Selfishness In Khaled Hosseni's The Kite Runner
Think about introducing yourself. You probably always begin by saying the things you like, what you are good at, and show an image of yourself you want everyone to see. We all wish we were just what everyone sees. The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseni, is a novel that talks about the life of Amir, an Afghan boy who made a terrible mistake when he was very young. Those mistakes ended up shaping Amir’s personality and life. In this book, Amir represents human nature, but not the one we go around bragging about. He reflects the flaws we should be able to see in ourselves in order to redeem ourselves. This flaws are just a starting point in the road to forgiving ourselves for what we have done wrong. Amir reflects the parts of ourselves that we don’t
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We have all been selfish at one point of our lives. It is a flaw that lies within every single one of us. In The Kite Runner, a clear example of this emotion is the way Amir acted with Hassan. They were best friends, and Amir told Hassan riddles. However, he stopped when he realized that Hassan was far better at solving them than him. Amir also liked teasing Hassan when he didn’t know a word in a book. At one point, Hassan asked Amir what the word ‘’Imbecile’’ meant. Amir replied, ‘’Well, everyone knows what it means. Let’s see. ‘Imbecile.’ It means smart, intelligent. I’ll use it in a sentence for you. ‘When it comes to words, Hassan is an imbecile.’’’(Hosseni, 2003, p.29). This is a clear example of selfishness, for Amir did not want Hassan to know all the things he knew. There was a gap between them, and Amir liked it that way. He did not want to change the fact that Hassan was, in a way, below him. Furthermore, Amir’s selfishness is reflected upon the way Amir wanted his father only for himself. Every time he could, Amir would make excuses just so that his father and he could make plans without Hassan. He was always trying to please his father and that made him extremely selfish because of his insecurity. This selfishness would lead Amir to make mistakes that would shape his life
We have all been selfish at one point of our lives. It is a flaw that lies within every single one of us. In The Kite Runner, a clear example of this emotion is the way Amir acted with Hassan. They were best friends, and Amir told Hassan riddles. However, he stopped when he realized that Hassan was far better at solving them than him. Amir also liked teasing Hassan when he didn’t know a word in a book. At one point, Hassan asked Amir what the word ‘’Imbecile’’ meant. Amir replied, ‘’Well, everyone knows what it means. Let’s see. ‘Imbecile.’ It means smart, intelligent. I’ll use it in a sentence for you. ‘When it comes to words, Hassan is an imbecile.’’’(Hosseni, 2003, p.29). This is a clear example of selfishness, for Amir did not want Hassan to know all the things he knew. There was a gap between them, and Amir liked it that way. He did not want to change the fact that Hassan was, in a way, below him. Furthermore, Amir’s selfishness is reflected upon the way Amir wanted his father only for himself. Every time he could, Amir would make excuses just so that his father and he could make plans without Hassan. He was always trying to please his father and that made him extremely selfish because of his insecurity. This selfishness would lead Amir to make mistakes that would shape his life