There were two main characters in the novel. Amir is the narrator and the protagonist of the novel. Hassan is Amir’s bestfriend and half-brother as well as Baba’s servant. Amir and Hassan represent different ethnic groups in Afghanistan – Amir is Pashtun, and Hassan is Hazara. Amir and Hassan also characterize the difference of the rich and poor in the Afghan society. Amir is the son of a successful man in Kabul. He has everything- education, house, books, and possessions. There are only two things that he does not have- his father’s attention and his faith in his religion. Hassan is the boy who has no social status. Hassan is the have-not in the Afghan society. He is a servant along with his father in Amir’s household. What he has, a caring father (Ali and Baba)
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The Kite Runner novel, Assef and Hassan demonstrated the cleavage between the Sunni Muslums and Shi’a Musslum- this showed the author used Social Classicism. Marxism is another theory that can easily see in the events of the stories. For example, there were lines that made the social classes affect the treatment between each character. Amir wears western clothing and is more fortunate than many. Amir remains untouched by other children of the neighborhood while Hassan is terrorized by others daily, not just because he was a Hazara but also he was poor. When Hassan also got raped, Assef’s domination to Hassan was seen. The way the two were treated differently because of their economic class sets up the atmosphere for later events that change their relationships. Another one was, Baba was not wealthy man before and people and people were always looking down on him. “So Baba proved them all wrong by not only running his own business but becoming one of the richest merchants in Kabul.”-This quote shows how Baba manages his money which approaches the Marxist
The Kite Runner novel, Assef and Hassan demonstrated the cleavage between the Sunni Muslums and Shi’a Musslum- this showed the author used Social Classicism. Marxism is another theory that can easily see in the events of the stories. For example, there were lines that made the social classes affect the treatment between each character. Amir wears western clothing and is more fortunate than many. Amir remains untouched by other children of the neighborhood while Hassan is terrorized by others daily, not just because he was a Hazara but also he was poor. When Hassan also got raped, Assef’s domination to Hassan was seen. The way the two were treated differently because of their economic class sets up the atmosphere for later events that change their relationships. Another one was, Baba was not wealthy man before and people and people were always looking down on him. “So Baba proved them all wrong by not only running his own business but becoming one of the richest merchants in Kabul.”-This quote shows how Baba manages his money which approaches the Marxist