They live happily and peacefully in America, but they are deprived of children.Īmir’s career as a novelist accelerates, but one day he receives a call from Rahim Khan that changes everything. The Taheri family agrees, and Amir ends up marrying Soraya. He does Amir a favor by asking Soraya’s father permission for marriage between Amir and Soraya. In the meantime, Baba gets diagnosed with terminal cancer and agrees to one last thing before passing away. īaba and Amir make extra money selling goods at a flea market, where Amir lays eyes on Soraya Taheri -a refuge of Afghan origins. After getting his high school degree, Amir decides to expand his skills by taking writing classes to nurture his prowess as a Wordsmith. It demands it, even more than in times of peace.Īfterward, they settle in a small rented apartment in California, where Baba finds a job at a local gas station. Amir and Baba flee to Pakistan, mainly because of Baba’s recent negative comments on Communism.
The Communist rule in Afghanistan takes a role in the 1979 Soviet intervention, which was launched with a single purpose in mind to fight and defeat the Mujahideen. Amir feels disgusted with himself, and terrible memories continue to haunt him, which serve as a proof of his betrayal and timidity. However, Hassan and Ali realize that life in that house would be unbearable, and they decide to leave once and for all. After being summoned by Baba to explain his role in this situation, Hassan confesses his guilt and Baba forgives him. “To reduce the intensity of these feelings,” Amir decides to falsely accuse Hassan of being a thief, by planting a watch underneath his mattress. After the incident, Amir refuses to talk to Hassan, because he is overwhelmed by a sense of guilt. He reckons that Baba would be much less proud if they don’t bring the last Kite home. Hassan refuses to hand over the kite, and as a result, he is severely beaten and sexually abused by Assef and his companions.Īmir finds himself in the heat of the scene but does nothing.
After finding the fallen kite, he bumps into Assef, who gives him two options: Hassan so happy and excited about Amir’s victory runs to take his prize (the defeated kite in the last round). One beautiful day in the city of Kabul, Amir finally earns Baba’s praises by winning in a local kite-flying tournament. Assef “withdraws” from the battle and swears up and down that one day, he will get his revenge. Hassan even manages to save Amir from the brutality of Assef, by warning him that if he doesn’t stop with the mocking, he’ll shoot him with a slingshot. He believes that Hazara people, like Hassan, are inferior and don’t belong to Afghanistan.
Assef, a sadistic, and violent young man, makes fun of Amir for hanging out with Hazara boy. Unlike Baba, Rahim emboldens Amir to continue writing his stories, despite Baba’s comments that such orientation is for girls only.Įvery story has its evil end, and this one is no different. Amir finds shelter in talking to Rahim Khan, Baba’s best friend, who encourages him to do the right thing. On numerous occasions, he is critical of his son and extols the virtues of Hassan. What separates Hassan from the rest of the kids, is his ability to locate where the defeated Kite will end, without even watching it going down.Īll the action in the first part takes place in Kabul, Afghanistan – a city enriched with culture and tradition.Īmir’s father, also portrayed as Baba, despite being the owner of the house, he is also a wealthy merchant. They spend most of their time playing and kite fighting. It all starts with an introduction of the leading characters, Amir, the son of Baba, and a young Hazara boy Hassan, who is also a servant in the house. So far, he has written 4 novels.Īs an award-winning author, he abandoned medicine to become a full-time writer and storyteller. Khaled Hosseini is an Afghan-American novelist, whose work is widely acclaimed. “ The Kite Runner ” is an eye-opening novel, that we from the bottom of our hearts, recommend it to everyone. In all honesty, not many things are on the same humane wavelength as such actions. This story shows you how a cowardice young man fearlessly embarked on a dangerous and noble mission to save a life. This is one way of recapping the story you be the judge! Who Should Read “The Kite Runner”? And Why?
It’s never too late, to become a better person, and Khaled paves the way with hope and encouragement. No matter how life turns out to be for you, there’s always light at the end of the tunnel.
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