I found it very interesting that Amir doesn't consider Hassan a friend at all. They do almost everything together except for school. Is it because Hassan and Ali work for Baba and Amir? Why does Baba not want to read Amir’s first story? To add on I feel like the tree where Amir reads to Hassan represents a place where Hassan and Amir can get away from the world. -Saer Sicignano
I agree with you Alex in that Amir will end up stealing something and to add on I feel like with his dad ignoring him and ticking him off he will start trying to retaliate by not being his normal self. This will lead to at the end of the story them making up and finally being similar in ways. -Saer Sicignano
In chapters 1 through 5 we are presented with the characters Amir and Hassan. I believe both share many relations to each other. I found it interesting how both have practically known each other their whole lives, having Hassans father being a servant to Amir’s father. But at the same time, not knowing anything about each other. Both share different goals and dreams in life. And both live different lives in general having to deal with different types of conflict. Like Man vs. Self or Man vs. soceity.
In chapters 1-5 of the Kite runner we get to see the odd relationship between Amir and Hassan, I find their relationship somewhat similar to that of gene and Phineas from “A separate Peace” because of Amir's comments of Hassan in chapter 5 where he says that he wanted to say that Hassan is not his friend and he is only a servant and how at the end of the chapter he says that was the last year Hassan smiled, which I think implies that something happens between them. I find this strange because Amir also talks about how they have known each other since birth, I think this distrust and dark thoughts towards Hassan may route from them getting picked on by other kids.
Throughout the beginning of this book I have found Amir and Hassan's relationship to be very complex and heavily affected by the differences of the two characters. These differences can be seen through the race and family background of both these characters. Also I could be wrong but I feel like Amir is almost ¨embarrassed¨ to be around Hassan or to play with him, and this is why he has a tendency to hangout with him when no one else is around. One siginactiant symbol shown to us in the first 5 chapters is Amir's and Hassan's favorite tree. I believe this tree will play a role in the near future in the development of both of these characters' relationships. - James Minotti
The book is about two kids Hassan and Amir,Hasam seems to be very poor.And Amir is telling the story of his childhood,he loves to fly kites because it makes him feel free like a bird flying through the sky.It may be because his father doesn't like him, there is also huge issue with religion in the book.I have one gripe with Amir though I feel that he ́s is way too narcissistic Because even though Hassan always highs out with him and even takes all the blame for any punishments for stuff that Amir suggests to do.Amir still doesn't even consider him an actual friend which is really messed up.Amir is acting low-key like a villain right now treating Hassan like his disposable henchmen that he can dispose of at anytime he wants. —Diogo Alarcon
I wonder how the King reacted to his cousin overtaking his government. Was he pissed? Was he fine with it since he was chilling in Italy? Did he ever attempt to reclaim his power via a vote or through force? I don’t think it was mentioned in the chapters, but I’m assuming some attempt was made to retake Afghanistan.
Here: So many names referenced in chapter 1 yet a nameless narrator (we later learn his name is Amir). Flashback shown at the beginning of the book, gives us an insight of the characters childhood and "what changed him". Two different locations, San Fran and Kabdul, will we switch back and forth whenever there is a flashback (how are they related). Seems like Amir has a closer relationship with his father (Baba's) best friend seen when the baby picture has the narrator's hand wrapped around the friend's finger and not the dads. Amir and his father have completely different interests and ideals, I feel like Amir has more in common with his deceased mother than his father. Ali and Hassan both have physical disabilities and deformations. Historical differences and conflicts between the Shi'a and Sunni muslims still occur at the time. This is shown when the boys are bullied when walking through the military base for being Shi'a. I find it odd that Amir sort of casts off Hassan in public as he is sort of embarrassed by him even though they are like brothers.
I thought about why Hassan is hated so much. Maybe it is because of Ali and having polio messed up his leg pretty badly. They are also very poor. Amir and Hassan are completely different people. I realized why reading this. I wonder how they ended up becoming best friends.
Amir seems very selfish but also yearns for the love of his father. They could not be more different and Baba even says if he did not see him born from his wife he would not believe that he was his son. Amir finds his talent is writing. He treats Hassan as lower then him but he still loves him in a way but in a way that a child loves its favorite toy giving him love where his father could not. I wonder how Amir will explore his talents and if he could defy his dad’s expectations.
As I was reading chapters 1-5, I've noticed that Hassan & Ali are two different people with a strong relationship. Ali lives in a big home with a nice property, but on the other hand Hassan is the opposite. Hassan is viewed differently compared to others in Afghanistan. But something that Ali seeks is attention from his father (Baba). -Yanna Gianatasio
In these chapters I see a really big resemblance between Amir and Hassan compared to gene and Phineas in a separate peace. Their friendship is very is interesting since both of the characters are different. I get the vibe that Amir is feeling weird/uncomfortable to be seen with Hassan. From that amir seems to be very selfish, but might have something to do with wanting love from his father. Bella Gosh
In he first couple of chapters in the book we meet Amir who has money a nice house and his friend Hassan. Both have a lot of similarities and differences. A similarity has differences though. Amir seems to have money is wealth shown by the description of their nice house like how big it is and how nice it is and the father met the king etc. Hassan seems to be a little more poor and discriminated and had a Mother who didn't want him. She left him 5 days after his birth and didn't really worry or care about him. Hassan didn't even mention her which is different to Amir who wants a relationship with his father because he couldn't have a relationship with his mom. - Ryan Walsh
I noticed that Amir and Hassan’s relationship is a lot like Finny and Gene from A Separate Peace. Hassan doesn’t have a dad, but Amir’s dad, Baba acts like Hassan’s dad. Amir is like Gene and Hassan is like Finny.Amir feels very jealous and envious of Hassan because Baba favors Hassan and it feels like Hassan is better at everything. Hassan is a very good friend to Amir and is very loyal to him. There is no comparison for Assef between The Kite Runner and A Separate Peace.
I found it very interesting that Amir doesn't consider Hassan a friend at all. They do almost everything together except for school. Is it because Hassan and Ali work for Baba and Amir? Why does Baba not want to read Amir’s first story? To add on I feel like the tree where Amir reads to Hassan represents a place where Hassan and Amir can get away from the world.
ReplyDelete-Saer Sicignano
I agree with you Alex in that Amir will end up stealing something and to add on I feel like with his dad ignoring him and ticking him off he will start trying to retaliate by not being his normal self. This will lead to at the end of the story them making up and finally being similar in ways.
ReplyDelete-Saer Sicignano
In chapters 1 through 5 we are presented with the characters Amir and Hassan. I believe both share many relations to each other. I found it interesting how both have practically known each other their whole lives, having Hassans father being a servant to Amir’s father. But at the same time, not knowing anything about each other. Both share different goals and dreams in life. And both live different lives in general having to deal with different types of conflict. Like Man vs. Self or Man vs. soceity.
ReplyDelete-Matthew Gutierrez
In chapters 1-5 of the Kite runner we get to see the odd relationship between Amir and Hassan, I find their relationship somewhat similar to that of gene and Phineas from “A separate Peace” because of Amir's comments of Hassan in chapter 5 where he says that he wanted to say that Hassan is not his friend and he is only a servant and how at the end of the chapter he says that was the last year Hassan smiled, which I think implies that something happens between them. I find this strange because Amir also talks about how they have known each other since birth, I think this distrust and dark thoughts towards Hassan may route from them getting picked on by other kids.
ReplyDelete-Seamus Noone
Throughout the beginning of this book I have found Amir and Hassan's relationship to be very complex and heavily affected by the differences of the two characters. These differences can be seen through the race and family background of both these characters. Also I could be wrong but I feel like Amir is almost ¨embarrassed¨ to be around Hassan or to play with him, and this is why he has a tendency to hangout with him when no one else is around. One siginactiant symbol shown to us in the first 5 chapters is Amir's and Hassan's favorite tree. I believe this tree will play a role in the near future in the development of both of these characters' relationships.
ReplyDelete- James Minotti
The book is about two kids Hassan and Amir,Hasam seems to be very poor.And Amir is telling the story of his childhood,he loves to fly kites because it makes him feel free like a bird flying through the sky.It may be because his father doesn't like him, there is also huge issue with religion in the book.I have one gripe with Amir though I feel that he ́s is way too narcissistic Because even though Hassan always highs out with him and even takes all the blame for any punishments for stuff that Amir suggests to do.Amir still doesn't even consider him an actual friend which is really messed up.Amir is acting low-key like a villain right now treating Hassan like his disposable henchmen that he can dispose of at anytime he wants. —Diogo Alarcon
ReplyDeleteI wonder how the King reacted to his cousin overtaking his government. Was he pissed? Was he fine with it since he was chilling in Italy? Did he ever attempt to reclaim his power via a vote or through force? I don’t think it was mentioned in the chapters, but I’m assuming some attempt was made to retake Afghanistan.
ReplyDelete-Chris G.
Here: So many names referenced in chapter 1 yet a nameless narrator (we later learn his name is Amir). Flashback shown at the beginning of the book, gives us an insight of the characters childhood and "what changed him". Two different locations, San Fran and Kabdul, will we switch back and forth whenever there is a flashback (how are they related). Seems like Amir has a closer relationship with his father (Baba's) best friend seen when the baby picture has the narrator's hand wrapped around the friend's finger and not the dads. Amir and his father have completely different interests and ideals, I feel like Amir has more in common with his deceased mother than his father. Ali and Hassan both have physical disabilities and deformations. Historical differences and conflicts between the Shi'a and Sunni muslims still occur at the time. This is shown when the boys are bullied when walking through the military base for being Shi'a. I find it odd that Amir sort of casts off Hassan in public as he is sort of embarrassed by him even though they are like brothers.
ReplyDeleteTadhg
I thought about why Hassan is hated so much. Maybe it is because of Ali and having polio messed up his leg pretty badly. They are also very poor. Amir and Hassan are completely different people. I realized why reading this. I wonder how they ended up becoming best friends.
ReplyDelete-Mikey D'Elia
Amir seems very selfish but also yearns for the love of his father. They could not be more different and Baba even says if he did not see him born from his wife he would not believe that he was his son. Amir finds his talent is writing. He treats Hassan as lower then him but he still loves him in a way but in a way that a child loves its favorite toy giving him love where his father could not. I wonder how Amir will explore his talents and if he could defy his dad’s expectations.
ReplyDelete-Matthew Sultana
As I was reading chapters 1-5, I've noticed that Hassan & Ali are two different people with a strong relationship. Ali lives in a big home with a nice property, but on the other hand Hassan is the opposite. Hassan is viewed differently compared to others in Afghanistan. But something that Ali seeks is attention from his father (Baba).
ReplyDelete-Yanna Gianatasio
In these chapters I see a really big resemblance between Amir and Hassan compared to gene and Phineas in a separate peace. Their friendship is very is interesting since both of the characters are different. I get the vibe that Amir is feeling weird/uncomfortable to be seen with Hassan. From that amir seems to be very selfish, but might have something to do with wanting love from his father.
ReplyDeleteBella Gosh
In he first couple of chapters in the book we meet Amir who has money a nice house and his friend Hassan. Both have a lot of similarities and differences. A similarity has differences though. Amir seems to have money is wealth shown by the description of their nice house like how big it is and how nice it is and the father met the king etc. Hassan seems to be a little more poor and discriminated and had a Mother who didn't want him. She left him 5 days after his birth and didn't really worry or care about him. Hassan didn't even mention her which is different to Amir who wants a relationship with his father because he couldn't have a relationship with his mom. - Ryan Walsh
ReplyDeleteI noticed that Amir and Hassan’s relationship is a lot like Finny and Gene from A Separate Peace. Hassan doesn’t have a dad, but Amir’s dad, Baba acts like Hassan’s dad. Amir is like Gene and Hassan is like Finny.Amir feels very jealous and envious of Hassan because Baba favors Hassan and it feels like Hassan is better at everything. Hassan is a very good friend to Amir and is very loyal to him. There is no comparison for Assef between The Kite Runner and A Separate Peace.
ReplyDelete-Max Ramone