Grace Pulpit by Khaled Hosseini once said, “A friend is he who enters when the whole world has gone dark.” » True friends will always be there and support you whatever the circumstances. Amir and Hassan share a unique relationship; they are friends, brothers and enemies. Growing up together, Hassan always supported Amir, but Amir didn't always support Hassan. This developed into a one-sided friendship, but the boys still had a close bond. Amir says, “…we were children who learned to crawl together, and no amount of history, ethnicity, society, or religion was going to change that… (25). » The relationship between the two boys is difficult to fully understand. The bond they share is one that few people can experience. The boys are separated from each other after the Russian invasion, but it is Amir's decisions later in life that show what Hassan truly meant to him. They share a relationship that had different definitions, but in the end, they both loved each other. Amir and Hassan share this diverse friendship due to Amir's selfishness, jealousy, and cowardly actions. Amir is afraid of being Hassan's true friend because he is different. This highlights Amir's selfishness. In the novel, Amir often points out Hassan's hare lip and the fact that he is a Hazara. He describes Hassan as “…a boy with a Chinese doll face perpetually lit by a hare-lipped smile (25)”. Amir is not sure he wants to be with Hassan because he is selfish and he recognizes that Hassan is of a lower social class than him. This makes the young emir hesitant to be around Hassan because of what other people's opinions might be. Amir is heavily influenced by this and it makes him fear becoming Hassan's true friend. Amir is not strong...... middle of paper ......ir and Hassan sharing is unique. They share a bond of brothers, but Amir sometimes considers them enemies. Their friendship is very diverse due to Amir's selfishness, jealousy and cowardly actions. From childhood, the boys grew up together. Hassan had always been there for Amir; his first words were even “Amir”. This shows the loyalty Hassan has for him. Amir is caught in a difficult situation in which he tries to get his father's attention, but Baba hides a secret from the boys that could have completely changed their lives. Because of this and Amir's cowardly actions, the relationship falls apart, but Amir's true feelings for Hassan come out when he returns to Afghanistan to save Sohrab. He loved Hassan all his life; it just took Amir a while to realize it. Works Cited Hosseini, Khaled. The kite runner. New York: Riverhead, 2003. Print.