Characters

Amir- Amir is the main character of The Kite Runner and the story is from his point of view. He is thirteen years old and lives with his dad and two servants. When Amir's mother was giving birth to him she passed away and Amir has always blamed himself for his mother's death. He also believes that his father blames him for the passing of his wife as well. Amir and his father do not have a strong relationship with each other and usually go throughout their days without communicating. Even though these two characters do not speak, Amir still looks up to and sees his dad as a strong, stable, and admirable person, and Amir craves appreciation and acceptance from him. One servant that Amir and his father have is a boy the same age as Amir named Hassan. This has always been Amir's closest friend ever since they met. Since Hassan is Amir's servant, he never likes being seen playing with him or else people will make fun of him because he is Amir's servant. Hassan has always treated Amir with endless respect and love, but Amir has never reciprocated the same amount of affection that Hassan gives him. When Hassan and Amir play together, Amir sometimes plays little tricks on Hassan to entertain himself. Amir also feels that in some ways Hassan is a better person than him, and to make himself feel better Amir teases Hassan for what he does not know educationally. "'What does that word mean?' 'Which one?' 'Imbecile' 'You don't know what imbecile means?' I said grinning. 'Nay, Amir agha.' 'But it's such a common word!' 'Still, I don't know it.' If he felt the sting of my tease, his smiling face didn't show it." (Page 28). This quote shows how Amir teases Hassan for not knowing a word that he had read, but Hassan does not feel bad about himself for asking.
-I feel like Amir's character is cowardice. He only looks out for himself and is afraid to stand up for what he knows it right.

Hassan- Hassan is the son of Amir and his father's servant, Ali, but also works as a servant in their house as well. He is the same age as Amir and they usually play together and are good friends, but the effort in the relationship between Hassan and Amir is very uneven. Amir loves playing with Hassan, but the fact that he is his servant influences Amir to not want to be seen with Hassan and causes him to feel embarrassed when he is with him in public. With that being said, Hassan always loves playing with Amir and sees Amir as this wonderful person who he would never want to let down. Hassan appreciates Amir so much and would likely take a bullet for him. At one point in the story, Amir wins the kite flying competition and Hassan runs to retrieve the kite for Amir. When he finds the Kite, Assef, a boy his age, says to either give him the kite or he will hurt Hassan. "'But before you sacrifice yourself for him, think about this: Would he do the same for you? Have you ever wondered why he never includes you in games when he has guests? Why he only plays with you when no one else is around? Ill tell you why, Hazara. Because to him, you are nothing but an ugly pet. Something he can play with when he's bored, something he can kick when he's angry. Don't ever fool yourself and think you're something more.'" (Page 72) This shows how even others around them are realizing the unevenness of their relationship, and how they can never truly be equal as friends.  This quote also shows that Hassan would get beaten up just so that Amir could have his kite back that he won. This represents the amount of .....Hassan is a caring person who only wants the best for others.
-I believe that Hassan only wants to do good. He always looks out for others and wants the best for them, but he never looks out or cares for himself.

Baba- Baba is the father of Amir. He is a strong, very large man who is looked highly upon in his town. "But no one ever doubted the veracity of any story about Baba. And if they did, well, Baba did have those three parallel scars coursing a jagged path down his back. I have imagined Baba's wrestling match countless times. Even dreamed about it. And in those dreams, I can never tell Baba from the bear." (Page 12) He has never had a good relationship with Amir and they usually do not speak to each other very much. The reason for this is because Baba is a man who enjoys intense sports and manly activities. But Amir is a boy who's sport is kite running and enjoys writing by himself. This difference between them influences there to be few topics to discuss which causes an awkwardness between the two.
- I believe that Baba is a well respected man in his town because everyone feels protected around him. But I think that he should protect and care for his son first and to not put others before Amir.

Assef- Assef is another boy in town who is the same age as Amir and Hassan. He always causes fights and bullies his peers with his two side kicks standing right behind him obeying his every need. In this story he makes fun of Amir for hanging out with his servant, Hassan, and ends up physically hurting Hassan as well. Assef is a tough boy who plays soccer and is able to get away with his abusive actions by having the ability to speak to adults in an easy, comfortable way. "'Still playing soccer, Assef jan?' Baba said. He'd always wanted me to be friends with Assef. Assef smiled. It was creepy how genuinely sweet he made it look. 'Of course, Kaka jan.' 'Right wing, as I recall it?' 'Actually, I switched to center forward this year,' Assef said. (...) Baba nodded. 'You know, I played center forward too when I was young.' 'Ill bet you still could if you wanted to, 'Assef said. He favored Baba with a good natured wink." (Page 95) This conversation shows how easily Assef can speak with adults, even if they are the parent of the boy he bullies. It also shows how the conversation is a lot easier for Assef and Baba, than for Amir and Baba. This probably hurt Amir to watch this conversation, knowing that he could never have a conversation like that with his dad.
-I feel like Amir's character is a horrible person who only cares for himself. He believes that since he is a part of a rich family that he can treat everyone like they are below him. This will only lead him to grow up not caring for anyone else and staying narcissistic.