Somehow, throughout all of that, it manages to keep a hopeful tone for the future. The story showcases how family secrets can haunt someone, and how guilt can change a person. Reading this book requires emotional maturity because of its themes of death, suicide, and poverty. Amir struggles to come to grips with his betrayal of Hassan, and he returns to Kabul after he learns of his friend's death.īTSYA Teen Reader (16): The Kite Runner is full of both hope and grief. As the book continues, Amir's guilt about this and other traumas affect his perspectives. On the way to Amir, Hassan is stopped and Amir watches the brutal violence against his friend but does not interfere or save him. When he wins, he sends Hassan to go get it for him. Desperate for his father's affection, Amir enters a kite-flying contest. The story flashes back to the 1960s and 1970s when he lived in Kabul with Baba (his father) Hassan, who is a servant and his best friend and Hassan's father. In the 1980s, he came to live in the United States. Diverse Easy Reader | Illustrated ChapterĪmir, an Afghani émigré, narrates his life's story.
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