The Kite Runner: Thoughts, Reactions, and Predictions

This is how I felt multiple times throughout the chapters 6-10. First, when Amir is forced to leave his home and live in worse conditions than he had ever before. He is what I call a "spoiled brat". I also felt this way when Kamal was given what he watched and assisted do to another. He was raped. He had assisted Assef in the raping of Hassan and he was raped in return.These are horrible things to wish upon someone, which I do not, but these two brought it upon themselves.

When I wrote my first blog post, I predicted that Hassan would leave due to the war. I was right about Hassan leaving, but I was wrong about why. These chapters developed Amir and revealed his true colors. I am beginning to develop a feeling of dislike for Amir, which is unusual since he is the main character. The way he treated Ali and Hassan is horrible. In the first parts of the book, he respected the two servants. Now, he doesn't defend Hassan. He could have stopped Assef and his gang from raping Hassan. Instead, he cowardly ran and pretended he saw nothing. Even after this, he completely ignores the two servants to the best of his abilities. Lastly, he frames them for stealing money and his new watch, forcing the two to quit and leave the household. Amir's selfish acts inflicted pain upon Hassan, Ali, and Baba. Baba didn't want the servants to leave, he had a deep connection with them; he had grown up with Ali. Before Hassan is raped, Amir wins the Kite Fighting tourna...

As I began The Kite Runner, I was concerned for how I was going to get through the novel and comprehend the different elements of this bestseller. The largest problem I had throughout the first few pages was that there was a slight language barrier. The book is written in English, but multiple words are written in a different language, more than likely the one commonly spoken in Afghanistan. I continued to read and became invested into the relationship Amir and Hassan have. The two boys have more than a friendship, and it can better be described as a brotherhood. Amir is a wealthy and respected individual in his community. Hassan is the son of the household servant. The two boys grew up in the same house, were weened from the same breast, and took their first steps in the same lawn. Throughout the first few chapters it was brought to my attention that Baba, Amir's father, treats Hassan similarly to the way he treats Amir. This caused my mind to race in many different directions. I ...