Juan's Kite Runner Reaction pgs 60-100

            In these last 40 pages read much has happened. Essentially, the whole story has been set up with these past 40 pages. To begin, of course, Hosseini introduces what is meant to be Amir’s greatest moment. Hosseini adeptly establishes a correlation between Amir winning the kite-flying tournament and winning his father’s love. I think Hosseini does a great job with this because he constantly reminds the reader of the fact that Amir is attempting to win his father over and that this is the most important thing to him. When Amir does win the tournament, everyone is ecstatic. His confidence and self-esteem are soaring and his relationship with his father seems to be at a high point. Hosseini then quickly turns the story around with a plot twist as Hassan is raped when running down the kite. I believe that Hosseini did an incredibly good job with this, as I was truly drawn into the story and when Amir was not reacting to the fact that Hassan was getting raped for his sake I became upset at the fact that I was unable to do anything about the situation. As a reader, you feel like you are part of the story. In a way, because Hosseini writes his story in such a relatable fashion, it is almost as if I can see myself in Amir. To expand on the idea that Hosseini writes a relatable story, I mean that Hosseini makes his story very realistic and logical. In other words, all of Amir’s actions, thoughts, and feelings I could see taking place in real life. For example, the fact that Amir shows jealousy whenever Baba acknowledges Hassan, while frowned upon, is actually quite understandable. Amir wants his Father’s love and the fact that Hassan more readily earns it, even though he is a Hazara and a servant, gets to him. Subsequently, Amir acts aggressively towards Hassan despite the fact that Hassan has shown undying loyalty towards him. While this drives me crazy as I read it, I can also understand Amir’s point of view. Personally, I would rather bear the pain that Asseff would inflict upon me than the guilt that Amir is feeling, but Amir’s thought process makes sense. Amir wants Hassan to lash out at him, feeling that there is no other way him and Hassan will be even. This far, I love the book. It is captivating and easy to read. I look forward to reading the rest.