The Kite Runner

The kite runner is a story about a Sunni kid Amir who has traumatic childhood because of a series of events which took place in Kabul. The book starts with an adult Amir opening up the book in California with reference to one event from his life in Kabul and then the novel flash backs to his childhood spent in the Kabul valley. The early years of his life in Kabul were magical. Our central character, Amir, who lives in a high-class area lives with his father, Baba and their two servants Hassan and Ali. Amir’s mother passed away during childbirth and
Hassan’s mother ran after giving birth to him– so the two young boys both grow up without mothers. They both were nursed by the same nurse; this made the bond of the boys a very close one. Amir had a struggle in understanding the nature of relation with his father and his closeness with their Shia servant Hassan .This struggle led him to eventually find ways to make up for the decisions that have enduring consequences when he was not mature. Beside this the readers can also read the experience
On his way, Amir had a glimpse of ruthlessness of war such as destroyed Soviet tanks and Afghan villages. When Amir and Farid reached Kabul, Amir couldn’t identify it. The buildings were now dusty piles of rubble, and beggars were at each corner of every street. There was no such thing like trees at that place. The Soviets cut them down because Afghan Taliban would hide in them, and Afghans cut them down for firewood. A Taliban platoon with guns in the back of a red pickup passes by, and Amir gazed at them. Farid admonished Amir, saying the Taliban will use any excuse for violence, and an old beggar speaks up agreeing with Farid. The beggar fortunaely was a literature professor and once knew Sofia Akram, Amir’s mother. Amir asks him several questions about her, but soon has to