Upon meeting Hassan for the first time in the book, he states that the Hazara are simply dirtying the blood of the pure Pashtun (40). He also condemns Amir for being at all involved with Hassan simply because of his caste. The combination of Assef’s role in the story and Rahim’s statement present a couple more choices made by Hosseini to help emphasize the theme that “the world always wins:” cleverly foreshadowing that society will tear Amir and Hassan apart, and establishing that it is inevitable. Both of these choices also strengthen the impact of Amir’s lack of response to Assef’s later atrocity towards Hassan. Interestingly, Hosseini also uses this aforementioned event to exhibit the motifs of betrayal and deception, which remain notable throughout the rest of the book. Moreover, when Hassan notifies Ali that he has been raped, it is implied that he has also instructed him not to inform Baba of the incident, to once again save
Upon meeting Hassan for the first time in the book, he states that the Hazara are simply dirtying the blood of the pure Pashtun (40). He also condemns Amir for being at all involved with Hassan simply because of his caste. The combination of Assef’s role in the story and Rahim’s statement present a couple more choices made by Hosseini to help emphasize the theme that “the world always wins:” cleverly foreshadowing that society will tear Amir and Hassan apart, and establishing that it is inevitable. Both of these choices also strengthen the impact of Amir’s lack of response to Assef’s later atrocity towards Hassan. Interestingly, Hosseini also uses this aforementioned event to exhibit the motifs of betrayal and deception, which remain notable throughout the rest of the book. Moreover, when Hassan notifies Ali that he has been raped, it is implied that he has also instructed him not to inform Baba of the incident, to once again save