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As I read Chapter 6, I saw many similarities between Amir’s life and my life. It was very easy to relate to this chapter due to the “every child’s winter dream” setting. As Amir described himself waking up and walking outside to view the snow, I saw my sister and I waking up early to witness fresh fallen snow, and putting on our boots to set our footprints. When he described the winter kite tournaments, I related that to my neighborhood’s snowman contest. Although both of our winter’s differ in terms of specific events, I’m able to spot similar quailties. While Amir and Hassan were building kites, my sister and I were building snowmen and fortresses. Overall, this chapter was a mirror for me because

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