"For you a thousand times over"

While reading The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, a particular line stuck with me throughout the course of the novel. "For you a thousand times over" (Hosseini, 371). At the beginning of the novel when Amir won the local kite runner tournament, Hassan first says "For you a thousand times over". He says this when he talks about running to get the kite for Amir. This line in particular really shows me the friendship between Amir and Hassan. It shows the loyalty that Hassan has for Amir and how he will always be there for him. The fact that Hosseini placed this particular quote toward the beginning and end of the novel both involving Amir, allowed me to see the progress made throughout the novel. At the end of the novel, Amir says this particular quote to Sohrab, Hassan's son. Its very symbolic that Hassan says this to Amir and then Amir says it to Sohrab. It symbolizes the fact that just as Hassan will always be there for Amir, Amir will always be there for Sohrab.