Amir continues to change and mature through these chapters. I feel like since Amir is having some many experiences he will start to get overwhelmed, and possibly lead to him making some risky or careless decisions. With this possibility I am not taking away the fact the Amir is improving in life and becoming a better person. We also see Amir have a nightmare in chapter 19. This nightmare was about the muder of Hassan. This seems troubling for Amir but also eyeopeing for him at the same time. While reading chapter 20, we continue to see the unfair treatment of the taliban, and how it is negatively affected so many people's lives during this time.
In these chapter we start be seeing Amir becoming enlightened on the topic of his fathers actions and reasoning back in the 1970’s. For example when he told Amir, the biggest sin is lying. I wonder if this was Baba’s way of trying to reason with himself for doing what he did. Amir decided he wants to start fighting his own fights after his father said someone always did his fighting for him. Rahim Khan sets Amir up with a man named Farid to take him to Kabul. Along the way they spend a night at Farid’s brother's house. Wahid treated Amir much better than Farid. He was very generous to Amir especially in giving Amir and Farid the food over the children. Amir was mistaken when he saw the kids staring at his food thinking they were looking at his watch. He insisted on giving the watch to the kids and shortly after they got bored of it. When they leave in the morning Amir decides to leave a handful of cash under the mattress hoping this will help. When Amir and Farid arrive in Kabul Amir does not recognize much. When a truck of Taliban driven by Farid catches Amir staring and firmly tells him that the Taliban will use anything to excuse violence. That is when a beggar chimes in and agrees, when the beggar finds out who Amir was he realizes that he once knew Amir’s mom. I wonder if Amir ever wishes he had stayed in Kabul even though the Taliban and war were taking over. When they arrive at the orphanage the director is very hesitant to tell Amir where or even if Sohrab is at the orphanage. When Zaman tells Amir about the official who takes a child every so often, Farid goes off on him. Farid is a very interesting character in this novel because he kind of represents what might have happened to an everyday person in Kabul after the war. I also have a prediction that Amir will run into one of his childhood “friends” while he is in Kabul or Peshawar. I wonder if Amir will find Sohrab safe and how he will convince the official to allow Sohrab to come with him? -Saer Sicignano
In these 3 chapters we see Amir make up his mind and decide to go and save Hassan's son from war torn afghanistan. Amir makes the rough journey and has to disguise himself as a muslim to get through various checkpoints, he stays at farids house and then continues his journey to kabul and then he eventually makes it to the new orphanage but soon finds out that hassans son has been moved away. I think that Amir is a very brave man for going through all of this and risking the life he built himself in America, he literally went from rags to riches and now he is putting all of that in jeopardy because he feels morally obligated to save Hassan's son. I wonder if Amir will find Hassan's son because so far all that he knows about him is that he has been taken by officials. I think that the official is working for the taliban and that Amir will meet one of the kids from his childhood but he will be working for the taliban and allow Amir to take Hassan's son.
In these chapters, we come to understand that the Talbian truly causes pain and suffering to everything they interact with. In chapter 17 we find out Hassan and his wife were klled by the Taliban. He also finds out Hassans son is in an orphanage. He decides to head toward Kabul and save him. On the way he sees an old childhood friend, Farid. He decides to take him toward Kabul. There he learns that life has changed in all of war-torn Afghanstain. Farid doesn’t look at Amir the same but then finds out the truth as well. With this rescue operation I feel as if Amir is now comparing himself to his father and lies. Amir’s using this to grow as a person and mature. But when they arrive they figure out Hassan’s son has been transferred somewhere else.
In chapter 18 Amir starts to figure out that himself and Baba were more similar than he thought since they both betrayed someone that was loyal to the.In chapter 19 of the Kite Runner Amir’s old friend Rahim arranges a friend to help Amir get to Kabul later Amir dreams about Hassan’s Execution and in this dream he sees himself as the person that kills Hassan he starts to feel bad until he realizes that he is gonna save Hassan’s kid and this makes him feel better about himself.In chapter 20 we see the horrible treatment of the people in Pakistan by the Taliban.
In chapter 21, Amir returns to his old neighborhood in Kabul, and starts to get flashbacks from when he was a kid growing up in the town. In the beginning Amir notices a body hanging from a beam on a building. The way the author describes the body made it very imaginative.
In chapter 22, begins with Farid dropping Amir off to see the Taliban Official. He is met with two guards that had executed the 2 people at the stadium in the previous chapter. Amir meets the official and it turns out that he is Assef, the guy who raped Hassan. Amir ends up fighting Assef and wins due to Hassan’s son saving him in the end.
I believe these 2 chapters were the most encapsulating and interesting chapters out of what I have read so far. Chapter 22, especially, surprised me. The chapter took a turn when we found out the Taliban Official was Aseef and he was the one who had Hassan’s son. I did not expect that at all. -Yanna
Amir continues to change and mature through these chapters. I feel like since Amir is having some many experiences he will start to get overwhelmed, and possibly lead to him making some risky or careless decisions. With this possibility I am not taking away the fact the Amir is improving in life and becoming a better person. We also see Amir have a nightmare in chapter 19. This nightmare was about the muder of Hassan. This seems troubling for Amir but also eyeopeing for him at the same time. While reading chapter 20, we continue to see the unfair treatment of the taliban, and how it is negatively affected so many people's lives during this time.
ReplyDelete-James Minotti
In these chapter we start be seeing Amir becoming enlightened on the topic of
ReplyDeletehis fathers actions and reasoning back in the 1970’s. For example when he told
Amir, the biggest sin is lying. I wonder if this was Baba’s way of trying to reason with himself for doing what he did. Amir decided he wants to start fighting his own fights after his father said someone always did his fighting for him. Rahim Khan sets Amir up with a man named Farid to take him to Kabul. Along the way they spend a night at Farid’s brother's house. Wahid treated Amir much better than Farid. He was very generous to Amir especially in giving Amir and Farid the food over the children. Amir was mistaken when he saw the kids staring at his food thinking they were looking at his watch. He insisted on giving the watch to the kids and shortly after they got bored of it. When they leave in the morning Amir decides to leave a handful of cash under the mattress hoping this will help. When Amir and Farid arrive in Kabul Amir does not recognize much. When a truck of Taliban driven by Farid catches Amir staring and firmly tells him that the Taliban will use anything to excuse violence. That is when a beggar chimes in and agrees, when the beggar finds out who Amir was he realizes that he once knew Amir’s mom. I wonder if Amir ever wishes he had stayed in Kabul even though the Taliban and war were taking over. When they arrive at the orphanage the director is very hesitant to tell Amir where or even if Sohrab is at the orphanage. When Zaman tells Amir about the official who takes a child every so often, Farid goes off on him. Farid is a very interesting character in this novel because he kind of represents what might have happened to an everyday person in Kabul after the war. I also have a prediction that Amir will run into one of his childhood “friends” while he is in Kabul or Peshawar. I wonder if Amir will find Sohrab safe and how he will convince the official to allow Sohrab to come with him?
-Saer Sicignano
In these 3 chapters we see Amir make up his mind and decide to go and save Hassan's son from war torn afghanistan. Amir makes the rough journey and has to disguise himself as a muslim to get through various checkpoints, he stays at farids house and then continues his journey to kabul and then he eventually makes it to the new orphanage but soon finds out that hassans son has been moved away. I think that Amir is a very brave man for going through all of this and risking the life he built himself in America, he literally went from rags to riches and now he is putting all of that in jeopardy because he feels morally obligated to save Hassan's son. I wonder if Amir will find Hassan's son because so far all that he knows about him is that he has been taken by officials. I think that the official is working for the taliban and that Amir will meet one of the kids from his childhood but he will be working for the taliban and allow Amir to take Hassan's son.
ReplyDelete-Seamus Noone
In these chapters, we come to understand that the Talbian truly causes pain and suffering to everything they interact with. In chapter 17 we find out Hassan and his wife were klled by the Taliban. He also finds out Hassans son is in an orphanage. He decides to head toward Kabul and save him. On the way he sees an old childhood friend, Farid. He decides to take him toward Kabul. There he learns that life has changed in all of war-torn Afghanstain. Farid doesn’t look at Amir the same but then finds out the truth as well. With this rescue operation I feel as if Amir is now comparing himself to his father and lies. Amir’s using this to grow as a person and mature. But when they arrive they figure out Hassan’s son has been transferred somewhere else.
ReplyDelete-Matthew Gutierrez
In chapter 18 Amir starts to figure out that himself and Baba were more similar than he thought since they both betrayed someone that was loyal to the.In chapter 19 of the Kite Runner Amir’s old friend Rahim arranges a friend to help Amir get to Kabul later Amir dreams about Hassan’s
ReplyDeleteExecution and in this dream he sees himself as the person that kills Hassan he starts to feel bad until he realizes that he is gonna save Hassan’s kid and this makes him feel better about himself.In chapter 20 we see the horrible treatment of the people in Pakistan by the Taliban.
-Diogo Alarcon
In chapter 21, Amir returns to his old neighborhood in Kabul, and starts to get flashbacks from when he was a kid growing up in the town. In the beginning Amir notices a body hanging from a beam on a building. The way the author describes the body made it very imaginative.
ReplyDeleteIn chapter 22, begins with Farid dropping Amir off to see the Taliban Official. He is met with two guards that had executed the 2 people at the stadium in the previous chapter. Amir meets the official and it turns out that he is Assef, the guy who raped Hassan. Amir ends up fighting Assef and wins due to Hassan’s son saving him in the end.
I believe these 2 chapters were the most encapsulating and interesting chapters out of what I have read so far. Chapter 22, especially, surprised me. The chapter took a turn when we found out the Taliban Official was Aseef and he was the one who had Hassan’s son. I did not expect that at all.
-Yanna