Chapter One of Kite Runner Began with a powerful insight by saying "That was a long time ago, but it’s wrong what they say about the past, I’ve learned, about how you can bury it. Because the past claws its way out." While reading this I became very curious of what actually happened out in the alley that day. Then the speaker recieves a phone call from Rahim Kahn, who is Amir's father, Baba's friend. He begins to flashback to when he was twelve or so.
In Chapter Two, we are introduced to Ali who is Baba's hired man, and Ali's son, Hassan. Ali and Hassan are Hazaras which is a minority in Afghanistan. They are respected by Baba, and Amir. However, they are living outside Baba's mansion in a mud house. Amir describes Hassan as a very kind, and loyal friend. He describes Hassan as looking like a Chinese Doll which we can associate with the Mongolian Descent that is found in Hazaras. Amir describes Hassan as if he is his brother. Then he describes his birth and how his mother died giving birth to him. He also says that Ali and Hassan's mother were an arranged marriage to try better Ali. After Hassan was born, his mother refused to hold him, and soon after she ran away to with performers which is looked on as much worse than dying. In the end of the chapter, Amir says that his first word was "Baba", and Hassan's was "Amir".
The Third Chapter, I have to say was very saddening to me. Amir describes how his father has always been very competetive, as well as very down to business and easily angered. Amir overhears his father and Rahim Kahn (who seems like a very understanding, and kind man) talking about him. His father compares Amir to himself at age twelve, and questions why Amir can't be more like him. Rahim replies, "Children aren't coloring books. You don't get to fill them with your favorite colors." I thought this was a great quote. Later on in the chapter, Amir comes to his father telling him that drinking is sinful just as Baba is having a drink. Baba sits Amir on his lap, and begins lecturing that the greatest sin is theft, and how his father's (Amir's Grandfather's) life was stolen when he was stabbed. Then Amir goes on to say that he has a love/hate relationship with his father. He feels that it stemmed from him taking away Baba's "Princess."
2 comments:
THE Country Bear-
I have already commented on 2 blogs but I am stranded in a blizzard with nothing else to do so I thought I would return the favor! I also liked that quote about the coloring book and such. That's some deep stuff. I told my mom that so she will quit trying to make me into a neat and tidy cleaning freak but I don't know if she really understood it's meaning. I also thought it was sad that Amir enjoyed talking about sin with his father because it was just the two of them and he got to sit on his lap. Little boys should be able to sit on their dad's laps whenever they please and talk about other things rather than sin.
Country Bear, I would have to agree with you, I would really like to know what happen in the alley that day that he can't bury deep enough to forget. Also, if Baba and Amir respect Ali and Hassan as much as they say then why do they treat them as lessers. I know that is how the whole society is acting, but why didn't they start the change; become the first ones to start accepting them for who they are. But Baba and Ali don't; they keep them as the lessers and force them to live in a little mud hut and serve Baba and Amir's every need. Did you pick up at the end of chapter 3, where Hassan was serving breakfast to Amir; true borthers, uh?
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