So far, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is a very exciting book to read. It is about an adult looking back at his life, reflecting on the different events that changed his life, and shaped him into the person he is now. The character’s Amir, I haven’t read the whole book yet, I am still reading the part where he is still talking about his childhood. He describes a lot about his father Baba, who treats him nothing like a son, almost as if he is ashamed of him. Through most of his childhood Amir has been making such a strong effort to win Baba’s love and acceptance, trying to reach Baba’s expectations he has for him. But seeing and knowing that his father is far more proud of Hassan, only makes it more agonizing for Amir. Hassan is the son of Ali, who is Baba’s servant and friendly companion. Like Baba and Ali, Amir and Hassan grew up together. They have reached a point in their years of bonding where he is not just a servant, but a brother, and a best friend to Amir. However, Amir may not see Hassan as a friend. Considering the fact that he only talks to him and hangs out with him whenever he’s bored or has no one else to talk to. He also excludes him from games that he plays with the other neighborhood kids. But despite the way he is ignored sometimes, Hassan is still very loyal to Amir. No matter what kind of trouble Amir gets himself into, Hassan is always there to get him out. Amir knows this, he even experienced it when Assef was about to punch him with his strong knuckles. Hassan took out his slingshot and aimed it at Assef’s eye. Amir knew that day that Hassan was able to take a beating for him. He was capable of risking his own life, in order to save his.
The author talks about a specific date that changes his life forever – the winter of 1975. That was a tragic day for Amir, but even more for Hassan. They had just won the kite tournament, this competition was a huge deal for Amir, it was a chance to prove to Baba how capable he was, and finally win his love. But anyways, Hassan took the kite with him; he said he would be back. Just when Amir noticed that he was taking a long time to come back, he went out looking for Hassan. He couldn’t find him. He asked many people if they had seen him, and finally, he found him. Only he was surrounded in an alley by three other boys, Assef and his two friends, Wali and Kamal. He watched, at first they were going to steal his kite, but instead Assef decided to do something else. He pulled down Hassan’s pants, and began to unbuckle his. Amir only watched, until he finally decided he couldn’t take it anymore, and ran away.
This was the moment when I felt a strong sense of hatred toward Amir for allowing his best friend Hassan to get raped by Assef. WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH HIM!!?!?!? Hassan always stands up for him, he even saved his ass from getting is face deformed by Assef’s fists. And when Hassan was having the definite worst time of his entire life, Amir couldn’t even at least call for help!? He could’ve made one little sacrifice for Hassan, the boy knew for pretty much his entire life. The boy he talked to, read stories to, had dinner with, and helped him win the love from his father in the kite tournament. I’m glad Amir feels guilty for what he did that winter of 1975, and unfortunately for him, he now has to pay.
No comments:
Post a Comment