Winter has just begun in Kabul, which means its kite flying season for the boys. Amir’s father takes the boys to a local kite store to purchase new kits for the season. Before reading this book, I had never heard of having kite flying tournaments; however it happens to be a very popular sport in Afghanistan. The winner of the kite tournament gets bragging rights, and a big trophy. Hassan and Amir work well together as a team, so flying their kits together in the tournament is something that shows how strong their bond is. Ali ends up winning the tournament and he feels that he has finally made his father proud of him. I have always tried my hardest to make my father proud, just like Amir did.
After the tournament, Hassan goes missing with the winning kite. Amir finally finds him being tormented by Assef. But instead of Ali trying to help Hassan from the situation, he just stands there and watches in fear. Even though Amir didn’t save his friend, a lot of people these days are not willing to give up themselves for someone else. They are only worried about what others will think about them.
It is Amir’s birthday, which means that he will have a huge birthday party with lots of presents, but he wants Hassan to live, so he decides to do something that he will regret for the rest of his life. He hides one of his presents under Hassan mattress so that it looks like he stole it from him. Amir realizes that Hassan saw him in the alley, so he wants him to leave. Hassan admits to steeling the present, so Baba, Amir’s father, makes them leave. And once again, Hassan admits to steeling it, even though he did nothing. Throughout the story Baba wants Amir to be a strong, independent man, but Amir seems to fail him a lot. Ali and Baba knew that something was going on between the two boys because they hadn’t spoken to each other in awhile. So, Baba decided that he and Amir were going to leave. They decide to move to California because it will be far enough away from Ali and Hassan. After many bumpy rides on buses, backs of trucks, Baba almost getting killed and even staying in someone’s basement; they eventually make it to California.
The story is starting to get really interesting because now the men are in total separate parts of the world, so it will be interesting to see how they react not having one another there. I believe that Amir is going to live a good live in America with his father, but I hope that he eventually decides to revisit Afghanistan again. Afghanistan today is a lot different than Hassan had described it in the story. Today, Afghanistan is a war zone, people are being killed everyday; the Shi’ and the Sunni are at war. It’s sad to think that Afghanistan used to be such a peaceful, beautiful place, and now it is in ruins. I know that the war in Afghanistan started a long time before 9/11 happened, so it will be interesting to see if the author talks about the war at all.
After the tournament, Hassan goes missing with the winning kite. Amir finally finds him being tormented by Assef. But instead of Ali trying to help Hassan from the situation, he just stands there and watches in fear. Even though Amir didn’t save his friend, a lot of people these days are not willing to give up themselves for someone else. They are only worried about what others will think about them.
It is Amir’s birthday, which means that he will have a huge birthday party with lots of presents, but he wants Hassan to live, so he decides to do something that he will regret for the rest of his life. He hides one of his presents under Hassan mattress so that it looks like he stole it from him. Amir realizes that Hassan saw him in the alley, so he wants him to leave. Hassan admits to steeling the present, so Baba, Amir’s father, makes them leave. And once again, Hassan admits to steeling it, even though he did nothing. Throughout the story Baba wants Amir to be a strong, independent man, but Amir seems to fail him a lot. Ali and Baba knew that something was going on between the two boys because they hadn’t spoken to each other in awhile. So, Baba decided that he and Amir were going to leave. They decide to move to California because it will be far enough away from Ali and Hassan. After many bumpy rides on buses, backs of trucks, Baba almost getting killed and even staying in someone’s basement; they eventually make it to California.
The story is starting to get really interesting because now the men are in total separate parts of the world, so it will be interesting to see how they react not having one another there. I believe that Amir is going to live a good live in America with his father, but I hope that he eventually decides to revisit Afghanistan again. Afghanistan today is a lot different than Hassan had described it in the story. Today, Afghanistan is a war zone, people are being killed everyday; the Shi’ and the Sunni are at war. It’s sad to think that Afghanistan used to be such a peaceful, beautiful place, and now it is in ruins. I know that the war in Afghanistan started a long time before 9/11 happened, so it will be interesting to see if the author talks about the war at all.