Character Analysis Of William Shakespeare's 'The Kite Runner'

-Hassan goes and chases after the losing kite. Amir goes looking for Hassan and finds him in an Alley being pinned down and raped by Assef and his friends. Amir fails to speak up. He instead runs away.

The illegitimate son of Baba and Amir’s half-brother (which he didn’t knew until after Hassan’s death), Hassan was a truly good and beautiful person even though he's had his fair share of hard times. In my opinion, Hassan has it tougher than Amir from the beginning. Not only did Hassan lose his mother (like Amir), his mother flat-out rejected him But Hassan, unlike Amir, is a selfless and joy-filled creature. They spent most their childhood together playing games, reading books and flying kites until that fateful day where he was deprived of his pride. Hassan had a very good relation with Baba as it would later prove out to be his father as well. After the war stricken years, Rahim Khan asked him to come back to the house in Kabul and agrees after thinking about it. He felt that he was near Amir by living in that house and that he’s loyal. His loyalty and integrity are the essence of his character. He and his wife were slaughtered by the Talibans in the earlier part of 2000, thus ending the life on an inspiring individual.

As Amir grows up in Kabul, he chooses to think only for himself, betraying the person who cares for him the most and in consequence, is overcome by crushing guilt. After Amir wins the esteemed kite flying competition, Hassan faithfully decides to run the last kite for Amir as a prize for Amir’s father, Baba. Hassan is confronted in an alley after chasing down the fallen kite by Amir’s past tormentors, Assef and his friends, who want the kite. Amir finds the boys, assesses the situation, and decides to hide himself in the alley. All the while Hassan valiantly defends the kite to the best of his abilities. He is soon overpowered three against one fight, and Amir watches in horror as Hassan is pinned to the floor and mercilessly raped by Assef. Amir

The novel comes full circle with the kite running. The spot takes Amir back to when before everything changed with Hassan, and they were just two friends. Since Amir has forgiven himself, he can enjoy this moment and kite flying again. His memories are no longer bringing him pain and he is able to enjoy this with Sohrab and tells him, “Did I ever tell you your father was the best kite runner in Wazir Akbar Khan? Maybe all of Kabul?” (Hosseini 367) Amir runs the kite for Sohrab just like Hassan did for him years ago. The novel comes full circle, however, this time instead of Amir running away from Amir, he is running with freedom.

young. When he turned older he became wiser and had to go look for Sohrab and take care of

A factor which helped to define the selfish character that Amir had become, was the rape incident that Hassan was a victim to. Kite flying was a traditional event that happened many times

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When Amir arrives to Afghanistan he tries to get Hassan’s son “Sohrab”, he sees Assef has control of the boy. Amir tries to pay Assef for the boy, Assef refuses and pluck a red grape . Put it, lovingly, in Sohrab 's mouth and says "So if I need money, i 'll have them wire it to me" (Hosseini 282). Assef is now with Taliban and he tells Amir about his game “Every night the commandant, would

At a young age, Amir of The Kite Runner begins to grow up jealous of Hassan as he yearns for Baba 's love and affection. Amir travels through his early years with Hassan by his side to protect him. However, this leads to Baba favoring Hassan because he, unlike Amir, stands up for himself (Hosseini). Amir hears this conversation between Baba and Rahim Kahn, and so Amir decides that he will change to prove that "Rahim Khan had been wrong about the mean streak thing" (23). Amir is determined to feel strong, and so begins his search for power. Amir finds that it is easiest to exercise his power on Hassan; Amir admits that "When we came across a world he didn 't know... I 'd tease him, expose his ignorance" (28) Amir takes advantage of any way he can possibly be better than Hassan, and he uses them to suppress his insecurities. Hiding behind a false mask of slighting strength is a boy ridden with fear and cowardice as Amir loses sight of his once inseparable friendship with Hassan. Hassan is raped and Amir only runs away. This, however, only stirs turmoil within Amir, and soon Amir finds himself lying to Baba in order to protect his now somewhat "manly" face. He drives Hassan out of his life and never

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Throughout the novel, the protagonist and narrator Amir receives many acts of loyalty from his brother and friend Hassan; these acts start off simple and almost meaningless to Amir, but as times get harder, Hassan’s loyalty proves strong. Hassan was very loyal and humble to those close to him and showed his devotion when he listened to everything Amir had to say and did whatever he wanted when he asked. Amir was reminding himself of the past and constantly bring him memories of Hassan and felt guilt at every moment. Amir reminded himself of the days in Afghanistan when Ali scolded Hassan for the things he had asked him to do, “But he never told on me. Never told that the mirror, like shooting walnuts at the neighbor’s dog, was my idea” (4). These actions were created by Hassan’s surroundings as he grew up, he was taught to be a Hazara servant, but once that friendship sparked between the two boys, Hassan didn’t want to lose that, Amir was his only friend. These small acts of loyalty sparked and grew more important to Amir. A major turning point in the novel was during the kite tournament, but upon finishing the race, Hassan tells Amir, “For you a thousand times over!” (67). This statement is a constant reminder throughout the novel that Hassan will forever be with him and that he will constantly put himself in danger for him and the people he loves. The proof of his loyalty increased that very same day when Hassan found the kite in an alley, but being cornered and harassed by Assef and his friends, he chose to stay and run that kite for Amir instead of handing it over. “‘Amir agha won the tournament and I ran this kite for him. I ran it fairly. This is his

The reason why this is my favorite passage is because, when Hassan and Amir were kids, Hassan would run the kite for Amir, and during this passage, Amir’s nephew (Hassan 's son)

Amir stumbles upon an alley. In the alley, he sees the Hassan trap by three boys named Assef, Kamal, and Wali. All they asked of Hassan is to give up the blue kite. However, Hassan’s loyalty and friendship toward Amir prevented Hassan to give up the kite. As the tension built, Assef lets Hassan have the kite, but in-return he does unthinkable. Assef rapes Hassan as Amir watched unnoticeably from the alley (Hosseini 62-66). This was Amir’s chance to prove his true friendship by stepping in to save Hassan. Instead, Amir ran “because I was a coward. I was afraid of Assef and what he could do to me. I was afraid of getting hurt. That’s what I told myself as I turned my back to the alley, to Hassan” (Hosseini 68). According to Amir, “Maybe Hassan was the price I had to pay, the lamb I had to slay, to win Baba” (Hosseini 68). “He was just a Hazara, wasn’t he?” (Hosseini 68).