![]() Beginning at his birth, Hassan lived with and was taken care of by Baba so that Baba could redeem himself for sleeping with Ali’s (Hassan’s father’s) wife. ‘”I make one mistake and suddenly everyone is talking nang and namoos, and I have my face rubbed in it for the rest of my life”’ (page 156) Human nature, inhumanity values and morals.From the start of the novel, Hassan was used by others as a means of redemption and reconciliation with other characters. ’ (page 48) Friendship, choices, class differences, loyalty honour. ![]() If I was going to toy with him and challenge his loyalty, then he’d toy with me, test my integrity. “Would you ever ask me to do such a thing, Amir agha? ” And, just like that, he had thrown at me his own little test. ’ (page 91) Friendship, brotherhood, loyalty, guild and redemption, good vs. ‘Then I understood: This was Hassan’s final sacrifice for me…I wasn’t worthy of this sacrifice I was a liar, a cheat and a thief. ’ (page 154) Lies and secrets, choices the role of women. ‘That she never sing in public had been one of the general’s conditions when they had married. ’ (page 7) Brotherhood, loyalty, choices, class differences, inhumanity values of morals. ‘”Tell him I’ll take a thousand of his bullets before I let this indecency take place,” Baba said’ (page 101) Loyalty, choices, human nature, values and morals honour. ‘One of his greatest fears: that an Afghan would see him buying food with charity money’ (pageġ14) Choices, values and morals honour. (page 54) Brotherhood, loyalty, courage, faith human nature. There’s no monster, just a beautiful day. ‘Hassan understood I was just nervous Hassan always understood about me’ (page 53) Friendship, brotherhood loyalty. ‘I was fully aware of the Afghan double standard that favoured my gender’ (page 128) Class differences, inhumanity the role of women. ’ (page 20) Father and sons, atonement, choices, the role of a mother, human nature lies and secrets. ‘If I hadn’t seen the doctor pull him out of my wife with my own eyes. ’ (page 165) The role of women, values and morals faith. And late at night, in the darkness of our room, I’d feel it rising from Soraya and settling between us. ‘It had seeped into our marriage, that emptiness, into our laughs, and our love making. ’ (page 22) Class differences, friendship, human nature choices. In the end, I was Pashtun and he was a Hazara, I was Sunni and he was Shi’a, and nothing was ever going to change that. ‘And maybe, just maybe, I would finally be pardoned for killing my mother’ (page 49) Father and sons, guilt and redemption, loyalty atonement. ’ (page 43) Father and sons, brotherhood friendship. Baba and I lived in the same house, but in different spheres of existence. ‘I loved wintertime in Kabul…But mostly because, as the trees froze and ice sheathed the roads, the chill between Baba and me thawed a little. My key to Baba’s heart’ (page 62) Father and sons, loyalty, friendship, brotherhood, inhumanity, values and morals, honour faith. Behind him, sitting on piles of scrap and rubble, was the blue kite. ‘Hassan was standing at the blind end of the alley in a defiant stance: fists curled legs slightly apart. ![]() So Baba proved them wrong by not only running his own business but becoming one of the richest merchants in Kabul’ (page 13) Fathers and sons, loyalty, faith, values and morals human nature. They told baba that running a business wasn’t in his blood and he should study law like his father. ‘But despite Baba’s successes, people were always doubting him. Spoken Dealt with’ (page 144) Human nature, courage, choices, lies and secrets values and morals. Good luck’ (page 45) Values and morals father and sons. He’s my servant! ’ (page 36) Class differences, human nature, friendship inhumanity. ![]() ‘But he’s not my friend! I almost blurted. ![]()
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