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Brief Summary Of The Book 'Kite Runner'
Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini is the author of the powerful book called the “Kite Runner”, story is based on young Afghan boy named Amir. The story is based a lot by, how your past can affect your future. Amir is consider coward by what he has done in his past, what made him have this title “coward”. He watched his best friend the person he grew up with, he watched him get raped by the town bully. Imagine he kept living his life with guilt, sorrow and complete angry towards himself. He lost his friend more like a brother then anything they practically lived together, shared the same breast when they were infants. So what makes you be like a coward and able to live with yourself. Amir and his best friend
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Also Amir can’t forgive himself in what he has done, by just watching Hassan being raped. One day Amir went to go looking for Hassan, he was sitting beside a pomegranate tree. So Amir saw him and he threw pomegranate at Hassan, Amir ask Hassan to fight back to give Amir what he deserves a beating by Hassan. The thing is Hassan will never hurt Amir instead he smashed pomegranate on his own face. Amir got madder and he thought the best way to get rid of the guilt is by getting rid of Hassan and Ali. Amir made a plan to get rid of them; he planned to frame Hassan of being a thief. He planted his watch and some money under the mattress of Hassan’s bed. Amir told Baba that Hassan stole his stuff, and then Baba asked Hassan if he stole them. Hassan knew it was Amir who framed him yet he admitted to crime he hasn’t commit. Baba forgave Hassan, but Ali want to leave he knew that him and Hassan could live there anymore. Baba refused him leaving but since Ali quit he doesn’t have to listen to Baba, after all Hassan and Ali left the house what Amir hoped to do. This didn’t solve the problem just made it even worse but how you can you redeem your self and call your self good in the end of the …show more content…
Can Amir be able to be good again? Amir is very smart he knows what it takes to become good again. The Russians came invading Afghanistan which caused Amir and Baba moving to United States. While there Baba was diagnosed with lung cancer, before Baba past Amir asked Baba to ask the father of beautiful girl he met in America named Soraya she’s Afghan as well. Both Amir and Soraya agreed on a quick marriage ceremony so Baba can witness it before he leaves the world. After Baba passing Amir received a call from an old friend of Baba a man named Rahim Khan. He told Amir “there is a way to be good again”. Amir thought of his past and what he has done to Hassan. So Rahim asked Amir to come to Pakistan and ask him for favour to do. Amir was hesitant but finally argeed to see Rahim Khan. When Amir arrived he went straight to see Rahim Khan, the favour that Rahim asked Amir was a big one. At this time the Taliban was starting a war and their base was in Afghanistan where Amir had to go. Amir said it was too much he has wife and she is expecting him to come back. The reason is Rahim asked to go save Hassan son Sohrab, Hassan has been killed by the Taliban and his son is in the orphanage in Kabul. Amir understood and he knew he was the only person who could do it. When Amir finally reached the orphanage in Kabul Sohrab was sold to the Taliban, Amir had to go deeper in Taliban territory. He found the location where Sohrab is keeping captive, when Amir

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