- California, San Francisco
- Year 2000
- Young couple
- Man receives box of novels in the mail
- Novel is called “A season for ashes”
- We learn the man’s name is Amir Qadiri when we see the novel beside the telephone when it rings. The phone rings for Amir and he’s asked to go to Afghanistan.
- At this stage the film flashes back to 1978 in Kabul, Afghanistan
- For the second time so far in the movie flying kites have been the focal point at the start of the scene
- Amir is flying a kite, he looks about 10 years old
- Amir’s friend knew exactly where the kite would land
- Amir was a pacifist as a child and his father didn’t like this – “A boy who can’t stand up for himself becomes a man who can’t stand up for …show more content…
- Amir claims Hassan stole it
- Hassan and Ali leave Amir and his father as servants
- As they’re leaving the premises, time flashes forward a year to the Soviet Invasion in December 1979
- Amir told to pack his bags and evacuate
- Amir and Agha leave to Pakistan as Agha fears the communists are out to get him
- Agha opposite to Amir, stands up for what he believes in. A scene in the truck while going to Pakistan where a Soviet wants an hour with a lady on the truck. Agha will not let him and tells the soldier he would rather be shot than for such an injustice to happen.
- This scene ends with Amir reciting a poem in the truck on the way across the border
- Flash forward to Fremont, California 1988
- Agha working at gas station
- Amir graduates college
- Agha very proud of Amir but wants him to be a doctor and Amir wants to be a writer
- Agha – “I wish Hassan were here with us today, this would make him happy”
- Agha finds out he’s