The history of Afghanistan influences Amir’s life by the way the Afghan people treat Hazaras. Amir has been brought up to treat Hazaras with less respect than other people. This means that Amir might never see Hassan the same way because of how the Pashtuns see Hazaras. The Pashtun people see themselves as “true” Afghanistan people, but because the Hazaras are descendants of a Pashtun conqueror they are seen as evil. This greatly affects Amir’s relationship with Hassan. Baba feels that the role of an Afghan man is defined by how strong and how wise he is. Because Amir never fights back, he does not fulfill Baba’s expectations of what a young Afghan male should be like. In chapter three, Aamir cries after watching a buzkashi match, which shows
