Childhood In The Kite Runner
In the realistic fiction novel, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, Amir, a conflicted, Afghan child, betrays Hassan, his childhood friend and servant, propelling them into a complex loop of redemption fueled by the justice, injustice, and dignity theme. Throughout Amir’s childhood, he fails to be the traditional, masculine child his father, Baba, envisioned, while Hassan, who is of less respectable, Hazara heritage and lower social class, suits Baba’s ideal quite well, leading to Amir’s jealousy. Eventually, Amir allows Assef, a neighborhood racist and bully, to rape Hassan in order to solidify his own standing and relationship with Baba, marking the first instance of injustice. Knowing he has severely betrayed a friend, Amir struggles,