Kite Runner
Summary
Amir recalls an event that happened twenty-six years before, when he was still a boy in Afghanistan, and says that that made him who he is. He lives in a nice home in Kabul, Afghanistan, with Baba, his father. They have two servants, Ali and his son, Hassan, who are Hazaras.
One day, Amir and Hassan are playing when they run into three boys, the group of Assef. Assef threatens to beat up Amir for hanging around with a Hazara, but Hassan uses his slingshot to stop Assef.
Hassan’s birthday came and the two went to the cemetery. Amir read a book to Hassan since it is his birthday. After a while, the both of them were fetched by Baba. They then went to a kite shop and Baba let Hassan pick any kite he wants as a present to the boy.
Then winter came, when the kite-fighting tournament occurs. Boys cover their kite strings in glass and battle to see who can sever the string of the opposing kite. When a kite loses, boys chase and retrieve it, called kite running. Then Amir wins the tournament, Hassan sets off to run after the losing kite. Amir looks for him and finds Hassan trapped at the end of an alley, pinned with his pants down, and Assef rapes him. Amir runs away, and when Hassan appears with the kite, Amir pretends he doesn’t know what happened. Afterward, Amir and Hassan drift apart. Amir then decides either he or Hassan must leave. Amir hid his watch under Hassan’s pillow and tells Baba that Hassan stole it. When Baba confronts them, Hassan admits to it, though he didn’t do it. Shortly after, Ali and Hassan move away.
The story jumps to March 1981. Baba and Amir are in the back of a truck as they escape from Kabul, which was invaded by the Soviets and has become a war-zone. After a hellish journey, they make it to Pakistan. Two years later, Baba and Amir live in Fremont, California. While Baba works at a gas station, Amir finishes high school and goes to college. Baba and Amir sell things at a flea market on Sundays, and Baba sees an old
Amir recalls an event that happened twenty-six years before, when he was still a boy in Afghanistan, and says that that made him who he is. He lives in a nice home in Kabul, Afghanistan, with Baba, his father. They have two servants, Ali and his son, Hassan, who are Hazaras.
One day, Amir and Hassan are playing when they run into three boys, the group of Assef. Assef threatens to beat up Amir for hanging around with a Hazara, but Hassan uses his slingshot to stop Assef.
Hassan’s birthday came and the two went to the cemetery. Amir read a book to Hassan since it is his birthday. After a while, the both of them were fetched by Baba. They then went to a kite shop and Baba let Hassan pick any kite he wants as a present to the boy.
Then winter came, when the kite-fighting tournament occurs. Boys cover their kite strings in glass and battle to see who can sever the string of the opposing kite. When a kite loses, boys chase and retrieve it, called kite running. Then Amir wins the tournament, Hassan sets off to run after the losing kite. Amir looks for him and finds Hassan trapped at the end of an alley, pinned with his pants down, and Assef rapes him. Amir runs away, and when Hassan appears with the kite, Amir pretends he doesn’t know what happened. Afterward, Amir and Hassan drift apart. Amir then decides either he or Hassan must leave. Amir hid his watch under Hassan’s pillow and tells Baba that Hassan stole it. When Baba confronts them, Hassan admits to it, though he didn’t do it. Shortly after, Ali and Hassan move away.
The story jumps to March 1981. Baba and Amir are in the back of a truck as they escape from Kabul, which was invaded by the Soviets and has become a war-zone. After a hellish journey, they make it to Pakistan. Two years later, Baba and Amir live in Fremont, California. While Baba works at a gas station, Amir finishes high school and goes to college. Baba and Amir sell things at a flea market on Sundays, and Baba sees an old