Amir see the consequence of crossing the Taliban, but still he sets an appointment with the man he believes purchased Sohrab. There he finds out that the Taliban official is Assef. Amir stands up to Assef and demands that the boy be released to him even though his words could get him stoned to death. Assef attacks Amir. ”I don’t know at what point I started laughing, but I did.
Did you steal Amir’s watch, Hassan?’ Hassan’s reply was a single word, delivered in a thin, raspy voice, ‘Yes.’” Hassan took the blame even though he knows Amir framed him, which makes Hassan humble and highlights that Amir is immodest. Another way Hassan is the foil to Amir is on page 41, “Assef slipped on his brass knuckles…I looked in his crazy eyes and saw that he meant it. He really meant to hurt me…Hassan held the slingshot pointed directly at Assef’s face. ‘Perhaps you didn’t notice that I’m the one holding the slingshot. If you make a move, they’ll have to change your nickname to One-eyed Assef because I have this rock pointed at your left eye.” Assef is trying to beat up Amir, but Hassan acts courageous and stands up for Amir even though they are both scared.
“Hassan never denied me anything.” This is just one of the times it is mentioned that Hassan would do anything for Amir. Amir knew this and took advantage and completely stabbed Hassan in his back. “.. I was a coward... I was afraid
After, cutting the last kite Hassan ran after it to catch it, and on the way he found Assef, the boy who said was going to get revenge after Hassan pointed a sling shot defending Amir. When he tried to run, he attacked him and got molested. Amir watching the whole incident didn’t do anything to stop it and defend the person who had always been there for him, “I opened my mouth, almost said
Hassan is always in the shadows of Amir. While in the dark alley with Assef, Amir is standing in the light of the truth knowing what should be done and said. Amir had to walk into his shadows of jealously in order to stand up for Hassan. The alley wall was built up by Baba treating Hassan like his own son, buying him the same items as Amir, giving him extravagant presents, never forgetting his birthday, and he always included the both children during “one on one” moments. The wall of jealousy toward Hassan does break down, but a wall of guilt is built almost instantly.
Towards the end of the Kite Runner has a lot of of irony, The first example is in chapter seven in the Kite runner and how Amir watches Hassan get rapped he does nothing to help his friend out. HOW DOES AMIR'S "WATCHING" REVEAL IRONY? The second example is near the end of story, when Amir goes back to pakistan and talks to Rahim Khan, Rahim Khan tells Amir all the things his father did not. He finds out that Hassan is his half brother. When Amir was going back to Kabul, he finds Assef the man who rapped His Best friend, He's see Sorhab Hassan child getting rapped too.
From chapter one, we enter into the world of Amir’s guilt and secrets. Despite their difference Amir and Hassan were inseparable but the shameful events of what took place at the end of the kite tournament would change that for ever. There was nothing Hassan wouldn’t do for Amir even risk his own life. This was obvious when one day; they got into a confrontation with a boy named Assef and his two friends. Assef idolized Hitler and hated Hazaras.
So I’d try to make |-“I could step into that alley, stand up for Hassan, the way he’d| |up for it by giving him one of my old shirts or a broken toy. I |stood up for me all those times in the past, and accept whatever | |would tell my self that was amends enough for a harmless prank”. |would happen to me. Or I could run. In the end, I ran.” (Hosseini| |(Hosseini 30) |77) | |
Alex Pereira Ms. Bayer AP English 11 November 28, 2011 The Jubilance of Frederick Douglass Through His Diction On page 43 of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, after his fight with Mr. Covey Douglass describes his new found hope of freedom along with his new found confidence in which he feels he can never be stopped from obtaining his freedom. The two men’s fight causes fear to be stricken into Mr. Covey’s heart, although it brought nothing but happiness to Douglass. Douglass revolted against his master and even made him bleed; something most slaves would have been punished for and most would even have their lives ultimately ruined due to this, but not Douglass. Douglass walks away from this fight with his head held high and a new outlook on his life.
The second comment they made is what punched me back to reality; it made realize that this wasn’t a misunderstanding, rather it was certainty, and that it was actually happening right before my eyes. “When can we stop being friends with that loser, I’m sick of looking at his snobby face, I wish he was dead, that way we can get something out of it for my his so-called friends”, it felted as if my heart has been constantly stabbed with the sharpest knife ever. From that day on I made a pledge, I promised myself that if I ever encounter a black, yellow, and brown person, I would “drink from the cup of bitterness and hatred” ( “Cup of bitterness and Hatred”) and despised them for what they did to me in my childhood. You know I thought things would change after marrying