Class Difference In The Kite Runner By Khaled Hosseini

Improved Essays
Class difference is one thing that separates people everywhere. The plot of the Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini would not be the same without the class difference between Amir and Hassan. The story starts with Amir, living in America and getting a call from Rahim Khan. Rahim calls to tell him there is a way to be good again. Then a flashback begins exploring how he got to the present time. Then Hassan is introduced, later they talk about how Hassan is a Hazara. The Pashtun people (Amir 's people) consider Hazaras lesser people. A butterfly effect would have taken effect. Assef would have never attacked Hassan if there were no class difference between them. If Hassan was never attacked, Hassan and Ali would not have left. If they did not leave, …show more content…
He thought Hassan was below him. "But he 's not my friend!‍‍... He is my servant!"(41). Amir would not have framed him for stealing to get his father to fire Hassan and Ali. Baba first asked Hassan if he stole it, “Did you steal Amir’s watch, Hassan? “(105). Hassan realized what Amir was trying to do, so he took the blame, “Hassan’s reply was a single word, delivered in a thin, raspy voice “Yes.””(105). Hassan told his father what happened and they decided that they couldn’t stay there anymore, “We are leaving, Agha Sahib,”(106). “We can’t live here anymore,”(106). If he did not leave, they would have gone to America with Baba and Amir. Because they would be in America, Amir would not need to get Sorab from Afghanistan. Also because Hassan was not raped, Amir would not need to be good …show more content…
If Hassan was a higher class, he would not have been attacked. He also would have gone to America with Amir and Baba. If Hassan was in America, Amir would not have needed to save Sorab. Lastly, Hassan’s life would have been better if he was considered equal to Amir.Class difference is one thing that separates people everywhere. The plot of the Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini would not be the same without the class difference between Amir and Hassan. The story starts with Amir, living in America and getting a call from Rahim Khan. Rahim calls to tell him there is a way to be good again. Then a flashback begins exploring how he got to the present time. Then Hassan is introduced, later they talk about how Hassan is a Hazara. The Pashtun people (Amir 's people) consider Hazaras lesser people. A butterfly effect would have taken effect. Assef would have never attacked Hassan if there were no class difference between them. If Hassan was never attacked, Hassan and Ali would not have left. If they did not leave, they probably would have gone to America with Amir and Baba (Amir 's father). Because Hassan would be in America, Sorab (Hassan 's son) would not have been born or would have been born in

Related Documents

  • Improved Essays

    Amir was so caught up with trying to redeem himself that he didn’t care that Hassan's suffering was indirectly caused by him. The guilt he felt after leaving Hassan to be raped led to the idea that if Hassan didn’t live with him, he would no longer feel…

    • 328 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    historian called Soria, he finds out that the person that was put in jail to cover the act of an ex- lieutenant and who was part of the FLN, killed many Harki families right after the independence. The victim, Soria was the only survivor of the family, guides Llob to find out who was surely responsible for this crime. The investigation of Dead Man’s Share shows that sometimes corruption can deceive a lot of people and provoke injustice for some people such as the case of Llob’s partner Lino. Soria specifies, “I caused his death, and that’s gratifying. I expected him to disappear, but he went one better: he killed himself like the coward he always was” (Khadra, 372).…

    • 1156 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    It came to some differences between them, Hassan who is an Hazara and Amir being a Pashtun. On a frigid overcast day in the Winter of 1975, had been their turning point of their failure relationship.…

    • 386 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    One reason for Amir’s decision to run is because of his childhood and how Hassan always had to defend Amir. Since Amir and Hassan were children Hasan has had to stand up or take the blame for Amir. Hassan and Amir use to shoot walnuts at their neighbor's German shepherd it was Amir’s idea and Hassan never wanted to do it but according to Amir “Hassan never denied me anything” (Hosseini 4). Hassan would also always have to take the blame for Amir’s cruel idea. This shows that Hassan was always willing to stand up and take the blame for Amir.…

    • 533 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Amir made that choice independently from what he believed. This tells the readers that Amir was selfish. He was using Hassan as an object that will bring him the one thing that would lead to Baba’s affection. The author shows how regardless of how far relationships between two ethnic groups that are located on opposite ends of a scale are they can never share a strong bond. If a child such as Amir at the age of twelve embraces thoughts of racism than hope for that country is lost.…

    • 434 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    At first, Amir was reluctant to find Sohrab. He told Rahim he could not go to Kabul because he had “a wife in America, a home, a career, and a family” (Hosseini 226). Although he wished Rahim never called him, he knew he would not feel better if he didn’t redeem himself for being a poor friend to Hassan. He had dreams about being the one who killed Hassan. He wondered if things would have turned out differently if he hadn’t driven Ali and Hassan out of the house.…

    • 639 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Amir goes against his own beliefs in order to protect himself while under distress. The story illustrates this in the beginning when Assef attempts to pick a fight with Hassan and Amir. Despite treating Hassan like a brother, Amir begins to assimilate to Assef's beliefs of Hazarras while in fear. " But he's not my friend!…

    • 765 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Heroism In The Kite Runner

    • 1019 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Amir goes back to Kabul and finds out Hassan and his wife have been killed and feels as if he has to save Sohrab to become a better person. An example from the text is, “You know… one time, when you weren’t around, your father and I were talking… I remember he said to me, ‘Rahim, a boy who won’t stand up for himself becomes a man who can’t stand up to anything.’ I wonder, is that what you’ve become?” (Hosseini, 221).…

    • 1019 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    In this novel, there are Pashtuns and Hazaras. Pashtuns and Hazaras are not suppose to be friends or to have any type of relationship with each other because it is seen as not ethical in society. Therefore, Hassan standing up for Amir shows he is undaunted due to the fact that Assef is stronger, tougher, and wiser and still stood up against Assef. He stood up for someone who wouldn’t even admit he is friends with a Hazara and stood up against someone who is known to always hurt people badly whenever a fight broke out. As the novel continued, there is a scene where Hassan shows courage and loyalty in his friendship with Amir, “Then Hassan did pick up a pomegranate.…

    • 1066 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    In Afghanistan during this time period, Hassan was of a different race so he was treated less like a human being. He was always being teased and taunted. If Amir and Hassan were in America at this time, Hassan may have never experienced rape and Amir may have never witnessed it. America was still dealing with some racism at this time, but it was becoming a thing of the past and unexcitable. Amir was obsessed with pleasing and proving to his dad that he was a worthy of attention; therefore, Amir did not try and stop the boys attacking Hassan.…

    • 1275 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Perhaps Amir betraying Hassan the first time allowed him to continue to make the same mistakes over and over again. Even later in life, Amir hurt Sohrab by planning to send him back to the orphanage. In a single sentence, Sohrab lost all faith in Amir and hope for a brighter future than his troubled past. Even by the end of the book, Sohrab could only barely muster a…

    • 722 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Kite Runner Final In Frankenstein, when the astute scientist is compared to the savage monster, his qualities appear to stand out. The same could be said when comparing two characters, Amir and Hassan, in the book The Kite Runner, by Hosseini Khaled. With the setting in Afghanistan, Hassan is stripped of many rights since he is the minority, the Hazaras.…

    • 908 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    There is an almost imperceptible line between friend and enemy. In the words of Henry David Thoreau, “[T]rue friendship is never serene" (Brainy Quote). In fact, the more entwined two individuals become, the greater the possibility that complications such as insecurity, jealousy and competition can arise. Friendship fulfills man’s basic need for love and security; however, it also can involve an unequal balance of needs and wants. In Khaled Hosseini’s seminal work The Kite Runner, Amir and Hassan, two main characters, grow up in pre-Taliban era Kabul, Afghanistan in the 1960-70s.…

    • 1014 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Hosseini characterizes Hassan as a person living a treacherous life so other’s may have a good one. Hassan’s innocent nature causes Amir to develop a close relationship with him. Knowing well that Amir has been much more fortunate than him, he proceeds to still show unconditional loyalty as his servant as well as a friend. The societal standards for a servant are that they be segregated from the owner and their standard of living no matter the person. The depiction of social injustice towards the innocent is what Hosseini attempts to illustrate.…

    • 992 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Persepolis Vs Kite Runner

    • 1179 Words
    • 5 Pages

    To rewrite history is to provide a different version of history that is known or believed. With this in mind, Persepolis is an autobiographical graphic novel about Marjane Satrapi reflecting back on her life during the Islamic revolution in Iran. Throughout the novel, Marjane writes the history again by adding an unique identity to Iran that rejects the government in power and the religion associated with the government. Satrapi often challenges Western perspectives of religion in the East. Additionally, The Kite Runner, written by Khaled Hosseini, is a fictional story about an Afghan male named Amir recalling growing up during the increasing social, ethnic and political changes in Afghanistan.…

    • 1179 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays