The original text plus a side-by-side modern translation of. Erika Milvy from Salon praised it as "beautifully written, startling and heart wrenching". Creating notes and highlights requires a free LitCharts account. The way the content is organized, LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in. In the winter, schools were closed in Kabul and the boys spent much time kite fighting. on 2-49 accounts, Save 30% WebAmir sees Hassan as his servant and feels no need to treat him well. Hassan was the best kite runner anyone had ever seen. Baba sees Amir as physically weak, even feminine. One day, he prepares to attack Amir with brass knuckles, but Hassan defends Amir, threatening to shoot out Assef's eye with his slingshot. Ali and Baba grew up together just like Hassan and Amir. Study Guide Questions The Kite Runner After khastegari came lafz, "the ceremony of giving word." Youve successfully purchased a group discount. Riverhead Books published The Kite Runner, ordering an initial printing of 50,000 copies in hardback. Sohrab and Amir were able to come back to America safely. After the kite tournament, Amir's relationship with his father improved because Baba was so proud of him. Wahid's boys were malnourished and later that night, Amir heard one of his two wives complaining that he had given all the food to their guests. What are Ali and Hassan's distinct physical characteristics? The Kite Runner Baba begins work at a gas station due to his low social status in America. He and Farid spent the night in a run-down hotel. At the orphanage in Karteh-Seh, Farid and Amir discovered that a Talib official who was a pedophile had taken Sohrab a month before. As Rahim Khan explains, It was a shameful situation. The soldier refers to Hassan as a Hazara, which we learn is a persecuted ethnic group in Afghanistan. After thinking things over at a caf, he returned and said he would bring Sohrab to Peshawar. You may cancel your subscription on your Subscription and Billing page or contact Customer Support at custserv@bn.com. In the hospital waiting for news about Sohrab, Amir prayed for the first time in fifteen years. She had once run away with an Afghan man. Baba says Amir is not like other boys, and he worries that if Amir cant stand up for himself as a child, he will not be able to do so as an adult.