At first they spent their time together, and Baba would even read his stories. And Amir only worsened the situation when he mentioned sending Hassan and Ali away. For Amir to truly be accepted he would have to continue to please his father, one little thing could not change their relationship. The kite brought them closer, but only for a while. This is Amir’s view of the situation, and although we don’t hear Baba actually say anything, we know he probably feels the same way. “we actually deceived ourselves into thinking that a toy made of tissue paper, glue, and bamboo could somehow close the chasm between us.” Even though Hassan would have helped him. But Amir is not as happy as he thought he would be, after witnessing what happened to Hassan, he feels like a coward because he didn’t help. And how Baba and him will finally become closer, and be accepted, Baba will proud if Amir. Amir goes on to tell us how he has planned out the moment he meets with Baba after the tournament, kite in hand. He is proud once he wins, and Hassan runs off to catch the kite for Amir, his trophy. They both used Amir’s win in the kite tournament to create a false sense of happiness.Īmir succeeds in winning the kite fighting tournament that he so desperately wanted to win, in hopes that Baba will accept him for it. They made themselves believe that all the years before the kite tournament had never happened and the Baba wasn’t embarrassed by Amir’s lack of sporting prowess and that he would write stories all the time. The significance of the passage is that both Amir and Baba had fallen into the illusion that they enjoyed going to movies, visiting friends and spending time in the study. Also Baba to him felt like he wasn’t truely wanting to spend all this time with Amir, it was like he was faking his happiness with him, “When Baba was out-and he was out-a lot I closed myself in my room.” Amir didn’t have much to do now that he an Hassan were no longer friends and he and Baba were “happy”. After Hassan was raped by Assef and Amir witnessed it he couldn’t rekindle their relationship. While Amir and Baba were getting along and actually doing stuff together Amir was still unhappy. It is quite a horrendous film.After the tournament Amir and Baba’s relationship gets stronger since Baba told Amir that he wanted to win the tournament, which he did. Do not watch the film, ‘ Kite Runner‘ because it has none of the nuances and emotions in the book the touch the reader’s heart. The splendid and beautiful description of prewar Afghanistan makes me realise how much the country has lost because of power, war and unending politics. It is immensely moving, emotional and heartbreaking. It is one of the best stories that I have read. ‘ The Kite Runner‘ rendered me speechless. Amir’s life is pretty secure then and he tries to forget that 1 event but it haunts him and it eventually makes Amir go back to Afghanistan to undo the wrong he had done back in 1975. In 1981, Amir and his father move to America to flee from the violence in Afghanistan. Once in 1975, a shattering event occurs during the kite fighting tournament that alters both their lives. Amir, unlike his father, is not brave while Hassan can easily fend off bullies and other rascals bravely. Hassan is an excellent kite runner and in the days when kite flying was a legal past time, it was a great talent to have. They play together and frolic together and fly kites together. Despite that, Amir and Hassan are like brothers. Amir is the son of a rich man while Hassan is the son of Amir’s servant, Ali. The two main protagonists- Amir and Hassan- are playful, fun loving kids living in the 1970s’ in Afghanistan. ‘ The Kite Runner‘ is a marvellous, honest story. It is infact a story on deep friendship and love. It is rare to read a story about Afghanistan and even rarer for the that story to not be about war in Afghanistan. ‘ The Kite Runner’ by Khaled Hosseini is his first novel and it is simply extraordinary.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |