Kite Runner Final Essay

“I ran because I was a coward. I was afraid of Assef and what he would do to me. I was afraid of getting hurt. That’s what I told myself as I turned my back to the alley, to Hassan.” (Amir, P.77). This is what Amir said and did when he saw Hassan being raped BY Assef and his little friends. This simply shows how good of a friend Amir was too Hassan. The entire rape situation did not make that much sense to me as far as the way Amir acted to the situation.

Hassan made it very clear to Amir that he would do anything for Amir, and he proved it when he went through the rape for the kite. All Amir did was stand there. That proves what kind of friend he was to Hassan. Another thing that reflects what kind of person Amir was when he kicked Hassan out of the house. After all the things that Hassan did for Amir during there childhood, you would think that Amir would have some kind of heart as an adult. At the same time, Amir was not responsible for Hassan’s death, so lets just get that out of the way before I continue. . My feeling about all of this, is that Amir did not physically make Hassan leave the house. However, Amir did say some things that may have made Hassan upset and caused him to leave. None the less, the way Hassan reacted to what Amir said was entirely up to Hassan, and had nothing to do with Amir. Even if Amir did somehow force Hassan out of the house (which he didn’t), Amir cannot be blamed for the Taliban. Obviously the Taliban has been and is currently an ongoing problem in that part of the world, and Amir was not a part of the Taliban. It would be obscured to say that Amir wanted Hassan to be killed by the Taliban. Sometimes people are just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

The example that I used in class to prove my point was this. Let’s say that I am hosting a party, and someone gets super drunk. Around 1:00am I say the party is over, and that everyone has to leave my house. That same drunk person decides to drive home. He ends up hitting another car, and killing the driver. It is not my fault that the other driver was killed. Just because I said the party was over and people had to go home, is not the cause of that person’s death. Now that all of this is out of the way and cleared up, I will continue. I think that Amir in a way owed Hassan because Hassan did so much for Amir as a child. Once again the rape. All Hassan had to do was give Assef the kite and he would not have gotten raped, but he took the rape just so that he could still give the kite to Amir. Since Hasssan went through all of this during their childhood, the fact that Amir kicked him out of his house when he returned to Kabul as an adult.

Questions that where brought up when I was reading the book where these. First of all, why did Hassan and his father leave Amir and Baba’s house? Did Hassan tell his father what had happened with the rape, and therefore the father wanted to flee town to get away from Assef? Or did Hassan tell his father all of the stuff that he lied about in order to keep Hassan out of trouble?  To me, it just not make too much sense why they just all of a sudden left. The second question I have, is what made Amir let Hassan stay at his house as an adult in the first place? Obviously after the rape, Amir just stayed away from Hassan and their friendship was pretty much over. So because of this, why would he let Hassan stay over? My final question is why did Amir go back to Kabul in the first place? You could tell this when he went got the phone call in San Francisco. Overall, I thin that Amir did some really messed up things to Hassan especially after all the things that Hassan did for him.

Kite Runner Part Three

Today in class, we got into a pretty heated discussion (yelling & throwing chairs) and I want to let my point be known.  We started talking about the part when Hassan left Amir’s house. Some people in our debate felt like it was Amir’s fault that Hassan died, so I asked why? Their idea was that Amir made Hassan leave the house and then he was killed by the Taliban. My first response to this, was that even though Hassan did leave the house for whatever reason, Amir had nothing to do with the Taliban. Immediately, the  opposing side said that if Hassan had never left the house, than all of that wouldn’t have happened. My feeling about all of this, is that Amir did not physically make Hassan leave the house. However, Amir did say some things that may have made Hassan upset and caused him to leave. None the less, the way Hassan reacted to what Amir said was entirely up to Hassan, and had nothing to do with Amir. Even if Amir did somehow force Hassan out of the house (which he didn’t), Amir cannot be blamed for the Taliban. Obviously the Taliban has been and is currently an ongoing problem in that part of the world, and Amir was not a part of the Taliban. It would be obscured to say that Amir wanted Hassan to be killed by the Taliban. Sometimes people are just in the wrong place at the wrong time. The example that I used in class to prove my point was this. Let’s say that I am hosting a party, and someone gets super drunk. Around 1:00am I say the party is over, and that everyone has to leave my house. That same drunk person decides to drive home. He ends up hitting another car, and killing the driver. It is not my fault that the other driver was killed. Just because I said the party was over and people had to go home, is not the cause of that persons death. That is my metaphor for the whole situation, and aside from that whole debate, I loved the book. It was one of the few books that I have been forced to read as an assignment and liked. I liked it, and am seriously considering reading it a second time. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in reading it!

Post About Whatever

I am just posting about whatever since I don’t have a specific topic I want to post about today. I guess I will post about the new video game I got. It is called Call Of Duty Black Ops. It is by far the best game I have ever played. The graphics are amazing too the point where you almost feel like you are watching areal movie as you play it. And the story is so deep, it leaves you not wanting to put away the controller. It is a little bit like a good book. For example the Kite Runner. Every time you think it can’t get better… it does. Plus there is an online multiplayer mode that kicks a**. It is so much fun, because you earn money to buy and customize your weapons and equipment. I recommend this game to anyone who likes first person shooters, and if you don’t believe how good this game is, go buy it and see for yourself.

Kite Runner Part Two

I am posting this a little late because I was very sick when it was due and did not get a chance to do this then. Part two of the kite runner has been very interesting so far. The part that is striking me the most, is when Baba gives Amir the car. There is really nothing special about this part, accept for when Baba says that he wished Hassan was there at the time. As I read through this section of the book, I could tell that this made Amir upset. I get the feeling that all along Amir has seen Hassan as a threat too Baba’s love. In other words, I think that Amir saw the situation as a competition for Baba’s love even though Hassan did not. I think when Baba and Amir moved to California, Amir was probably somewhat happy because he finally had Baba all too himself. But when Baba mentioned how much he missed Hassan and how he wished that he could be with them in California, I think that made Amir Fell many emotions all at the same time. Jealous, sad, angry, unsecure. Those are the feelings that I think Amir was feeling during that whole seen. Over all from what I have read in the book, Amir has had quite the hard life. Hard in some ways. Yes he lived with a rich father in a nice big house and a mustang, but the things he went through growing up as a child. For example, the rape. Now for the rest of his life, he has to live with the guilt for not helping his friend. He also lives with the thought that his own father does not love him as much as he loves his friend. Whether or not this is true is irrelevant, because Amir does not know the truth. Overall, I come to the conclusion that Amir’s life does not get any easier as I read on.

Being Sick

Being sick absolutely sucks. I caught whatever I have from my mom, who caught it from my sister. Just like the Kite Runner, just when I though this couldn't get any worse... it did. It all started on Monday. I first noticed that I was getting sick with a sore throat.  I did not think much of it, since I had had little cold before. I had no idea that this would turn into a full out flu. Now I feel about ten times worst. I still have a sore throat, but wait it gets better. I have a extremely bad headache, and I can feel my head throbbing with every heartbeat. I can not breath through my nose, which is simply a pain. To top all of that off, I have a fever of 101 degrees. There is absolutely no way I am coming to school tomorrow.

First 120 pages: Kite Runner

The first thing that Mr. Sutherland said to us before we got the book, is "Every time you think the book can't get anymore serious, it does!" As I have read the first 120 pages, I have found this to be true. The most intense thing that I have read so far, is the part when Hassan gets raped. I was just caught in shock because I had no idea that the book would go that far. I want to stay on the topic of the rape. I do not understand things that happen during that whole situation. First of all, why didn't Amir do ANYTHING at all to try and help his friend who was being raped? All he was stood there and watched the whole thing. On the other hand, I do understand there is a possibility that he was in complete shock about the whole situation, but who knows? In class today we had a discussion about this topic (which for the record did not go so well), and some ideas of why he did not do anything to help his buddy. One of them is simply complete shock as I mentioned before. The thing that made sense to me possibly he was afraid that he may get his butt kicked because it was three 15 years old, so that part is understandable. but in that case, why didn't he try and go get some help? That goes back to maybe the idea of absolute shock, or my opinion of being embarrassed because he could not help his friend himself. Those are my ideas about the whole situation, and I may never know the truth!