"For you a thousand times over," said young Hassan, a fictional Afghan and half-brother of Amir in Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner.
Hassan is that goofy, harelipped Hazara. He's the painstakingly loyal friend and the hard working servant. He's the illiterate playmate who loves stories when they come from Amir. He's curious and kind, brave, smart, quick-witted. The best kite runner in all of Kabul.
In some ways, he is me. In some ways, I am his brother, betraying out of cowardice.
In my new life, I want to become more like him. Loyalty, check!
No comments:
Post a Comment