Ambivalence, or mixed feelings towards something as a person grows into an adult, develops with age as kids grow up. The experiences where one is asked to make a moral or ethical decision in life plays a big role in maturing into an adult. For example, in The Kite Runner, the main character Amir has mixed feelings and emotions towards his half-brother and servant, Hassan. Amir thinks of Hassan as his best friend and family but abandons him in times when Hassan needs him the most. Amir behaves differently with Hassan based on the environments due to their status differences and his ego of having a higher reputation in the community. Amir and Hassan play together and share the same possessions behind the scenes but in times of house parties or in the…show more content… On page 89, it says, “Every time I got to the part about her out with Stradlater in that damn Ed Banky’s car, it almost drove me crazy. I knew she wouldn’t let him get to first base with her, but it drove me crazy anyway.” Holden thinks that Stradlater took away Jane’s innocence but according to Holden, Jane wouldn’t let Stradlater do that because Holden “knew” her. He remembers the old Jane that was innocent and played checkers with him. These mixed emotions towards Jane results in hate and worry for Holden. “I started toying with the idea, while I kept standing there, of giving old Jane a buzz--I mean calling her long distance at B.M., where she went, instead of calling up her mother to find out when she was coming home… The only reason I didn’t do it was because I wasn’t in the mood,” (page 71). Even though Holden doesn’t know the full truth of what went down between her and Stradlater, he is concerned for her and wants to call her up in the middle of the night. Holden knows that Jane isn’t a phony and how innocent she is when compared to Stradlater who thinks he can give anyone the
