Significant Quote:
"If I changed my mind and asked for a bigger and fancier kite, Baba would buy it for me-but then he'd buy it for Hassan too. Sometimes I wished he wouldn't do that. Wished he'd let me be the favorite."(51) This quote demonstrates exactly why I don't like Amir. Amir has a good life, with a less-than-great father and an extremely loyal friend. And yet he still continues to wish for more. Hassan's life is far less fortunate than Amir's and I think it's wonderful that Baba includes Hassan so much in family affairs. Here's my question: If Amir really cared about Hassan as a friend, wouldn't he be content with Baba including him? I understand that Baba wishes Amir were different, more "manly", so to speak, however Amir can still be OK with Baba's helping Hassan. This trait of Amir's has given me a poor outlook on him. I just can't bring myself to like him and I wish he would be more understanding of the people around. He claims Hassan is his friend, which I don't deny to be true, but it wouldn't kill him to show a little more compassion toward Hassan. Does he realize how many times Hassan has stood up for Amir? Compare that to the amount of times Amir has returned the favor and it appears the friendship only truly beneifts Amir.
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