The Kite Runner: Hassan vs Baba

In The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, Amir has an inner conflict between Hassan's friendship and Baba's acceptance. Amir always like Hassan, yet he never once called him his friend. Amir was always jealous of Baba's approval of Hassan. Whenever Amir had the choice to choose between being alone with Baba during an outing or bringing Hassan along, he would choose to be alone with Baba. Furthermore, Amir feels guilty for the way he treated Hassan. He feels guilty for treating him like dirt. Now, Hassan and Ali are moving away fro some "unexplained reason". Baba is upset and Amir feels even more guilt. "This was the part where I'd run outside, my bare feet splashing rain water. I'd chase the car, screaming for it to stop. . . . But this was no Hindi movie." (Hosseini, 109). Amir now has Baba to himself, but is unhappy and is still without his acceptance.