The Kite Runner has moved very quickly in only 100 pages.
Amir framing Hassan was very difficult to read and it was actually hard to believe the first
time I read it. In retrospect , I feel that although what Amir did was
inexcusable , I understand where he was coming from. He was only a kid when he
had to endure the traumatic events of Hassan's rape , and all he longs for is
all the guilt and regret to end. Baba remains the most admirable character in
the Kite Runner. What Baba did for the woman in the truck when he saved her
from the Russian soldier was extraordinarily brave and when Amir mentioned that
it was a mystery that he was actually his son it really made me wonder
considering they are utterly different people in so many ways. Despite Baba's
flaws , his staunch adherence to his principles was extremely admirable. One of
my favorite parts of the last few chapters was reading about Baba returning his
food stamps out of pride. Amir essentially grew up completely in the last few
chapters and it was definitely a fun read. Amir's marriage to Soroya was
interesting considering the difference in tradition between an afghan marriage
and the contemporary image of marriage in american society. It felt fitting
that Soroya had a "history" , considering that nothing sorority did
or could have done could be as grave as Amir's past sins towards Ali and
Hassan. Baba's death was beautiful to read as even though he lost against cancer
, he "lost on his own terms".
The anxiety that Amir experiences after Baba's death felt very real as
he has always had to live in his shadow. Amir seems to have all his life
figured out after his books start getting published when he gets the fateful
call from Rahim Khan. It seems that one
can never really escape the sins of their past and the last 100 pages really
set the stage for (hopefully) some reconciliation between Amir and Hassan.
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