Toward the beginning of the novel, Amir and Hassan have a very close brotherly relationship when they are alone. Amir is afraid to be Hassan’s true friend in public because they are from two different social classes (Amir being a Pashtun and Hassan being a Hazara). Hazaras are thought of to be lower class and should not be fraternizing with upper class Pashtuns. Amir tests Hassan’s loyalty and resents Hassan because he is secretly jealous of him. Baba is always treating Hassan like a more favored son than Amir even though he is not his son (or so was thought). After the kite tournament, their relationship is strained because Amir was ashamed of being more concerned to return the kite to Baba than to help Hassan from being raped by Assef.
The pomegranate tree was a strong image throughout the novel. This is where Amir and Hassan bonded closely when their relationship was strong, but when their friendship was falling apart the tree had a drastically different image. The guilt......
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