Hazaras dignity Setting of Social

4.3.3 Setting of Place

Setting of place is described as place where significant event happened, the conflict experienced by the main character appears and noticed the characteristic of the main character. Kabul, San Francisco, Wazir Akhbar Khan, alley, Hassan’s home, Pakistan, Sarak-e-Mehmana, America Embassy, Bathroom Hotel, Lake Elizabeth, Fremont are some setting of place where the significant event happened.

4.3.3.1 Kabul and San Francisco.

Kabul, Afghanistan and San Francisco, America are two different countries where Amir live and spent his life. Kabul, Afghanistan is a place where Amir spent his childhood with a bold social barrier within which gives impact to Amir’s psychological and personality. In Kabul too, Amir experienced some big and bad conflict that shows him as a round character. Those conflict that was experienced by Amir later lead him get psychological conflict within himself. While, San Francisco, America is a democratic country where Amir spent his adulthood. The explanation above is based on the data number 1 below: I glanced up and saw a pair of kite...San Francisco, the city I now call home. ... I thought about Hassan. Thought about Baba. Ali. Kabul Hosseini, 2003:1-2

4.3.3.2 Wazir Akhbar Khan

Wazir Akhbar Khan is a Kabul’s district where Amir spent his childhood in his Baba luxuriance. In Wazir Akhbar Khan, Amir’s family known as a rich family who owns the most beautiful house. In Wazir Akhbar Khan, Amir lived with Ali and Hassan, Hazaras father and son, as Amir’s servant. The explanation above is based on the data number 2 below: Everyone agreed that my father, my Baba, had built the most beautiful house in the Wazir Akhbar Khan district,... Hosseini, 2003:4

4.3.3.3 Kabul

Kabul is a city where Wazir Akhbar Khan, a district Amir lives in, belongs. In Kabul, kite-fighting tournament is always held in every winter. So that, Kabul is a place where Amir wins the kite-fighting tournament. Beside that Kabul is a city where Amir spent his childhood. The explanation above is based on the data number 9 below: Every winter, district in Kabul held a kite-fighting tournament. ... ... the day of the tournament was undeniably ... Kabul, fighting kites was a little like going to war. Hosseini, 2003:43

4.3.3.4 Alley

Alley is a place where Amir betrayed Hassan by letting him got raped by Assef. The reasons Amir let Hassan got raped by Assef are Amir is too coward,