Amir says something happened in the winter of 1975 that made him what he is today. He also says that a past of “unatoned sins” is calling him up when he remembers a phone call from Rahim from last summer. He sits on a bench and thinks about Baba, Ali, and Kabul.
Chapter 2
Amir and Hassan were trouble makers doing things like reflecting sunlight inside their neighbor’s windows. These were Amir’s ideas but Hassan never blamed it on him when they were caught. Amir’s mother died when giving birth, and Hassan’s mother ran away after giving birth. Amir lived with his father Baba in a lavish home in Kabul and Hassan and his father Ali lived in a small mud hut. It was in the grounds of Baba’s estate and Ali was Baba’s servant. Ali and his wife Sanaubar …show more content…
There is a kite flying tournament where boys compete chasing the kites until it falls. Baba takes Amir and Hassan to buy the best kite in the city. Hassan is the best kite runner in Kabul and knows where exactly the kite is going to land.
Chapter 7
Winter of 1975, the tournament is held in Amir’s neighborhood. Amir wins the tournament in front of Baba. Hassan goes to get Amir’s kite however, Hassan meets Assef and gets himself beat up for refusing to give them Amir’s kite. Amir saw Hassan getting beat up but could only watch and run away.
Chapter 8
After this, Amir and Hassan stops playing. Hassan kept on asking Amir to play but Amir tells him not to harass him. Amir even says he wants a new servant, which makes Baba angry. One day, Amir and Hassan sits under a pomegranate tree and Amir throws a pomegranate to Hassan and tells Hassan to hit him back,however Hassan never hit him back. In 1976, Amir turned 13. Baba invites more than 400 people to his party. Amir receives a gift, a biography of hitler, and throws it away. Amir was sitting in the dark and Rahim Khan showed up, and starts talking about how Amir almost married a Hazara before and that his family rejected the marriage. Rahim gives Amir a
Chapter 2
Amir and Hassan were trouble makers doing things like reflecting sunlight inside their neighbor’s windows. These were Amir’s ideas but Hassan never blamed it on him when they were caught. Amir’s mother died when giving birth, and Hassan’s mother ran away after giving birth. Amir lived with his father Baba in a lavish home in Kabul and Hassan and his father Ali lived in a small mud hut. It was in the grounds of Baba’s estate and Ali was Baba’s servant. Ali and his wife Sanaubar …show more content…
There is a kite flying tournament where boys compete chasing the kites until it falls. Baba takes Amir and Hassan to buy the best kite in the city. Hassan is the best kite runner in Kabul and knows where exactly the kite is going to land.
Chapter 7
Winter of 1975, the tournament is held in Amir’s neighborhood. Amir wins the tournament in front of Baba. Hassan goes to get Amir’s kite however, Hassan meets Assef and gets himself beat up for refusing to give them Amir’s kite. Amir saw Hassan getting beat up but could only watch and run away.
Chapter 8
After this, Amir and Hassan stops playing. Hassan kept on asking Amir to play but Amir tells him not to harass him. Amir even says he wants a new servant, which makes Baba angry. One day, Amir and Hassan sits under a pomegranate tree and Amir throws a pomegranate to Hassan and tells Hassan to hit him back,however Hassan never hit him back. In 1976, Amir turned 13. Baba invites more than 400 people to his party. Amir receives a gift, a biography of hitler, and throws it away. Amir was sitting in the dark and Rahim Khan showed up, and starts talking about how Amir almost married a Hazara before and that his family rejected the marriage. Rahim gives Amir a