Childhood In The Kite Runner

In the Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, Amir told the story of his life in the past that eventually lead up to his present life. In his childhood he had things he struggled with both physically and mentally. In this book, Kite Runner, Amir faced some difficult times. One of the first things he had a hard time dealing with as a child was a boy named Assef. Assef was the most selfish and ruthless boy throughout the neighborhood in which they lived in. To Ali, Amir’s best friend’s dad, Assef was the one who tortured him the most for being a Hazara (a servant). “‘Hey Babalu, who did you eat today? Or when he felt inspired he would say, ‘Hey, you flat-nosed Babalu, who did you eat today? Tell us you slant-eyed donkey!’” (Hosseini 38). This quote shows how mean Assef could be to anyone, he did not care who it was or how old they were. Assef was especially mean to Amir’s best friend, Hassan. Assef was very cruel to Hassan. Assef made Hassan very scared. He called him names and hurt him often.
Years later, when everyone grew up and had gone their separate ways, death had come upon some of the people Amir was closest to. Baba, Amir’s father and Ali had died. Hassan and Farzana (Hassan’s wife) had

‘He’s my servant!’ Had I really thought that? Of course I hadn’t, I hadn’t. I treated Hassan well, just like a friend, better even, more like a brother… when Baba’s friends came to visit with their kids, didn’t I ever include Hassan in our games? Why did I play with Hassan when no one else was around?” (Hosseini 41). This particular quote is showing how Amir would have acted if he did not keep his mouth shut and what he would actually do in a time of danger when he is with Hassan being teased about it. Unfortunately, Amir mentally struggled with Hassan being a Hazara. He knew Hazaras were servants and he did not like it when someone asked if they were