Study of Hassan’s Tragedy from Three Aspects in The Kite Runner

摘要

This paper analyzes a novel Kite Runner of Khaled Hosseini, published in 2003. It is the first novel of Hosseini which had been one of the bestselling in New York Times ranking list. It studies Hassan’s tragedy from three aspects, including the so-cial environment in Afghanistan, the loyalty of Hassan, and the selfishness of Amir. Besides, it also discusses the friendship and be-trayal between two boys-Hassan and Amir. Finally, the terrible life of Hassan in Afghanistan is under investigated.