Kite Runner, Reflection Five.

“But all I could manage was to whisper, “No. No. No” over and over again. (219). This was Amir’s reaction to Hassan’s brutal death. This quote was significant in the progression of Kite Runner because it appears that Amir is really trying very hard to right his wrongs. From were I left off in my reading Amir has begun his journey to find Hassan’s son; this is also where I am introduced to Amirs driver Farid. The reason I bring Farid's name up is because he brings up a very common stereotype about Americans that still exists. This came about when Farid stated, “Why are you coming back here anyway? Sell off your Baba’s land? Pocket the money and run back to your mother in America?" (233). I feel that this shows how third world countries or just other countries in general view America. Although this is a vary big misconception about America, it can be proven that we do seem to screw over other nations for our own good time to time. This same message also made me think about the relationship between Amir and Hassan back when they were children. The reason for this is that Hassan was a loyal servent and friend to Amir but Amir screwed him the first chance he got. I am starting to see a pattern that Khaled Hosseini put into Kite Runner, the message being that people are filled with greed and selfishness. In the book alown we see it through the Taliban, Amir, his father Baba, and the list goes on.

Kite Runner, Reflection Four

From the point that I was at in my reading it appeared that the book was winding down because Amir has a good job as a writer, a wife, and a nice house. As I continued reading on I noticed how wrong I was when Amir’s past comes back to haunt him when he received a call from Rahim Khan telling Amir that he was dying and he wanted Amir to return to Afghanistan to see him before he died. By this time Amir was 38 years old yet going back to Afghanistan was haunting to Amir because Rahim Khan was such a big part in the childhood that Amir wanted to forget. This section in the book reminded me of how we can never escape our past no matter how hard we try to. After this section Amir go’s to Rahim Khan’s house where Rahim Khan informs Amir that Hassan was actually his brother and he has a son that he wants Amir to go get. This is because Hassans wife and him were killed. The message that I took from this is that even though you may have physically escaped from your problems eventually you will need to go back to make them right. This exact message was told to Amir earlier in the book even though he didn’t understand it. This came from Rahim Khan when he stated to to Amir, “Come. There is a way to be good again”. (192)

Kite Runner, Reflection Number Three.

From what I have been noticing in my progression in Kite Runner is that Khaled Hosseini tries to illustrate the point that someone who appears to be your friend will stab you in the back for his own good. From where I left off in Kite Runner last week this is exactly what happens from Amir to his servant Hassan. As the jealously continues to build I noticed how extreme Amir’s jealousy of Hassan really was when he asked his father, “Baba, have you ever considered getting new servants?” (89). This continuation of deception from Amir to Hassan contenues to the point when Ali and Hassan move out of Baba’s house. After Hassan and Ali move out the world that Amir knew started to crumble. In some way I believe there was a point being shown. This was that you don’t really know what you got until it’s gone”. From this point the war breaks out and Baba and Amir move to America where Baba is forced to work at a gas station to make ends meet. This made me consider how some Americans take there life for granted and look down on other ethnicities from foreign countries because of the jobs they have or where they live. What we need to understand is that they may have once had great jobs but are forced by war or other problems to change there life completely.