The Kite RunnerIn Khaled Hossenini's novel The Kite Runner, one of the main themes is separation. Separation is an important theme in this book in order to capture life in Afghanistan and how it reflects the lives of the characters. Afghanistan is a country with many values ​​regarding class, gender, religion, race and political climate. Their culture is not based on fairness for the people, but on the traditions they have maintained for thousands of years and the teachings of the Quran. Since their traditions are so valued; Afghanistan reflects some of the characters' values. As the book progresses, you can see Afghanistan breaking apart and being negatively affected by terrorism throughout the land. This affects the characters, especially Amir's relationship with Hassan. Separation is an important factor in this book in order to express the elements of class, religion and political climate and their effects on the characters. In the book, the social statues of Hassan and Amir are different. Amir is a Pashtun, who constitutes the majority group in Kabul. Amir is well respected thanks to his father and he does not experience verbal abuse because of his race. However, Hassan is a Hazara, which constitutes the minority group in Kabul. Hazaras are looked down upon and used as servants. Hassan is verbally and physically abused because of his race. Assef is the antagonist of the book and he tortures Hassan by calling him a "flat nose" and raping him. Race is one of the main separation themes that shows how social classes are separated due to race. Amir also despises Hassan because he is a Hazara. In the book, Amir never shows his friendship with Hassan in public. Hassan is ridiculed for thinking about the book but remains loyal and friendly towards Amir. As the ...... middle of paper ...... made fun of him and mistreated him. This could be an example of separation in Afghanistan and how society was divided. But when Amir moved to America, he buried his past until he received a call from Rahim Khan to come home. Amir agreed and returned to find that Hassan was dead and the Taliban had taken Sohrab, Hassan's son. Amir agrees to save him because he feels it is his obligation to Hassan because of all the harm he has done to him. This can be an example of friendship going above all else and that separation within class, race, religion, or political climate does not matter to Amir. Amir takes Sohrab home and at the end of the book he flies a kite with Sohrab. When they cut another person's kite, Amir runs to get the kite and shouts to Sohrab "For you, a thousand times over" to reflect Hassan's memory and how much Amir appreciates Hassan's friendship..