He lets Hassan watch movies in the cinema together with Amir and brings him to Saifo, the famous kite maker, to have his kite. Besides, Baba never forgets to give
him a birthday present which the best is he brings him Dr. Kumar from New Delhi, a plastic surgeon to fix his hare lip Hosseini 39-40. As we know, to have
a surgical operation will cost a lot of money and as a servant it is almost impossible to pay. From what Baba does for Hassan it is clearly seen that Baba
tries to give Hassan the best he can. Those treatments affect Hassan very much and that is why he regards Amir as his best friend.
His first reason also becomes his motivation to carry out all the good things to Amir. It can be seen from theory of motivation proposed by Maslow that
his condition belongs to the second level of hierarchy of motivation which is safety needs. Safety needs which among them covers a desire of steady
employment and shelter from the environment drives Hassan to do almost everything that Amir wants to keep him in a safety place. Hassan’s status as a
Hazara person puts him in an insecure position. Safety and security is vital for survival.
4.2.1.2 Keeping His Status
In Amir’s house Hassan and Ali are servants. Ali is Baba’s childhood friend so they used to live together until they have their own children. Amir and
Baba treat Ali and Hassan more than what other families do for their Hazara servants. Hassan’s status as a Hazara boy makes him marginalized by his
surrounding. It is because Hazara people are Shi’a while most people in Kabul are
Pasthun and Sunni. That religious condition brings a distance to them since Pasthun has higher status than Hazara.
As a Hazara servant who receives good treatment from his master, automatically Hassan will do whatever it takes to keep his status and to show his
thanks to his master. One way to show his thankful is by carrying out his household duties diligently. In the morning he begins his day by praying the
morning namaz with Ali and then prepares Amir’s breakfast neatly on the dining table. When Amir complains about his homework, Hassan has made Amir’s bed,
polishes his shoes, irons his outfit for the day and packs his books and pencils Hossesini 23. He does all of his duties happily and sometimes with an old
Hazara song. Concerning his status, undoubtedly Hassan does not want to hurt Amir, the
one who always spends his time playing with him, the one who brings him to experience a lot of beautiful things, and the one who spends his twelve years of
childhood with him. Regarding all of his luck which comes from Amir’s family, Hassan does his best for Amir. He always defends Amir whenever he is
threatened, and he always makes Amir happy and seems like he wants to make sure that Amir is in secure condition and feeling. What Hassan does for Amir is
one of his ways of keeping his status. If he does something which make Amir hurt or disappointed, there is a possibility that he will be send away from Amir’s house
though it is only a little chance. So in keeping his status as a servant who receives very good treatment, Hassan does his best for Amir.
