Betrayal is a prominent theme in Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner
Betrayal in The Kite Runner
Betrayal is a prominent theme in Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner. After reading the following two passages from the novel, consider whether Baba and Amir’s betrayals of their servant relationships are similar or different? Do you believe that such disloyalties are inevitable in the master/servant relationship? Finally, are the examples of betrayal that both Amir and Baba demonstrate flaws in their characters and morals?
Novel passages:
“Sometimes, up in those trees, I talked Hassan into firing walnuts with his slingshot at the neighbor’s one- eyed German shepherd. Hassan never wanted to, but if I asked, really asked, he wouldn’t deny me. Hassan never denied me anything. And he was deadly with his slingshot. Hassan’s father, Ali, used to catch us and get mad, or as mad as someone as gentle as Ali could ever get. He would wag his finger and wave us down from the tree. He would take the mirror and tell us what his mother had told him, that the devil shone mirrors too, shone them to distract Muslims during prayer. “And he laughs while he does it,” he always added, scowling at his son. “Yes, Father,” Hassan would mumble, looking down at his feet. But he never told on me. Hassan never told that the mirror, like shooting walnuts at the neighbor’s dog, was always my idea”. (Hosseini 3-4).
“Ali and Baba grew up together as childhood playmates – at least until polio crippled Ali’s leg – just like Hassan and I grew up a generation later. Baba was always telling us about the mischief he and Ali used to cause, and Ali would shake his head and say, “But, Agha sahib, tell them who was the architect of the mischief and who the poor laborer?” Baba would laugh and throw his arm around Ali. But in none of his stories did Baba ever refer to Ali as his friend.” (Hosseini 25).
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