Guilt: The Kite Runner

Ashtyn LaBine Mrs. Johnson English 8 February 28th Kite Runner “For you a thousand times over.” - Hassan. These words not only touched the readers but also Amir, who felt guilt every time he looked back on that day. Guilt is often felt by others when they’ve made a mistake, but in reality, those mistakes are lessons and shape us to be better people. The book is full of lessons and guilt, yet even you learn so much. Overall, it’s an outstanding book and has a great, solid storyline. The book keeps you wondering after reading and hooked me as a reader. I loved it as it was a book I would pick up and want to read again. However, I would not recommend this book to everyone as some topics are more mature. Kite Runner takes place in Kabul, Afghanistan
Amir and Hassan were buddies and loved playing together. They especially loved going up in the hills of Kabul and reading to Amir. Although Hassan always thought of Amir as his best friend, Amir had been jealous of the attention his father gave Hassan. Amir and Hassan would get into trouble all the time, however, Hassan always took the blame or stood up for them. The worst was always when Assef and his crew (neighborhood bullies) came along, they always bullied Hassan as he was a Hazara. The two spent every moment they could with each other, you would’ve thought they were attached at the hip. They would go to the movies, zoo, or just in front of the heater playing games on long, cold winter days. Until everything changed on date, the day started early as it was one of Kabul’s annual kite fighting tournaments. The two had been preparing for months and had hoped they’d win. After a long day, only their kite and one other stood and when they cut the kite out of the air, Hassan ran the kite. He was known as the best kite runner and always knew where the kite would run before anyone