Introduction

Loyalty was a major theme in the Kite Runner. Hassan's devotion and love for Amir was constantly exhibted throughout the story. Hassan would be expected to be devoted and loyal to Amir because he was his servant and he is also a Hazzara, but this is not the kind of loyalty Hassan had for Amir. Hassan was willing to sacrifice himself  for Amir, on many occasions. "For you a thousand times over", he'd promised. Good old Hassan, Good old reliable Hassan. He'd kept his promise and ran the last kite for me". Hassan's loyalty to Amir never ended. Amir clearly did not show any kind of loyalty to Hassan while he was alive, but saving Sohrab from his horrifc predicament proved his loyalty, that he should have shown earlier in his life. Betrayal is defined as being disloyal. Another paramount theme in the Kite Runner is, betrayal. Amir's continuous betrayal of Hassan, occured many times. Amir's betrayal of Hassaan, in many instances leads to further unfortunate events. Many crucial questions about betrayal were brought up in The Kite Runner, such as "Is it possible to accomplish atonement after the ultimate betrayal? Amir is no the only one who betrays a friend, Baba's betrayal of Hassan and Ali is realized towards the end of the book, we come to learn that Baba was Hassan's biological father and not Ali. Amir, himself feels betrayed when he learns that truth from Raham Khan. He feels betrayed when he learns of his father's lies. Amir felt as if everything he had learned and thought of his father was all a huge lie. Betrayl, just as loyalty was significantly presented in, The Kite Runner.