Loyalty

Loyalty is seen throughout the book. One day, Amir asks Hassan to go up to the hill with him. He tells him that he wants to read him a new story that he had written, but his real motivation behind this was to pick a fight with Hassan so he could  "recieve the punishment" that he craved. He threw pomegranates at Hassan relentlessly, but Hassan, being loyal to Amir, picks up a pomegranate and crushes it agains his own forehead to show that he will not betray Amir by hitting him. Another example of loyalty, is when Rahim Khan agrees to take care of the house for Baba when they move to America.  All of the years they lived in America, Rahim Khan cared for their home. However, when Baba died, he felt like the house was empty and he felt lonely. So he decides to find Hassan and ask him if he would come live with him. Hassan accepts the offer, and once again proves his loyalty to Amir's family by not only living in the house with Rahim Khan, but by helping to take care of it.