Chapter 6

In chapter 6, Hassan is revealed as a loyal individual when he claims that he would eat dirt before he would lie to Amir. Amir taunts him and questions if he would eat dirt if he told him to. (57) This is Amir’s way of belittling Hassan and looking down upon him.  In this case, Amir is treating Hassan poorly because he is trying to make himself feel superior and show power over Hassan.  Amir is Hassan’s good friend however Amir appears to be jealous of him because of Hassan’s close relationship with Baba.  The jealousy is what sparks this need for Amir to constantly knock Hassan down and torture him like he did in this scenario. This is an act of evil because Amir is purposely taunting and bullying Hassan, which is inflicting emotional pain upon another being which relates directly to Blumenthal’s definition of moral evil.