A Theme I've noticed

A theme that I notice emerging is jealousy, reading through I notice a real good bond and friendship between Amir and Hassan. Even though they have that close bond I can sense a lot of jealousy on Amir’s side. Even though Amir and Hassan are good friends Hassan is still considered Amir’s servant and because of that I guess Amir thinks that, that puts Amir on a higher pedestal.  So when Amir’s dad gives him equal attention or that he has been complimented on his athleticism and loyalty Amir gets ticked off and jealous. Amir feels like he hasn’t been given alone time “(Baba) asked (Amir) to fetch Hassan too, but (Amir) lied and told (Baba) that Hassan had the runs. (Amir) wanted Baba all to ‘himself’.” (14) Amir and Hassan would always usually be together, flying kites or spending time reading and writing. I guess this theme stood out to me because of how some points are so relatable. I have a cousin who is only one year younger than me and growing up she would look up to me and would always want what I had, the difference with Amir and Hassan is that Hassan was a very loyal and dependable person so it’s hard to get mad at a person like that. My cousin would always want to be like me and her parents encouraged it too, some of the things I really disliked was when she would steal from me when she slept over. What I’m trying to say is that I get how Amir wants his alone time with his dad, and I understand how he doesn’t want to be compared or linked to another person all the time. Amir just wants to be his own person, but sometimes it nice to know that someone looks up to you as much as Hassan and my cousin did.