No one truly knows the impact of a single decision could have on their lives. Once you carry out a decision you can never take it back, only live with the consequences. In the book, The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini this idea is illustrated numerous times and all the characters face life changing decisions. The main character's Amir, Baba, and Hassan face the big decisions. Amir cowards away from fights and make poor choices passed on his Baba’s decision to keep Hassan’s brother ship to Amir a secret. Since Baba hid this from Amir and Hassan, Hassan never knew he was a Pashtun and was ridiculed and bullied because everyone thought he was only a Hazara. Khaled Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner, teaches the reader that a single decision can
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“” But before you sacrifice yourself for him, think about this: Would he do the same for you? … I’ll tell you why, Hazara. Because to him, you’re nothing but an ugly pet”” (Hosseini, 72). In this scene Hassan runs into Assef and his gang, right after Hassan got the last kite for the kite tournament. Assef wanted the kite and was bullying Hassan to give it up, but Hassan was refusing and fights back. Assef feels disrespected and wants to teach Hassan a lesson so he rapes him while Amir is secretly watching this event take place. Hosseini’s point is that Amir struggled to think of Hassan as a friend because he was a Hazara. All Amir really cared about was making his father happy, but if he knew that Hassan was his brother than he probably would have stepped in to help him against Assef instead of watching from the shadows.
The fact remains that a single decision can have a significant impact on your life and those closest to you. In the story, The Kite Runner, one of the big struggles is making the right decision. If Baba told Amir that Hassan was his half brother and that he was not a Hazara but a Pashtun, then Amir would have treated Hassan like a brother. Amir would have included Hassan in games with his other friends, he would have stepped in to help Hassan in school or against bullies,and probably most importantly Amir wouldn’t need to struggle
“” But before you sacrifice yourself for him, think about this: Would he do the same for you? … I’ll tell you why, Hazara. Because to him, you’re nothing but an ugly pet”” (Hosseini, 72). In this scene Hassan runs into Assef and his gang, right after Hassan got the last kite for the kite tournament. Assef wanted the kite and was bullying Hassan to give it up, but Hassan was refusing and fights back. Assef feels disrespected and wants to teach Hassan a lesson so he rapes him while Amir is secretly watching this event take place. Hosseini’s point is that Amir struggled to think of Hassan as a friend because he was a Hazara. All Amir really cared about was making his father happy, but if he knew that Hassan was his brother than he probably would have stepped in to help him against Assef instead of watching from the shadows.
The fact remains that a single decision can have a significant impact on your life and those closest to you. In the story, The Kite Runner, one of the big struggles is making the right decision. If Baba told Amir that Hassan was his half brother and that he was not a Hazara but a Pashtun, then Amir would have treated Hassan like a brother. Amir would have included Hassan in games with his other friends, he would have stepped in to help Hassan in school or against bullies,and probably most importantly Amir wouldn’t need to struggle