We find the answer to this question in Chapter 7, which
features the kite tournament and also the terrible, shocking aftermath, that will change
the fates of Hassan and Amir and their relationship for ever. What is key to realise in
the early stages of this novel is how the relationship that Hassan has with Amir is
presented. Although Amir is somewhat ambiguous in his feelings for Hassan, treating him
half of the time as a servant and the other half as a friend, to Hassan, Amir is a
brother to be loved and respected with a love that is self-sacrificial in the extreme.
This is why, after their triumph in the kite competition, he is eager to make sure his
master triumphs in the kite running as well, and decides to run for the blue kite, the
most prized kite to gain. Note how his love for Amir is made clear when he leaves to
pursue it:
He
was already turning the street corner, his rubber boots kicking up snow. He stopped,
turned. He cupped his hands around his mouth. "For you a thousand times over!" he said.
Then he smiled his Hassan smile and disappeared around the
corner.
Note how his words
show and express his devotion and love. The author uses these words at the very end of
the novel in a very different but also similar situation to act as a symbol of the same
love and self-sacrifice, but now between Amir and Hassan's son.
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