The Kite Runner
Post 1- pages 30 to 40
Question: What does
the author mean by saying, “We let him wrap us in his arms and, for a brief
insane moment, I was glad about whatever had happened that night
(pg36).”
To me, this is the
most powerful quote from the book so far. The night before, Amir and Hassan
were with Ali while Baba was out. The whole night, all they heard was gunshots
and explosions and they had no idea what was going on. As Hosseini said, “The
generation of Afghan children whose ears would know nothing but the sounds of
bombs and gunfire was not yet born,” it was basically the start of a long, hard
life for these two boys. The next morning, Baba came in searching for Amir and
Hassan with fear on his face, which was very unusual for Baba. He ran to Amir
and Hassan and hugged them tightly, which was also very unusual. This moment
showed two things, one, that Baba truly did love Amir, and two, how much Amir
thrived for Baba’s attention. At that moment, what happened the night before
didn’t matter, but the fact that Baba was so worried about
Amir.
Post 2- pg 40 to 48.
Question: How does
this relate to what you already know?
Towards the end of chapter five, it is Hassan’s birthday.
As a gift, Baba surprises Hassan with a plastic surgeon, because Hassan was born
with a cleft lip. Baba explains to Hassan that it is the doctor’s job to fix
things on people’s faces. Hassan undergoes the surgery and it works, but he is
left with a scar. I can relate to this, because my little brother was born with
a cleft lip and palate. He had surgery when he was about two months old.
Although he doesn’t remember it and it is hardly noticeable, he still
frequently asks about his scar. Hassan was very fortunate for this gift,
because I know that a lot of children, especially in foreign countries, aren’t
lucky enough to have this fixed.
Post 3- pg 49 to 58
Question: How does
the title relate to the information about the
book?
Chapter six was pretty much all about flying kites, hence the name, The Kite Runner. In chapter
six, it is winter. Winter is everyone’s favorite time of the year. While school
is closed, Amir and Hassan spend all their time flying kites. The kite runners
chase their kites around until they drop and the one whose flew the longest was
the winner. Hassan was an expert at this and knew all the tricks. The boys
spent most of their break preparing themselves for the annual winter
tournament. A few days before the tournament, Baba told Amir that he thought
that Amir could win the tournament. After that, Amir was determined to win and
to show off his trophy to Baba, so that he would finally be proud of his
son.
Post 4- pg 59- 79 (chapter 7)
Question: What words best describe Amir’s character?
In chapter seven, I would describe Amir as cowardly and selfish. In the beginning of chapter seven, Amir wins the kite race. It came down to Amir and someone with a blue kite and Amir sends the blue kite down. Then Amir goes searching for Hassan and find him being tortured by Assef. Amir watches Hassan get beat up and threatened by Assef and his posy. Amir had plenty of opportunities to go and stick up for Hassan, but chose not to. I described Amir and cowardly and selfish, because Hassan is someone that Amir often takes advantage of. Hassan does everything
for Amir, and in return, often gets nothing. In this situation, Amir watches as his “best friend” is being harassed. A true best friend would’ve stepped in and fought for his best friend.
Post 1- pages 30 to 40
Question: What does
the author mean by saying, “We let him wrap us in his arms and, for a brief
insane moment, I was glad about whatever had happened that night
(pg36).”
To me, this is the
most powerful quote from the book so far. The night before, Amir and Hassan
were with Ali while Baba was out. The whole night, all they heard was gunshots
and explosions and they had no idea what was going on. As Hosseini said, “The
generation of Afghan children whose ears would know nothing but the sounds of
bombs and gunfire was not yet born,” it was basically the start of a long, hard
life for these two boys. The next morning, Baba came in searching for Amir and
Hassan with fear on his face, which was very unusual for Baba. He ran to Amir
and Hassan and hugged them tightly, which was also very unusual. This moment
showed two things, one, that Baba truly did love Amir, and two, how much Amir
thrived for Baba’s attention. At that moment, what happened the night before
didn’t matter, but the fact that Baba was so worried about
Amir.
Post 2- pg 40 to 48.
Question: How does
this relate to what you already know?
Towards the end of chapter five, it is Hassan’s birthday.
As a gift, Baba surprises Hassan with a plastic surgeon, because Hassan was born
with a cleft lip. Baba explains to Hassan that it is the doctor’s job to fix
things on people’s faces. Hassan undergoes the surgery and it works, but he is
left with a scar. I can relate to this, because my little brother was born with
a cleft lip and palate. He had surgery when he was about two months old.
Although he doesn’t remember it and it is hardly noticeable, he still
frequently asks about his scar. Hassan was very fortunate for this gift,
because I know that a lot of children, especially in foreign countries, aren’t
lucky enough to have this fixed.
Post 3- pg 49 to 58
Question: How does
the title relate to the information about the
book?
Chapter six was pretty much all about flying kites, hence the name, The Kite Runner. In chapter
six, it is winter. Winter is everyone’s favorite time of the year. While school
is closed, Amir and Hassan spend all their time flying kites. The kite runners
chase their kites around until they drop and the one whose flew the longest was
the winner. Hassan was an expert at this and knew all the tricks. The boys
spent most of their break preparing themselves for the annual winter
tournament. A few days before the tournament, Baba told Amir that he thought
that Amir could win the tournament. After that, Amir was determined to win and
to show off his trophy to Baba, so that he would finally be proud of his
son.
Post 4- pg 59- 79 (chapter 7)
Question: What words best describe Amir’s character?
In chapter seven, I would describe Amir as cowardly and selfish. In the beginning of chapter seven, Amir wins the kite race. It came down to Amir and someone with a blue kite and Amir sends the blue kite down. Then Amir goes searching for Hassan and find him being tortured by Assef. Amir watches Hassan get beat up and threatened by Assef and his posy. Amir had plenty of opportunities to go and stick up for Hassan, but chose not to. I described Amir and cowardly and selfish, because Hassan is someone that Amir often takes advantage of. Hassan does everything
for Amir, and in return, often gets nothing. In this situation, Amir watches as his “best friend” is being harassed. A true best friend would’ve stepped in and fought for his best friend.