"I had read about the Hazara massacre in Mazar-i-Sharif in the papers. It had happened just after the Taliban took over Mazar, one of the last cities to fall. I remembered Soraya handing me the article over breakfast, her face bloodless."
Discrimination is being depicted and implied
throughout the entire story. Hassan is one of the many Hazaras who has been
severely discriminated by Pashtuns. Due to cultural conflicts, Hazaras are
normally being considered as lower class and servants for others. Through the
interactions between the two races, such as Ali being called by "flat-nosed"
and Amir being raped, it is obvious that Hazaras are having hard time living in
Afghanistan. Even though some Pashtuns and Hazaras might get along and be good
friends, it does not alter the fact which Hazaras are constantly living under
fear and violence. It does not matter if it is the Soviets or the Talibans are in control of Afghanistan, Harazas are barely
being treated nor valued as humans. After a while Rahim Khan has successfully
persuaded Hassan to go back to Kabul and take care of Baba's mansion, the
Talibans goes to that house and find Hassan and his family there. The Talibans
do not believe that Hassan is taking care of the house for a friend and simply
assume Hassan as a liar like every other Hazara. They shoot Hassan and his wife
dead in the street for seemingly meaningless reason. Hassan's murder is
significant. It truly displays that Hazaras have near to no rights in all
aspects due to discrimination. The fact that the Haliban officials are never
being punished for killing Hassan and Farzana suggests the lives of Hazaras
have no value for many people. Discrimination is indeed severe and horrifying
in this novel and perhaps in the real world. This picture depicts a person
being dead on the top of the stairs and one or two officer-looking people being
careless of the corpse. The picture relates well with the scene where Hassan is
being shot. This picture not only gives a vivid imagery of what happens in
"The Kite Runner", but also delivers a powerful image which
illustrates violence, conflicts, and discrimination.
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