Abstract
The Kite Runner presents new idea and color, namely complexity of conflict toward friendship (characters) and other conflicts that happened in Afghanistan during colonization and post colonization era. There are relationships at the heart of The Kite Runner. The friendship between the two main characters, Amir and Hassan and the relationship between father and son are of importance in the novel. The first important relationship in the novel is the one between Amir and Hassan. This relationship is very complex. The objectives of the study are to analyze complicated relationship between Amir and Hassan on The Kite Runner novel and to analyze Socio-Psychological perceived on Amir and Hassan relationship
 The writer uses qualitative descriptive research. The writer uses the primary data and the secondary data. The primary data source is The Kite Runner novel as the object of the research. The secondary data were taken from books and journal articles supporting the analysis of Amir and Hassan relationship.
 The result shows that the factors influencing the relationship are similarity, reciprocity of liking and positive quality. The similarity between Amir and Hassan are on three things: family background, preference and complex problem. Based on
 J.W Thibaut and H.H Kelley’s social exchange theory, Amir and Hassan have good outcome, because it comes from the high rewards and low cost. Finally the value of Amir and Hassan’s relationship is the tied and interdependence relationship. It is represented by the formula: Outcome > CL > CL ALT it means: satisfactory, stable and interdependence.
 
 Keywords: Relationship, Socio Psychology, Social Exchange Theory, Satisfactory, Stable
Highlights
IntroductionIn this modern era, people use literature as a tool to express their words for education, business and hobbies
1.1 Background of the StudyIn this modern era, people use literature as a tool to express their words for education, business and hobbies
The friendship between the two main characters, Amir and Hassan and the relationship between father and son are of importance in the novel
Summary
In this modern era, people use literature as a tool to express their words for education, business and hobbies. Novel is a kind of literary works besides drama and poem As the others, it is produced by human mind and soul. Novel is one of the ways for human revealing his or her story of life, whether it’s aboutlove, hate, sadness, loneliness, and friendship. Another definition, novel is a narrative kind of writing which is focused on sequence of events, time, and solution contain more than a thousand words and have the aspect of novel; they are plot, character, theme, and setting
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