What are this character's relationships with others?
He is told to be the son of Ali, but infact the son of Baba
Works alongside Ali under the employment of Baba
Fed from the same breast with Amir, whom he considers to be his best-friend
Fell victim to the hands of Assef
The Husband of Farzana
The Father of Sohrab
What words or phrases does this character commonly use?
‘Inshallah’, ‘Bismillah’, ‘Mashallah’, ‘Tashakor’, ‘Salaam alaykum’, ‘Bravo!’ - mostly to Amir, ‘Father’ - to Ali, ‘Agha sahib’ - to Baba, ‘agha’ - to Amir and Rahim Khan, ‘jan’ - to his wife, ‘sahib’ - to Rahim Khan, ‘For you. A thousand times over’ - to Amir
What language techniques does this character commonly use?
Interrogative sentences - out of curiosity
Exclamatory sentences (younger Hassan) - he’s very enthusiastic and gets excited easily
Simple and minor sentences (younger Hassan) - because of his lack of vocabulary
Compound sentences (older Hassan) - he becomes more educated as he grows up so he is able to expand his vocabulary
Ellipsis - he carefully thinks about what he says first
Literal and honest - he’s very straight-forward in his language, no uses of figurative, emotive nor euphemisms