes that his father isn’t presenting as much affection towards him because they are not alike, better yet said they are almost completely opposite from one another. In an attempt to win his father's affection, Amir goes into kite fighting tournament with the assistance of Hassan. Before the tournament Hassan tells Amir about a dream he had, where they are at a lake said to contain a monster and nobody dares getting in, but Amir jumps in to prove them wrong, Hassan without any hesitation follows and …show more content…
After the tournament that Amir won, before Hassan goes to retrieve the last kite that was cut down he tells Amir “For you a thousand times over!” (P.67). When Hassan finds the kite he gets cornered in an