Britny Sorenson
Mrs. Jellison
Honors English 10 (1125)
10 March 2015
Socio Economic Diversity Causes Turmoil in Relationships Throughout The Kite Runner,by Khaled Hosseni, the socio economic barriers between characters of varying ethnicities is apparent. Even at a young age, the Pashtun children perceive the Hazaras to be inferior because of their economic status. The idea that the Hazaras are not of the same status as them is instilled into them by the adults as a result of hundreds of years of conflict between the tribal groups. The Hazaras are despised because of their Mongolian lineage and are regarded as being subordinate because of their illiteracy. Amir, a wealthy Pashtun boy, and Hassan, a servant Hazara boy, spend every evanescent …show more content…
Amir describes Hassan’s complexion, his flattened face, rounded head, and narrowed eyes, as if it is an affliction. Amir is aware that Hassan is his friend, but subconsciously he can not even acknowledge in words that Hassan is a friend because he fears being associated with “just a servant.” Because of Amir’s age, he is not able to identify the motive for his actions, but as he matures, it becomes blatantly obvious that Amir rejects Hassan because of his racial and economic differences. For example, Amir places his watch under the mattress of Hassan because he wants to show Baba that Hasan 's actions are consistent with the stigma of the Hazaran people, stealing the prosperity of the Pashtun people. The relationship between Hassan and Amir was parasitic; Amir is constantly belittling Hassan in order to raise his appearance in the eyes of Baba. Amir feels as if he has the agency to commit these acts because of his economic superiority. The mistrust between the different tribal groups in Kabul is caused by stigmas rather than actual events causing poor feelings. This motif was not only present in Afghanistan but it was also present in
Mrs. Jellison
Honors English 10 (1125)
10 March 2015
Socio Economic Diversity Causes Turmoil in Relationships Throughout The Kite Runner,by Khaled Hosseni, the socio economic barriers between characters of varying ethnicities is apparent. Even at a young age, the Pashtun children perceive the Hazaras to be inferior because of their economic status. The idea that the Hazaras are not of the same status as them is instilled into them by the adults as a result of hundreds of years of conflict between the tribal groups. The Hazaras are despised because of their Mongolian lineage and are regarded as being subordinate because of their illiteracy. Amir, a wealthy Pashtun boy, and Hassan, a servant Hazara boy, spend every evanescent …show more content…
Amir describes Hassan’s complexion, his flattened face, rounded head, and narrowed eyes, as if it is an affliction. Amir is aware that Hassan is his friend, but subconsciously he can not even acknowledge in words that Hassan is a friend because he fears being associated with “just a servant.” Because of Amir’s age, he is not able to identify the motive for his actions, but as he matures, it becomes blatantly obvious that Amir rejects Hassan because of his racial and economic differences. For example, Amir places his watch under the mattress of Hassan because he wants to show Baba that Hasan 's actions are consistent with the stigma of the Hazaran people, stealing the prosperity of the Pashtun people. The relationship between Hassan and Amir was parasitic; Amir is constantly belittling Hassan in order to raise his appearance in the eyes of Baba. Amir feels as if he has the agency to commit these acts because of his economic superiority. The mistrust between the different tribal groups in Kabul is caused by stigmas rather than actual events causing poor feelings. This motif was not only present in Afghanistan but it was also present in