The Kite Runner By Khaled Hosseini
The Kite Runner
Kabul, Afghanistan, 1975- the year in which Amir discovered who he would be for the rest of his adult life, both in Afghanistan and in America. An absolutely captivating and heart wrenching story of betrayal, trust, religion, race, friendship and kinship, The Kite Runner, written by Khaled Hosseini is an extremely vivid detailing of a young boys journey through the harsh pre-Taliban lifestyle in Afghanistan in the late 1970’s, shortly before the Soviet’s invaded. Being an Afghan who grew up in this time period, Hosseini used his knowledge of Afghanistan in the pre-Soviet years to help him shape his extraordinary novel. While there is vivid sensory details which drag you, the reader, into that physical moment, there are other …show more content…
As Amir and Hassan are kite battling in the streets of Kabul, things begin to heat up. Amir is hopeful that he can win the fight, granting him rights over the loser’s kite. After some dashing maneuvers by Amir, he wins the kite fight and watches as his opponent’s kite slowly drifts towards the ground, yet it is still far out of reach. Because Hassan is technically Amir’s servant, Hassan goes to fetch the kite as any servant may be expected to do. As Amir waits patiently for Hassan to return, he begins to realize that he is taking a fair bit longer than expected to retrieve the kite. Not wanting to sit around any longer, Amir goes to investigate. What Amir sees next will bring about a very unfortunate series of events which shape Amir growing into a man. Amir turns down an alleyway and sees Hassan being harassed by three bullies, one of them being Assef who holds resentment towards Amir for hanging out with Hassan who is a Hazara, a poorly respected religious sect in Afghanistan. As if being harassed for a kite wasn’t nearly enough for the three boys tormenting Hassan, Assef decides that he will rape Hassan to ‘teach the Hazara a lesson’. As Kamal and Wali hold Hassan down, Assef rapes him. All the while, Amir is watching, in horror as his companion is raped in an alley. Not to be embarrassed, Amir says nothing to Hassan who returns to Amir with the kite sometime later. At this
Kabul, Afghanistan, 1975- the year in which Amir discovered who he would be for the rest of his adult life, both in Afghanistan and in America. An absolutely captivating and heart wrenching story of betrayal, trust, religion, race, friendship and kinship, The Kite Runner, written by Khaled Hosseini is an extremely vivid detailing of a young boys journey through the harsh pre-Taliban lifestyle in Afghanistan in the late 1970’s, shortly before the Soviet’s invaded. Being an Afghan who grew up in this time period, Hosseini used his knowledge of Afghanistan in the pre-Soviet years to help him shape his extraordinary novel. While there is vivid sensory details which drag you, the reader, into that physical moment, there are other …show more content…
As Amir and Hassan are kite battling in the streets of Kabul, things begin to heat up. Amir is hopeful that he can win the fight, granting him rights over the loser’s kite. After some dashing maneuvers by Amir, he wins the kite fight and watches as his opponent’s kite slowly drifts towards the ground, yet it is still far out of reach. Because Hassan is technically Amir’s servant, Hassan goes to fetch the kite as any servant may be expected to do. As Amir waits patiently for Hassan to return, he begins to realize that he is taking a fair bit longer than expected to retrieve the kite. Not wanting to sit around any longer, Amir goes to investigate. What Amir sees next will bring about a very unfortunate series of events which shape Amir growing into a man. Amir turns down an alleyway and sees Hassan being harassed by three bullies, one of them being Assef who holds resentment towards Amir for hanging out with Hassan who is a Hazara, a poorly respected religious sect in Afghanistan. As if being harassed for a kite wasn’t nearly enough for the three boys tormenting Hassan, Assef decides that he will rape Hassan to ‘teach the Hazara a lesson’. As Kamal and Wali hold Hassan down, Assef rapes him. All the while, Amir is watching, in horror as his companion is raped in an alley. Not to be embarrassed, Amir says nothing to Hassan who returns to Amir with the kite sometime later. At this