In The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, we learn a lot about Amir the main character, and Hassan his servant/brother. At first, the relationship between Hassan and Amir was one of brotherly love despite the fact that Hassan was a Hazara and Amir a Pashtun. In the 1970s, race and religion played a big role in Kabul and these two races were not expected to have relationships unless it was owner (Pashtun) and servant (Hazara). Baba Amir's father had an affair with Hassan's mother, but it remained a secret until the day Rahim Khan let Amir know the whole truth. Hassan, a loving and loyal servant of Amir, sacrifices himself several times for Amir, while Amir was disloyal and cruel. Once Amir discovers the truth, he sets out on a journey of atonement to right his wrongs. Hassan's love and loyalty to Amir was never in question. Even despite the sacrifices, Amir was too naive to understand it. Hassan begins to show from the beginning that he will never let any harm come to Amir. It starts in the yard by throwing rocks at the windows and at the neighbors' dog. Amir said: “Hassan never wanted to do it, but if I asked him, he wouldn't refuse me. Hassan never refused me anything” (p. 4 and 5). Hassan even lied to his father to protect Amir: “Yes, father,” Hassan muttered, looking at his feet. But he never reported me. I never said that the mirror, like shooting nuts at the neighbor's dog, had always been my idea” (p. 5). Even when Assef first arrived with his boys, it was Hassan who protected Amir from Assef's little gang. One day, when Amir and Hassan were walking up the hill to the pomegranate tree where they had carved “Amir and Hassan, the Sultans of Kabul” (p. 24), signifying their friendship. They had an altercation with Assef... middle of paper ...... with his ribs spitting blood all over the floor Amir is dizzy from all the beating, and he just laughs. In the end, Sohrab saves him from the beating by throwing a stone with the slingshot into Assefs' eye. Amir's final task was to bring Sohrab back with him to San Francisco and give him a new life. Hosseini gives us a glimpse of life in Afghanistan in the 70s. The difference in how people are treated because of your race or religion. The karma part of the book, of evil Assef causing harm to Hassan and Amir. Amir laughing, feeling healed, making his father proud to have finally stood up for something. Repay Hassan's sacrifices, save his nephew. In vivid detail, a glimpse into a real-life example of what can be happening in this country. Afghan culture. Works Cited Hosseini, Khaled. “The kite runner.” New York: Riverhead, 2003. Print.