In chapter seven of the Kite Runner, we came to a scene where Hassan is trapped by three other boys. In that process before they let him go, they raped him. Amir was standing in the back, froze, not doing a thing to defend Hassan. I believe that what Amir did was wrong. Amir should not have let that happen, it angered me to know that Amir was just standing there doing nothing. Disappointment is what I felt after that scene was over. Knowing that Hassan does everything for Amir and knowing that Hassan has defended Amir from those boys before, just left me speechless towards Amir’s actions.
I would have done something much different than what Amir did. Regardless if Hassan was a servant, illiterate, and a Hazzara, I still feel there is a connection between him and Amir. That connection is more than enough reason to stand up and defend a friend. There were several options Amir had that would of refrained this from happening. I personally would have ran out and pushed the boys off of Hassan. Amir could of ran and told his father, ran out and defended Hassan, or even screamed for help. Many choices were available for Amir, but nothing but cowardness was shown. Because of Amir’s choice, him and his father no longer have Hassan and Ali as their servants. Hosseini still manages to pull off his excellent foreshadowing and by far has impressed me with the story tremendously.
