The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is a very touching and dramatic novel portraying the idea of friendship and loyalty. The story takes place in Kabul, Afghanistan where Amir and Hasan, two childhood best friends live and play together. Hasan's father works as Amir's father's servant and Amir's father (Baba as Amir calls him) likes Hasan very much and treats him as if he is his own son like Amir.
In the apparent time, there is an ongoing ethnic conflict in Afghanistan, namely the Pashtun-Hazara conflict. Amir and Baba are Pashtuns and Hasan and his father are Hazaras. Both Amir and Hasan fly kites as their hobbies and one day after winning a local kite tournament, the players of the opposing team corner Amir and Hasan and insult them. Later, when Hasan is looking for Amir's kite, the players of the opposing team and their leader Assef attack Hasan in an alley. Amir is there to witness the event however he is scared to help his friend. he chooses to hide behind the wall while Assef seemingly rapes Hasan.
From that point on the story forwards into Amir's adulthood and features Amir redeeming himself by traveling back to Kabul to save deceased Hasan's son from Assef and the Taliban.
In the apparent time, there is an ongoing ethnic conflict in Afghanistan, namely the Pashtun-Hazara conflict. Amir and Baba are Pashtuns and Hasan and his father are Hazaras. Both Amir and Hasan fly kites as their hobbies and one day after winning a local kite tournament, the players of the opposing team corner Amir and Hasan and insult them. Later, when Hasan is looking for Amir's kite, the players of the opposing team and their leader Assef attack Hasan in an alley. Amir is there to witness the event however he is scared to help his friend. he chooses to hide behind the wall while Assef seemingly rapes Hasan.
From that point on the story forwards into Amir's adulthood and features Amir redeeming himself by traveling back to Kabul to save deceased Hasan's son from Assef and the Taliban.
Yasin Mergen
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