Friendship Themes In Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner details the friendship between two young boys by the names of Amir and Hassan who live in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan. The two children grew up together in their hometown during the 1960’s and were greatly accustomed to having each other in their daily lives. Hassan practically lived with Amir by residing in a hut with his father, Ali, on the grounds of Amir’s lavish home. Amir’s father, Baba, had treated Hassan and Ali like his own kin--which only fueled the jealousy within Amir and deepened his yearn towards earning his father’s love. Despite all the privileges and more impressive qualities Amir believed he had over Hassan, Baba shared his love equally among the two nonetheless, causing Amir to “Wish[ed] he’d…. be the favorite.”(51) Hassan and Amir shared a loving friendship among one another, however, it is Amir’s bitterness towards Hassan that eventually leads him to do an act of ultimate …show more content…
Amir’s guilt surpassed the bond they had shared between each other, which resulted in a second act of deception. In hopes of clearing his conscience, Amir sabotaged Hassan and his father by placing his birthday money and new wristwatch under Hassan’s mattress. Even after such treachery, Hassan still chose to take the fall for Amir. At that moment, Amir realized Hassan had chose to take the blame for him; Hassan knew Amir was a witness on that dreadful day. While Amir’s stomach was churning with guilt, and the air around him became thicker and more dense to breathe, he realized his plan effected Baba as well. Baba loved both Ali and Hassan as members of his own family, and became deeply saddened when Ali informed him of their leaving. Amir’s scheme to remove Ali and his son from his home was a success, however, Hassan’s love towards Amir didn’t wither because “Hassan always understood