A novel, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini set in Kabul, Afghanistan follows the story of two young boys, Amir and Hassan, born into an era of destruction caused by the Taliban, whose struggles that are intensified when war within their country breaks out and their relationship is put to the test. Amir an irrational and naive boy makes choices that are precarious. Early in the novel, Amir choose not to bring attention to Hassan’s assault, which among other things contributed to his death, but Amir is not to blame for Hassan’s death because he was too young at the time,to comprehend and deal with these very mature situations. Amir’s decision to not intervene in the a violent attack of his best friend Hassan by a sadistic older boy was one
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His cowardly act of not helping Hassan during the assault is just one of many. And although the bad decisions he made hindered his and Hassan’s lives at the time, in the end he it not to blame for Hassan’s death. His death was purely at the hands the unruly and unsafe place Afghanistan is today. The Taliban turned Afghanistan into such a horrible place that someone even said that, “you couldn’t trust anyone in Kabul anymore-for a fee under threat, people told on each other neighbor on neighbor, child on parent, brother on brother, servant on master, friend on friend” (Hosseini 112). This quote displays the true the Taliban struck into people's hearts. Knowing that the Taliban is capable of making people do such horrible things to their loved ones it should be clear that Amir and his father had to leave Afghanistan to the US for their own safety. They had to leave Hassan and Rahim Kahn behind they didn’t have much …show more content…
Just because Hassan was Amir’s servant and best friend does not mean that he treated his any differently than he would treat another best friend of the same economic status. Many if not all of Amir’s choices were driven by his emotions in the moment, because after all he was just a child. He never fully thought through the consequences of his actions. When Amir watched Hassan’s assault he wasn’t sure what how to deal with it the just knew that he was afraid, so he ran. It is unfair to hold a 12 year olds weak emotional state against him. AMir knew what he did was wrong, “ he knew I’d betrayed him.. I wasn’t worthy of his sacrifice; I was a liar, a cheat, and a thief” (Hosseini 105). This shows that he knew what happened was wrong and not telling anyone was wrong but he was so afraid and unsure of how to tell anyone, so he
His cowardly act of not helping Hassan during the assault is just one of many. And although the bad decisions he made hindered his and Hassan’s lives at the time, in the end he it not to blame for Hassan’s death. His death was purely at the hands the unruly and unsafe place Afghanistan is today. The Taliban turned Afghanistan into such a horrible place that someone even said that, “you couldn’t trust anyone in Kabul anymore-for a fee under threat, people told on each other neighbor on neighbor, child on parent, brother on brother, servant on master, friend on friend” (Hosseini 112). This quote displays the true the Taliban struck into people's hearts. Knowing that the Taliban is capable of making people do such horrible things to their loved ones it should be clear that Amir and his father had to leave Afghanistan to the US for their own safety. They had to leave Hassan and Rahim Kahn behind they didn’t have much …show more content…
Just because Hassan was Amir’s servant and best friend does not mean that he treated his any differently than he would treat another best friend of the same economic status. Many if not all of Amir’s choices were driven by his emotions in the moment, because after all he was just a child. He never fully thought through the consequences of his actions. When Amir watched Hassan’s assault he wasn’t sure what how to deal with it the just knew that he was afraid, so he ran. It is unfair to hold a 12 year olds weak emotional state against him. AMir knew what he did was wrong, “ he knew I’d betrayed him.. I wasn’t worthy of his sacrifice; I was a liar, a cheat, and a thief” (Hosseini 105). This shows that he knew what happened was wrong and not telling anyone was wrong but he was so afraid and unsure of how to tell anyone, so he