Kite Runner Loyalty Quotes

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Is loyalty important to everyone? How important to you? Does it affect your friendships?In Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini loyalty is one of the themes that is explored, it is shown three times through the phrase “For you a thousand times over”. “For you a thousand times over” is said three times, once Hassan to Amir, Farid to Amir, and then finally Amir to Sohrab. Each time this is said it represents a loyalty and who the loyalty is towards The first time that “For you a thousand times over” is said is to Amir from Hassan. This is unearned loyalty. We see this through the way that Amir treats Hassan. For instance, when Amir is reading to Hassan he tells an entire story that isn’t even in the book. Hassan still believes that it’s from the …show more content…

The last time it is said, is Amir saying it to Sohrab. This is Amir finally being willing to give this loyalty back. He learned how to do this in many ways. The first was him always being next to Sohrab’s bedside after he attempted to commit suicide (344-350). Not only does this show his loyalty to Sohrab, it shows how much he loves him. While the reason he tried to commit suicide is that he thought he wouldn’t be adopted, Amir still continually tried to adopt him. Even his wife was trying her hardest, constantly calling around, until they finally were able to adopt him (326-332). He never left Sohrab in this process, he always stood by him. Amir also stood up to the General on Sohrab’s (360). This is something that Amir had never had the strength to do, he could never stand up to people he looked up to. He was always to scared and him doing this for Sohrab showed how much he truly meant to him. The finally way that Amir showed his loyalty to Sohrab, was running the kite for him (371). This final act in the book, not only pulled the book full circle, it also showed that Amir would always be loyal to Sohrab, the way that Hassan was always loyal to Amir. Loyalty is an important issue explored in Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, through the phrase “For you a thousand times over.” It is important to notice that it is almost like Amir gives back everything he has taken from Hassan, and more. Not only does he earn loyalty, he also gives it back, which is ultimately what it is about. Loyalty is important because it proves you matter to others in

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