Katiria

**The Kite Runner **

By: Khaled Hosseni
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Critics thoughts.
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** -Isabel Allende. **
 * //** "This is one of those unforgettable stories that stays with you for years. All the great themes of literature and of life are the fabric of this extraordinary novel: love, honor, guilt, fear, redemption. It is so powerful that for a long time everything I read seemed bland." **//
 * **//"A marvelous first novel... the story of two young boys who are friends in Afghanistan, and an incredible story of the culture. It's an old-fashioned kind of novel that really sweeps you away."//**
 * -San Francisco Chronicle. **
 * **//"Hosseini shows how an engaging novel begins-- with simple, exquisite writing that compels the reader to turn the page."//**
 * -The Philadelphia Inquirer. **

Quoted by Baba. "When you kill a man, you steal a life. You steal his wife's right to a husband, rob his children of a father. When you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness. Do you see? There is no act more wretched than stealing, Amir. A man who takes what's not his to take, be it a life or a loaf of naan... I spit on such man. And if I ever cross paths with him, God help him. Do you understand?"



Conversation between Amir and Hassan. .Hassan: "You can tell me, I'll stop doing it." Amir: "I'll tell you what I want you to stop doing." Hassan: "Anything." Amir: I want you to stop harrassing me. I want you to go away!"



Amir's thoughts about Hassan. How could I be such an open book to him when, half of the time, I had no clue what milling around in his head? I was the one who went to school, the one who could read, write. I was the smart one. Hassan couldn't read a first grade textbook be he'd read me plenty. That was a little unsettling, but also sort of comfortable to have someone who always knew what you needed.

 //**"For you, a thousand times over."**// //-Hassan to Amir.//

** Explanations. ** //**Vi deo. **// The video I put on here happens to be the trailer of the movie, which was the main reason I picked it to be on here. I could sit here and try to describe the charcters, and Aghanistan itself but I could never be able to actual draw a good picture in your head. I liked the fact it was short, and right to the point. It summarized the book, and gave you an idea of what the book is like, gave you a better picture of the characters, and the setting they are in. I also like the fact that it hit major points of the book, without ruining the ending, also it keeps you wanting more.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">//** Pictures. **// <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: center;">**//Quotes.//**
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;">My first picture of the pomegranate fruit, symbolizes redemption. Amir used it as a way to forgive himself for all the danger he had done to Hassan. I could pick one up and throw it at Hassan, he wished Hassan could do the same and hit him back. Hassan never did though. But not only did I put this picture here because of that, but also because the pomegranate tree was were Hassan and Amir carved their names together, were they learned from each other. Amir was never really a friend to Hassan, until like the end of the book, he was always ashamed of him. But when the pomegranate tree was behind him, and Hassan was next to him Amir was different, he was more than just a boy, a friend, he was a brother to Hassan.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;">My second picture is of kite flying and a blue kite. The reason I picked those two pictures is because, I mean the book took a big turn after the kite flighing tournment. The blue kite is a symbol of friendship, loyalty, and pride. Friendship and loyalty, because Hassan had promised to run the blue kite for Amir in the end, and he came through. Even though Hassan went through alot to get the kite, he got it, and going through with a promise is only something a true loyal person can do. It symbolized pride because Baba wanted Amir to win the race, he wanted him to succeed so he could honor his own child, he never thought Amir was his kid just because the way he acted and such. But the day he won the kite running, that day Baba opened up and really saw him as a son.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;">My third and final picture is of a snake bitting a persons leg, which should really be a "monster" dragging a person into the water. The reason I thought this picture was important to add to the profile is because Hassan thought that every dream had a message behind it. Hassan had a dream about Amir and him going to the beach, and when they got the the beach about to get into the water people were like "No don't go in there is a monster in there, it will drag you in and kill you" Amir and Hassan didn't listen and got in the water, they proved everyone wrong, there was no monster. Hassan wondered what the dream meant, and before the kite tournment when Amir started to get nervous Hassan had figured out the meaning. The dream was saying there was no monster, so Amir shouldn't have been scared to kite run, he had to jump in the water and proved everyone wrong Hassan told him. Also, later in the book Amir figures out the dream had a double meaning, and in the end Amir was the monster dragging Hassan into the water.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;">My first quote is one of my favorites. Baba said to Amir after he told his father he had sinned. Baba was a religious man, God was no one to him. Baba believe that stealing was the only sin, and he made a pretty good reason for it. Baba said stealing was something he could stand to see a man do. He quoted "God help him.." Baba would never forgive a stealing man. And I thought this quote was important to add, because it gives you some inside on why Amir made Hassan look like a stealer. This quoted is also important because when Hassan did come out and said he stold the money and the watch, Baba quickly just forgave him which lets you know that he really cared about Hassan if he just forgave him that fast.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;">My second quote was one of those parts of the books, I tried to hold back the tears. This passage was important because it changed the course of things a little. This dialouge scene happenend after the kite tournment, and a little after Amir's birthday party. Amir had just experienced seeing his 'friend' get rape, and he was a coward and did nothing. Amir is in alot of stress, and is just lost. Hassan in the other hand is lost too, but in a darker tunel, and they both lack communication. And when Hassan asked what was wrong, Amir couldn't just tell him what we saw, and the best way to handle the situation in Amir's eyes was to get away from Hassan. When he asked him to go away he didn't really expect him to actually leave.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;">My last quote I felt was necessary to put on here, because without realizing it Amir figured out the base of Hassan's and his friendship. Hassan knew when to do this, when to say that, he knew Amir like that back of his hand, they had great communication without even trying and you'll see that through out the whole book. But why I felt this quote was important is because when Hassan lies about stealing, that was the first time Amir was able to read Hassan's mind. Hassan read Amir's mind, went along with the plan, and Amir just went along with him.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">**My words.** //Why lie? Yes, I cried. I've never read a book that has moved me to tears. Khaled had a way of connecting with me one on one, and I've never experienced that with any other author. Which is funny because when I first saw the cover of the book my first reaction was to put it back down. Now I'm glad I took the risk, I had an amazing read with this book. I recommend it, absolutely.//