![]() Amir knows in his heart that it is a bad idea to go there, but he still proceeds and discovered the truth about Hassan and his family. It was Rahim Khan who was dying and wanted to meet him. But a phone call from Pakistan changes his life forever. Amir married Soraya and living a good life. They both miss their time spent with Hassan, his father Ali, and Rahim Khan, but they are acquainted with their new life shortly. Soon things started to change politically in Afghanistan, and Amir and his father flee to America. The guilt stayed in his heart for the rest of his life. When he needs Amir's help the most, he turned his back. Hassan considered him his best friend, but he was just a son of a servant for Amir. It was Hassan who stood for him, fight Amir's battles. Whenever someone troubles Amir, he does nothing. He always stood up against the wrong, but his son lacks this quality. They grew up together, but an incident after the kite tournament changes the dynamic of their relationship.Īmir's father is a well-known and respected man in Kabul. It is a story of two boys Amir and Hassan, based in Afghanistan. The Kite Runner is my first read of Khaled Hosseini. If somebody asks me to describe this book in a single word, it would be Ironic. One day Amir buys a kite and tells Sohrab that his father, Hassan, had been the most talented kite runner of all times,earning a smile that Amir hopes will be the beginning of a new life for Sohrab.My Review - The generation of Afghan children whose ears would know nothing but the sound of bombs and gunfire was not yet born. Months pass and he remains fearful of trusting the new situation or his adoptive parents. Meanwhile, Amir’s wife has called in some favors with the immigration services and Sohrab is allowed to travel to the United States. Sohrab is so fearful of returning to the orphanage that he tries to kill himself. Amir begins trying to figure out a way to get Sohrab into the United States and comes to the conclusion that Sohrab will have to spend some time in an orphanage before he can make the trip. While Assef is writhing in agony, Sohrab and Amir escape. Assef beats Amir to a bloody pulp but Sohrab intervenes, hitting Assef in the eye with a brass ball fired from a slingshot. Assef agrees that he and Amir will fight with the winner taking Sohrab. Amir finds the man and learns that it’s Assef. There he finds that Sohrab has been taken captive by a cruel soldier. Having never overcome the guilt of his failure to run to Hassan’s aid, Amir heads back to his childhood home. Their son, Sohrab, is living in an orphanage and Rahim Khan tells Amir he has to get the boy out of the country. ![]() He also learns that Hassan and his wife were murdered by soldiers. Amir travels overseas to see him and learns the truth about his biological relationship to Hassan. Then Amir hears from his father’s old friend, Rahim Khan, who is very ill. Eventually, Amir marries and his father dies of cancer. Their lives are difficult but they survive. War threatens the country and Amir and his father manage to escape to America. Over the coming weeks, Amir’s inner turmoil grows and he tells his father that Hassan stole a watch. Amir waits some time and lies about the situation, pretending he hadn’t seen anything. Amir doesn’t intervene but watches as the boys hold Hassan down while Assef rapes him. Amir follows Hassan and discovers that Hassan is in an alley, surrounded by a group of neighborhood bullies, including a boy named Assef. Having that kite is a great honor in Amir’s culture and he knows he will earn his father’s praise for having won the tournament. Known for his ability to predict the precise landing spot, Amir knows Hassan will return with the kite. When Amir wins a kite tournament, Hassan runs to the place he knows the kite will land. When Amir is preparing for school, Hassan prepares Amir’s breakfast and school clothes. When Amir has other friends available, Hassan is not invited to play. When Amir learns the truth about Hassan’s birth, he feels even more betrayed because he had believed that his father was above such deceit.Īmir and Hassan are close friends though Hassan is always aware of the limitations because of his station in life. ![]() Amir recalls his father teaching him a person who lies is worse than any thief because it robs a person of the right to know the truth. It’s not until he’s an adult and his father is dead that Amir learns that Hassan is actually his half-brother. ![]() Amir desperately wants his father’s approval and affection and is jealous of the attention his father pays to Hassan. Hassan and Amir are the same age and have been raised together from birth, both without their mothers. As the story opens, Amir is a young boy living with his widowed father and their servants, Ali and Hassan. ![]()
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