![]() All of it." (Hosseini 361) Baba is a man of power and values in Afghanistan even as he attempts to flee its borders "War doesn't negate decency. Quiet is turning down the volume knob on life. You don't get to fill them with your favorite colors." Amir's view of perseverance in America "If America taught me anything, it's that quitting is right up there with pissing in the Girl Scouts' lemonade jar." Amir notes the difference between peace and the silence of Sohrab "Quiet is peace. He has a name, and it's Sohrab." Rahim Khan educates Baba regarding children "Children aren't coloring books. And one more thing, General Sahib: you will never again refer to him as "a Hazara boy" in my presence. That's what you tell people when they ask. That boy sleeping in the other room is Hassan's son. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness." Amir defends Sohrab (against Taheri) redeeming himself "You see, General Sahib, my father slept with his servant's wife, and she bore him a son named Hassan. When you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth. You steal his wife's right to a husband, rob his children of a father. ![]() Don't ever ask me that question again." (Hosseini 90) Rahim Khan's advice to Amir "There is a way to be good again." (Hosseini 1) Ali's definition of family and responsibility "There was brotherhood between people who had fed from the same breast, a kinship that even time could not break." Amir's redemption "I brought Hassan's son from Afghanistan to America, lifting him from the certainty of turmoil and dropping him in a turmoil of uncertainty." Baba's black and white view of sin "theft" "There is only one sin, only one. I don't know why we don't play anymore." (Hosseini) Baba's loyalty "Hassan's not going anywhere.He's staying right here with us, where he belongs. It was swimming at the bottom waiting.There is no monster, just water." (Hosseini) Hassan begs for Amir's forgiveness after the kite tournament thinking that he did something wrong "I wish you'd come along.I don't know what I've done, - agha. But no one was swimming because they said a monster had come to the lake. If you make a move, they'll have to change your nickname from Assef the Ear Eater to One Eyed Assef." (Hosseini 42) Hassan innocently and respectfully questions Amir's story regarding the plot hole "Well, he said, if I may ask, why did the man kill his wife? In fact why did he ever have to feel sad to shed tears? Couldn't he have just smelled an onion?" (Hosseini) Hassan humbly accepts his lot in life "You know.I like where I live.It's my home." (Hosseini) Hassan tries to encourage Amir with a dream "We were at Ghargha was warm and sunny, and the lake was clear like a mirror. But perhaps you didn't notice that I am the one holding the slingshot. ![]() ![]() "For you, a thousand times over." (Hosseini) Hassan shows courage by standing up to Assef and protecting Amir "You are right, Agha. Amir uses it at the end of the novel as a promise to Sohrab. When it comes to words, Hassan was an imbecile." (Hosseini 29) Hassan uses the respectful "agha" and shows his desire for the written word "Read it again please, Amir agha" (Hosseini) Hassan uses this sentence to show loyalty to Amir. This shows Amir's jealous and cruel streak "What does he know, that illiterate Hazara? He'll never be anything but a cook? How dare he criticize you?" (Hosseini) Amir's intelligence and childish pranks can be cruel toward Hassan "Let's see. But the most impressive thing about your story is that it has irony." (Hosseini 32) Hassan vows his loyalty to Amir yet again "Would I ever lie to you, _ Agha?.I'd sooner eat dirt" (Hosseini) Amir shows a lack of loyalty "But he's not my friend.he's my servant!" (Hosseini) Amir's thoughts after Hassan questions the plot hole in his first story. You have written your story with sound grammar and interesting style. He does his chores - I see to that - but then he just wants to crawl under his blanket." (Hosseini 81) An educated and encouraging Rahim Khan molds the young writer Amir "God granted you a special talent. Don't ever fool yourself and think you're something more." (Hosseini 72) Ali, concerned about Hassan's behavior after the kite tournament, questions Amir "Lately, it seems all he wants to do is sleep. Something he can play with when he's bored, something he can kick when he's angry. Assef in alley to Hassan questioning his loyalty "to him you're nothing but an ugly pet.
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