Betrayal:To disappoint the hopes or expectations of; be disloyal to.
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Amir Betrays Hassen
After Amir wins the kite tournament, Hassen goes to fetch the kite. Amir goes looking for Hassen and finds him surrounded by Assef and two other boys. They say they will let Hassen go if he lets go of the kite, but when Hassen refuses, the two boys pin him down and Assef rapes Hassen. Amir does not try to stop them, he just watches. After the rape, Amir is awful to Hassen and refuses to be his friend. Baba betrays Ali Ali is sterile, but he does not know it. His first wife leaves him and he thinks she just didn't love or want him anymore. He remarries and his second wife becomes pregnant. Baba has sex with Ali's second wife, impregnating her, even though Ali is Baba's best friend. Baba or Ali's wife never tell Ali the true father of the Hassen, their child. |