Similar to Kaylee I was drawn in by Hassan and Amir’s
relationship. I agree when Kaylee states that there are two sides to their
friendship. One side is Hassan completely selfless side. He loves Amir very
much and would literally do anything for him. The line “for you a thousand
times over” is a really strong line, it clearly proved to be true and really
displays Hassan’s love for Amir. I believe that there are two parts that make
up Amir’s feelings for Hassan. One part of him loves that Hassan is always
there for him and loves playing and hanging out with Hassan. We see this side
when him and Hassan mess around outside, playing with slingshots or watching
movies, and when Amir comforts Hassan after the soldier said vulgar things
about his mother. The other part of Amir’s feelings towards Hassan mostly
revolve around jealousy. Amir constantly gets jealous when Baba shows any
amount of affection towards Hassan. Similarly he gets angry when Hassan points
out what is wrong with his story. I believe this is why Amir would constantly play
tricks on Hassan since he could not read and would lie to him. Overall it is
evident that Amir cares for Hassan, but he is a very selfish person which is
why things ended up how they did. Similar to Kaylee I enjoyed reading the novel
and I thought that Hossenini did a great job exemplifying the destruction of
war and jealousy.
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