Pashtun's VS. Hazara's

Pashtun's Vs. Hazara's

Jaclyn, Kenzie, Kelsey, Carter

Amir vs. Hassan

Hassan

- Selfless

- Different facial features

- Mongolian decent (Asian features)

- Massacre of Hazara's

- Minority

- Poor

- Inferior

- Servants

- Shi'a

Amir

- Selfish

- Majority

- Upper class

- Sunni

-Educated

-Superior

The guy in the red shirt is the Hazara and the one in white is the Pashtun.

Who was the only one that knew Baba had a Hazara son?

Hassan

Who out the two is Hazara?

Amir or Hassan

In this situation, who would be the Hazara and who would be the Pashtun?

Treatment in Society

Rahim Khan

Living Together

It can be explicitly seen in the novel that Hassan and Ali are treated differently in society compared to Amir and Baba. For example, Assef and his friends would call Ali Babalu and make fun of him because he had a limp from Polio. Assef and his friends were Pashtun's and felt they were superior to Hazara which made it okay to treat them horribly. When Amir and Baba went to the Bazaar they didn't get made fun of and were treated like normal people.

Quiz Time

Extremists

Amir and Hassan acted as if they were brothers when they were kids, just the same as Baba and Ali did. Amir and Hassan played together all the time when Amir wasn't at school. They lived under the same roof practically and were nursed by the same woman. They may believe in different types of Islam but they are able to get along for some time. This is before Amir's selfishness is taken to the next level.

Different Lifestyle's

In the book, the Taliban have a strong influence as to what has happened in Afghanistan. The Taliban believe in the Sunni of Islam but they believe in it to the extreme. They went to the next level and put everyone's life at risk. The Taliban aren't true Pashtun's, they just wish to inflict pain on people. Although, the Hazara's are more hated by the Taliban hence the massacre.

It is obvious in the book that Hazara's have a different lifestyle compared to the Pashtun's. The Hazara's are forced to live in shacks with no hope of being a recognized member of society. Whereas, Pashtun's live in the houses in the upper class neighborhoods of Kabul. Baba was considered a respected member of society and would not associate himself with his Hazara servants when guests were over. Baba's own son was a Hazara and no one knew besides Rahim Khan because they didn't want to hurt Baba's reputation.

1. Based on the facial features of these women are they Pashtun or Hazara?

Hazara's

False

Who would be considered a minority in Afghanistan?

Hazara

Who would live in this house?

Pashtun's or Hazara's?

Pashtun

Pashtun's

The Pashtun's were the distinct group in Afghanistan that was massacred by the Extremists.

3. Do these Extremists

believe they are Pashtun or

Hazara?

True or False

2. A Shi'a Muslim is a Pashtun

True or False

False

Amir doesn't associate himself with Hassan in public because he is a Hazara and that would ruin his reputation.

Why doesn't Amir associate himself with Hassan in public?