The Kite Runner
In the Khalid Hosseini novel, The Kite Runner, the loyalty Hassan, a youth who lives in poverty with his servant father, had towards Amir, a privileged boy that craves his father’s attention, led him to him to his ultimate demise, and resulted in affects negatively impacting his life. If Hassan had not protected Amir from Assef while Assef comforted them, he would not have been abused and felt isolated himself from Amir due to his self-shame. But he never stopped being loyal, as shown on page 105 where Hassan takes the blame for stealing Amir’s watch and birthday money to protect him. When asked if Hassan had done it, he didn’t deny it, and yet accepted the blame due to him understanding that Amir would have gotten in much more trouble than he. Hassan constantly made his life miserable in order to protect and stay loyal to Amir, even if it directly leads him to his grave.
Amir treated Hassan horribly, and is often reflected as an antagonist against Hassan, but yet Hassan stays completely loyal to him. Despite the fact that he sees that …show more content…
Afghanistan was going through a rough time, with a dangerous war and poverty setting in, the people could hardly adapt to the harsh, warzone-like environment. Rahim Khan, a business partner and friend of Baba, was watching the house for Baba and Amir in case they return from their move to America. But Rahim Khan had asked Hassan, now older and wiser, to watch the house while he was gone. He left, and Hassan was in charge. But then the Talibs had come to the house in reports that a Hazara family was in a big house living alone, and they had questioned Hassan and tried to confiscate the house and said they’d supposedly give it back to Rahim Khan after he came back. But Hassan had refused due to the memories and the respect he had for Amir and Baba, and they had taken him to the streets, made him kneel, and then shot and killed
In the Khalid Hosseini novel, The Kite Runner, the loyalty Hassan, a youth who lives in poverty with his servant father, had towards Amir, a privileged boy that craves his father’s attention, led him to him to his ultimate demise, and resulted in affects negatively impacting his life. If Hassan had not protected Amir from Assef while Assef comforted them, he would not have been abused and felt isolated himself from Amir due to his self-shame. But he never stopped being loyal, as shown on page 105 where Hassan takes the blame for stealing Amir’s watch and birthday money to protect him. When asked if Hassan had done it, he didn’t deny it, and yet accepted the blame due to him understanding that Amir would have gotten in much more trouble than he. Hassan constantly made his life miserable in order to protect and stay loyal to Amir, even if it directly leads him to his grave.
Amir treated Hassan horribly, and is often reflected as an antagonist against Hassan, but yet Hassan stays completely loyal to him. Despite the fact that he sees that …show more content…
Afghanistan was going through a rough time, with a dangerous war and poverty setting in, the people could hardly adapt to the harsh, warzone-like environment. Rahim Khan, a business partner and friend of Baba, was watching the house for Baba and Amir in case they return from their move to America. But Rahim Khan had asked Hassan, now older and wiser, to watch the house while he was gone. He left, and Hassan was in charge. But then the Talibs had come to the house in reports that a Hazara family was in a big house living alone, and they had questioned Hassan and tried to confiscate the house and said they’d supposedly give it back to Rahim Khan after he came back. But Hassan had refused due to the memories and the respect he had for Amir and Baba, and they had taken him to the streets, made him kneel, and then shot and killed