The Kite Runner- Book Review
The Kite Runner
The book I’ve read this term is called The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. The novel is set mostly in Afghanistan and it’s written in first person.
Amir, a well-to-do Pashtun boy, and Hassan, a Hazara and the son of Amir's father's servant, spend their days in a peaceful Kabul, kite fighting, roaming the streets and being boys. Hassan is a successful "kite runner" for Amir, knowing where the kite will land without even watching it. One triumphant day, Amir wins the local tournament. Hassan goes to run the last cut kite, a great trophy, for Amir saying "For you, a thousand times over." Unfortunately, Hassan runs into Assef, a notoriously mean and violent older boy who blames Amir for socializing with a Hazara, and his two henchmen. Hassan refuses to give up Amir's kite so Assef reacts assaulting and raping him. Amir searches for Hassan and hides when he hears Assef's voice. He witnesses the rape but is too scared to help him. Afterwards, for some time Hassan and Amir keep a distance from each other. Scared of what would happen if Baba discovered how cowardly he behaved, Amir forces Hassan to leave by framing him as a thief. Hassan's departure frees Amir of the daily reminder of his cowardice and betrayal, but he still lives in their shadow and his guilt. Years later Amir and his father are forced to escape to California, were Amir creates a family and manages to forget his past. However, fifteen years later of his wedding, Amir receives a call that tells him to return to Afghanistan to attain that one thing he has always needed: redemption.
Amir is the main character and narrator of this novel. He spends his childhood with the fear of not being good enough for his father since most of Baba's complaints seem to spring from Amir's lack of "manliness”, and being blamed for his mother’s death during childbirth. During the first years of friendship with Hassan, we learn Amir feels jealousy and some cruelty towards Hassan as well as adoration, loyalty
The book I’ve read this term is called The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. The novel is set mostly in Afghanistan and it’s written in first person.
Amir, a well-to-do Pashtun boy, and Hassan, a Hazara and the son of Amir's father's servant, spend their days in a peaceful Kabul, kite fighting, roaming the streets and being boys. Hassan is a successful "kite runner" for Amir, knowing where the kite will land without even watching it. One triumphant day, Amir wins the local tournament. Hassan goes to run the last cut kite, a great trophy, for Amir saying "For you, a thousand times over." Unfortunately, Hassan runs into Assef, a notoriously mean and violent older boy who blames Amir for socializing with a Hazara, and his two henchmen. Hassan refuses to give up Amir's kite so Assef reacts assaulting and raping him. Amir searches for Hassan and hides when he hears Assef's voice. He witnesses the rape but is too scared to help him. Afterwards, for some time Hassan and Amir keep a distance from each other. Scared of what would happen if Baba discovered how cowardly he behaved, Amir forces Hassan to leave by framing him as a thief. Hassan's departure frees Amir of the daily reminder of his cowardice and betrayal, but he still lives in their shadow and his guilt. Years later Amir and his father are forced to escape to California, were Amir creates a family and manages to forget his past. However, fifteen years later of his wedding, Amir receives a call that tells him to return to Afghanistan to attain that one thing he has always needed: redemption.
Amir is the main character and narrator of this novel. He spends his childhood with the fear of not being good enough for his father since most of Baba's complaints seem to spring from Amir's lack of "manliness”, and being blamed for his mother’s death during childbirth. During the first years of friendship with Hassan, we learn Amir feels jealousy and some cruelty towards Hassan as well as adoration, loyalty