The Kite Runner

The Story jumps in time to modern day.  Amir and his dad moved to the United States because the situation in Pakistan was getting out of control.  They bought a new house in Fremont California but his dad had a hard time adjusting to American life style.  As Amir finishes high school, he enrolls in college.  Amir wants to major in Writing because he hopes to be a great writer.  His dad disapproves his decision because he thinks that writing will take him no where.  Finally his dad approves and Amir goes on to achieve his dream.  In the summer Amir and his dad had a booth where they sold stuff they had previously bought at garage sales.  They hope to make profit out of it.  In the flea market, Amir gets lucky and meets a beautiful woman.  Her name is Soroya.  They make eye contact and the story gives a turn.  

I like these chapters because after all the things Amir has gone through, it’s nice that he meets a special person.  I also think that Amir is trying to overcome all the obstacles and become someone in life.  He is putting a lot of effort into school which I think is great because he gets to have a bright future.  I don’t understand why he didn’t bring Hassan and his dad to the U.S.  They have been together for a long time; it just doesn’t seem nice to leave them in Pakistan where things are getting ugly.  

The Kite Runner

Amir and his dad take a trip to Pakistan.  On their way there, Amir gets sick.  He worries that he might be embarrassing Baba.  They continue on the road trip as they arrive at a checkpoint.  The Russian Guard agrees to let them pass only if they let him have sex with a beautiful woman on the car with Baba and Amir.  Baba is a gentleman so he refuses to have this woman get rapped.  The guard gets so mad that he wants to shoot Baba but another guard intervenes.  

            As they get to their destination, they spend several weeks in a baseman with other refugees.  Amir recognizes a familiar face.  It was Kamal, the boy that had rapped Hassan.  Kamal looked weak and did not speak.  Kamal’s father told Baba that he was caught by some guards and had gotten rapped.  It is so ironic that he gets rapped after he had rapped Amir’s servant.

The Kite Runner

The Kite competition wasn't a happy time for Hassan.  He got raped by some older kids.  He didn't know what to say or do. After his rape, he spend less time with Amir and his dad.  Hassan felt embarrast and dirty.  The boys didn't speak for a while.  Amir was embarrest to talk to Hassan becuase of what had happen.  Amir is about to turn 13 and his father plans a party for him. When Amir is opening his gifts, he sees the biography of Adolf Hitler that Assef has given him.  He throws it in the garbage and starts crying.  Ironically Hassan has to serve drinks to the two guys that had raped him.