The Kite Runner

     In The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Hassan has a harelip that ends up getting fixed by Baba.  After Assef and Amir fight, Amir ends up splitting his lip in half.  Amir realizes that his lip has been cut "Clean down the middle. Like a harelip," (297).  This part brings Hassan and Amir together as one.  I think it shows them finally being able to connect in some way.  Amir has finally resembled Hassan.  Hassan has made his mark and presence known to Amir through the cutting of his lip.  There is finally a way for Amir to realize what it would be like to be Hassan.  This moment shows the impact of Hassan on Amir.  It gets to the point where Amir is physically touched by Hassan.