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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Is Amir a misunderstood boy who just [[WellDoneSonGuy wants his father’s affections]]? A coward who always runs from his problems? Or a selfish but still caring person? It seems that everyone sees Amir differently. However, this it's made clear that he's actually all of the above in the novel.
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Is Amir a misunderstood boy who just [[WellDoneSonGuy wants his father’s affections]]? A coward who always runs from his problems? Or a selfish but still caring person? It seems that everyone sees Amir differently. However, this it's made clear The novel, however, suggests that he's actually all of the above in the novel.these three different interpretations are not mutually exclusive.
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* CompleteMonster: [[DepravedBisexual Assef]] begins life as a brass knuckle-brandishing sociopath and a racist {{bully}} with a virulent [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain hatred of the Hazaras]]. Possessed of an admiration for UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler himself and considering him a visionary, Assef is already known as an [[EarAche ear-eating]] savage around his area and shows his true colors by raping Hassan alongside his friends after the boy humiliates him. Assef [[SchoolyardBullyAllGrownUp graduates from bully to a member of the Taliban]] who introduces himself stoning a blindfolded man to death and [[WouldHurtAChild taking orphans to be sold into sexual slavery]], among them the now-deceased Hassan's son Sohrab as his personal SexSlave. Assef is no less adamant about his mission to massacre the Hazaras, and proudly accepts the term "ethnic cleansing" as one he likes. Assef views himself as taking out "garbage" around Afghanistan, but when everything is clear, Assef is little more than a domineering, depraved, remorseless bully from youth to adulthood.
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* CompleteMonster: [[DepravedBisexual Assef]] begins life as a brass knuckle-brandishing sociopath and a racist {{bully}} [[TheBully bully]] with a virulent [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain hatred of the Hazaras]]. Possessed of an admiration for UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler himself and considering him a visionary, Assef is already known as an [[EarAche ear-eating]] savage around his area and shows his true colors by raping Hassan alongside his friends after the boy humiliates him. Assef [[SchoolyardBullyAllGrownUp graduates from bully to a member of the Taliban]] who introduces himself stoning a blindfolded man to death and [[WouldHurtAChild taking orphans to be sold into sexual slavery]], among them the now-deceased Hassan's son Sohrab as his personal SexSlave. Assef is no less adamant about his mission to massacre the Hazaras, and proudly accepts the term "ethnic cleansing" as one he likes. Assef views himself as taking out "garbage" around Afghanistan, but when everything is clear, Assef is little more than a domineering, depraved, remorseless bully from youth to adulthood.
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* UnpopularPopularCharacter: Even though Hassan is a nice person who would do anything for Amir, he is often subjected to racial comments by the Afghans for being a Hazara. But a lot of people adore Hassan and sympathize him for what he went through.
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* UnpopularPopularCharacter: Even though Hassan is a nice person who would do anything for Amir, he is often subjected to racial comments by the Afghans for being a Hazara. But a lot of people adore Hassan and sympathize with him for what he went through.
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* ItWasHisSled: The book is an international best seller even adopted as a classic reading for students, and the film has also contributed to its success. It's hard by now to not being familiar with some twists like Hassan's rape and his real parentage.
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* HollywoodHomely: In the book, Ali is described as having his face muscles damaged by a sickness, and Hassan as having a harelip. Neither are present in the film; despite both of these things, ''especially'' the latter, being kind of really important details about said characters, with Hassan's harelip being bought up multiple times in the novel.
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* HollywoodHomely: In the book, Ali is described as having his face muscles damaged by a sickness, and Hassan as having a harelip. cleft palate. Neither are present in the film; despite both of these things, ''especially'' the latter, being kind of really important details about said characters, with Hassan's harelip cleft palate being bought up multiple times in the novel.
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* CompleteMonster: At the earliest stage of life we see [[DepravedBisexual Assef]] in, he is the living embodiment of KidsAreCruel, a brass knuckle-brandishing [[TheSociopath sociopath]] and a racist [[TheBully bully]] with a virulent [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain hatred of the Hazaras in particular]]. Possessing an admiration for UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler himself and considering him a visionary, Assef is already known as an [[EarAche ear-eating]] savage around his area and shows his true colors by raping Hassan helped by his "[[GangOfBullies friends]]" after the boy humiliates him. Assef [[SchoolyardBullyAllGrownUp graduates from bully to a member of the Taliban]] who introduces himself stoning a blindfolded man to death and [[WouldHurtAChild taking orphans to be sold into sexual slavery]], among them the now-deceased Hassan's son Sohrab as his personal SexSlave. Assef is no less adamant about his mission to massacre the Hazaras, [[ReminiscingAboutYourVictims reminisces about how "liberating" it was to massacre the Hazaras at Mazar-i-Sharif]], and proudly accepts the term "ethnic cleansing" as one he likes. Assef views himself as taking out "garbage" around Afghanistan, but when everything is clear, Assef is little more than a domineering, depraved, remorseless bully from youth to adulthood.
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* CompleteMonster: At the earliest stage of life we see [[DepravedBisexual Assef]] in, he is the living embodiment of KidsAreCruel, begins life as a brass knuckle-brandishing [[TheSociopath sociopath]] sociopath and a racist [[TheBully bully]] {{bully}} with a virulent [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain hatred of the Hazaras in particular]]. Possessing Hazaras]]. Possessed of an admiration for UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler himself and considering him a visionary, Assef is already known as an [[EarAche ear-eating]] savage around his area and shows his true colors by raping Hassan helped by alongside his "[[GangOfBullies friends]]" friends after the boy humiliates him. Assef [[SchoolyardBullyAllGrownUp graduates from bully to a member of the Taliban]] who introduces himself stoning a blindfolded man to death and [[WouldHurtAChild taking orphans to be sold into sexual slavery]], among them the now-deceased Hassan's son Sohrab as his personal SexSlave. Assef is no less adamant about his mission to massacre the Hazaras, [[ReminiscingAboutYourVictims reminisces about how "liberating" it was to massacre the Hazaras at Mazar-i-Sharif]], and proudly accepts the term "ethnic cleansing" as one he likes. Assef views himself as taking out "garbage" around Afghanistan, but when everything is clear, Assef is little more than a domineering, depraved, remorseless bully from youth to adulthood.
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* CompleteMonster: At the earliest stage of life we see [[DepravedBisexual Assef]] in, he is the living embodiment of KidsAreCruel, a brass knuckle-brandishing sociopath and a racist {{bully}} with a virulent [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain hatred of the Hazaras in particular]]. Possessing an admiration for UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler himself and considering him a visionary, Assef is already known as an [[EarAche ear-eating]] savage around his area and shows his true colors by raping Hassan helped by his "[[GangOfBullies friends]]" after the boy humiliates him. Assef [[SchoolyardBullyAllGrownUp graduates from bully to a member of the Taliban]] who introduces himself stoning a blindfolded man to death and [[WouldHurtAChild taking orphans to be sold into sexual slavery]], among them the now-deceased Hassan's son Sohrab as his personal SexSlave. Assef is no less adamant about his mission to massacre the Hazaras, [[ReminiscingAboutYourVictims reminisces about how "liberating" it was to massacre the Hazaras at Mazar-i-Sharif]], and proudly accepts the term "ethnic cleansing" as one he likes. Assef views himself as taking out "garbage" around Afghanistan, but when everything is clear, Assef is little more than a domineering, depraved, remorseless bully from youth to adulthood.
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* CompleteMonster: At the earliest stage of life we see [[DepravedBisexual Assef]] in, he is the living embodiment of KidsAreCruel, a brass knuckle-brandishing sociopath [[TheSociopath sociopath]] and a racist {{bully}} [[TheBully bully]] with a virulent [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain hatred of the Hazaras in particular]]. Possessing an admiration for UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler himself and considering him a visionary, Assef is already known as an [[EarAche ear-eating]] savage around his area and shows his true colors by raping Hassan helped by his "[[GangOfBullies friends]]" after the boy humiliates him. Assef [[SchoolyardBullyAllGrownUp graduates from bully to a member of the Taliban]] who introduces himself stoning a blindfolded man to death and [[WouldHurtAChild taking orphans to be sold into sexual slavery]], among them the now-deceased Hassan's son Sohrab as his personal SexSlave. Assef is no less adamant about his mission to massacre the Hazaras, [[ReminiscingAboutYourVictims reminisces about how "liberating" it was to massacre the Hazaras at Mazar-i-Sharif]], and proudly accepts the term "ethnic cleansing" as one he likes. Assef views himself as taking out "garbage" around Afghanistan, but when everything is clear, Assef is little more than a domineering, depraved, remorseless bully from youth to adulthood.
