The Great Chain of Being

Doing my Hamlet questions, I skimmed over the Great Chain of Being again, and realized that it could relate to the lives of Amir and Hassan and the pecking order within Kabul. Amir's family came from wealth, which meant that he and his father were looked at as one of the higher ranked families in Kabul. Whereas, on the opposite end of the spectrum, the Hazaras were looked at as the least important, and poorest of the rest of Kabul. Harazas were so hated and looked at as "gross" that they even had a specific city where most of them lived, Hazarajat.

Amir and Baba's family could be looked at as the "Gentry" or "Nobles" of Kabul, however Hassan and Ali were considered the "Serfs" of Kabul and were treated terribly because of it.

I hate that societies like these still exist in this world. I don't believe in communism, but I want everyone to be kind, and treat people equally. There should be no pecking order in society based on wealth or status. People should never be treated like less than human beings. I think that's why I fell in love with Hassan's character. He was the underdog from day one, and I've always been cheering for him.

Once the chain falls apart though, chaos ensues, like we've been learning in Hamlet. In The Kite Runner, the chain breaks because Hassan ends up being Baba's son, and that messes up the entire chain of status. How could a servant be such a well-known, respected man's son? The world of Amir crumbles and he is forced to clean everything back up by saving Hassan's son. The chain wasn't meant to be broken.