Like Sharon, I thought the kite
competition would lighten the seriousness of the novel, and provide a chance
for Amir to ameliorate tensions between him and Amir. Like Sharon, I do think
Amir does not exhibit great character; he frequently toys with Hassan and takes
advantage of him, sometimes maliciously, even though Amir knows he should not.
Hassan is nothing but a great friend to Amir, but Amir mistreats Hassan at
times because Baba appears to approve of Hassan more than Amir. I agree that
Assef’s actions were completely inhuman, I wonder how the idea came to Assef’s
mind to do what he did to Hassan. Assef’s friends realize that what Assef plans
on doing is not right, yet do nothing to stop him and in fact help Assef abuse
Hassan. More than that, Amir also stands there and watches rather than come to
his friend’s rescue, something Hassan would definitely do for Amir. Furthermore,
upon encountering Hassan after the incident, Amir tries to pretend that nothing
happened rather than attempting to help a friend who just experienced an extremely
traumatic experience that is sure to impact Hassan in a major way. Sharon
identifies an interesting point, Amir essentially sacrifices Hassan, a person
who defends Amir and loves him unconditionally, for the approval of his father,
a person who has shown little to no signs of unconditional love.
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