In Khaled Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner, friendship is a theme addressed through the relationship between a wealthy child, Amir, and the son of a servant, Hassan. There is a power dynamic between Amir and Hassan, as they both come from different social classes. This is evident through many different instances over the course of their relationship. One of the only bonding factors between them is their age and the fact that they are the only children in Baba’s household. Hassan has undying love and loyalty to Amir, which is tested multiple times. Meanwhile, Amir’s capricious and cowardly behavior leads him alternate between friendship and abuse towards Hassan. After the kite running tournament, Amir went to retrieve his blue kite in order
