Hassan’s Courage In The Novel The Kite Runner
In life we are faced with many challenges and how we overcome the challenges is what makes us who we are. It is the courage that we display in the toughest of times that creates resilience. The Kite Runner’s character Hassan proves that despite your situation you can overcome it with courage. This factor of courage shaped Hassan into the person he is starting from a young age, into adulthood and passing on his courageousness to his son. In Hassan 's childhood he faces the challenges of discrimination, poverty and illiteracy. From an early age Hassan was discriminated against because of his ethnic background. Being a Hazara was not easy for Hassan. The kids in Kabul bullied him making fun of …show more content…
He continued living a hard life but things improved after he married and had a son Sohrab. Hassan 's loyalty to Amir was still present when he sends a letter to Amir talking about his new life. He has no resentment towards Amir despite knowing Amir could 've helped him when he was sexually assaulted. The courage it takes to keep your friendship even with the difficulties of having to leave Baba’s home and moving into more poverty. Secondly, after Ali dies and Hassan and his family move into Baba’s estate and live in the hut out of respect. He takes care of the property and Rahim while raising a family and welcoming back into his life his mother who he has never met before. “I have walked long and far to see if you are as beautiful in the flesh as you are in my dreams”(Hosseini 221). This quote by Sanaubar shows a big step in Hassan 's life and reveals a lot about his character and his willingness to forgive for all those lost years his mother missed. It takes great courage to allow someone who so easily left him to come back in his life just to see her die just a few short years later. Another example of Hassan 's courage is getting through a miscarriage with his wife. The threat of not having children was a great deal to Hassan but he stayed by his wife 's side and eventually had Sohrab.”Hassan kissed the lifeless face, and we buried her in the backyard”(Hosseini 220). But by far the most
In life we are faced with many challenges and how we overcome the challenges is what makes us who we are. It is the courage that we display in the toughest of times that creates resilience. The Kite Runner’s character Hassan proves that despite your situation you can overcome it with courage. This factor of courage shaped Hassan into the person he is starting from a young age, into adulthood and passing on his courageousness to his son. In Hassan 's childhood he faces the challenges of discrimination, poverty and illiteracy. From an early age Hassan was discriminated against because of his ethnic background. Being a Hazara was not easy for Hassan. The kids in Kabul bullied him making fun of …show more content…
He continued living a hard life but things improved after he married and had a son Sohrab. Hassan 's loyalty to Amir was still present when he sends a letter to Amir talking about his new life. He has no resentment towards Amir despite knowing Amir could 've helped him when he was sexually assaulted. The courage it takes to keep your friendship even with the difficulties of having to leave Baba’s home and moving into more poverty. Secondly, after Ali dies and Hassan and his family move into Baba’s estate and live in the hut out of respect. He takes care of the property and Rahim while raising a family and welcoming back into his life his mother who he has never met before. “I have walked long and far to see if you are as beautiful in the flesh as you are in my dreams”(Hosseini 221). This quote by Sanaubar shows a big step in Hassan 's life and reveals a lot about his character and his willingness to forgive for all those lost years his mother missed. It takes great courage to allow someone who so easily left him to come back in his life just to see her die just a few short years later. Another example of Hassan 's courage is getting through a miscarriage with his wife. The threat of not having children was a great deal to Hassan but he stayed by his wife 's side and eventually had Sohrab.”Hassan kissed the lifeless face, and we buried her in the backyard”(Hosseini 220). But by far the most