Post B

For this post I'm just going to comment on a few random quotes. The first quote says, "I was going to win, and I was going to run that last kite. Then I'd bring it home and show it to Baba. Show him once and for all that his son was worthy. Then maybe my life as a ghost in this house would finally be over" (56). Once again, I'd just like to say that Baba isn't really good at being a father because he never gives Amir any attention. Instead, he just ignores Amir. This obviously doesn't have a good affect on Amir and I'm actually really surprised that Amir hasn't done anything bad to get his attention. Amir just tries to impress him and in this case, he thought he'd impress him by winning the kite flying competition.

Recently, Amir has been getting really jealous of the servant's son, Hassan, because Baba pays more attention to Hassan than Amir. He was also jealous of him because Hassan was always honest and did everything right. Amir said, "He was so goddamn pure, you always felt like a phony around him" (58). I don't exactly like this quote because it reminds me of how Amir always tricks Hassan into doing things that aren't right and all the while Hassan is the nicest anyone could be to Amir. He even says that he'd do anything for Amir. Then Amir lied and said he'd do the same.

Also, Hassan always knows exactly what to say and how to act around Amir. "Hassan couldn't read a first grade textbook but he'd read me plenty. That was a little unsettling, but also sort of comfortable to have someone who always knew what you needed" (61-62). This is another quote that disturbs me. Why can't Amir just be the same kind of friend to Hassan? I mean is it really that hard to be nice to someone?

Later on, Baba finally showed an emotion towards Amir. "Then I saw Baba on our roof. He was standing on the edge, pumping both of his fists. Hollering and clapping. And that right there was the single greatest moment of my twelve years of life, seeing Baba on the roof, proud of me at last" (66). I think it's really sad though how Amir has to do something like that just to get his father to pay attention to him.

Then a little foreshadowing: "Then he smiled his Hassan smile and disappeared around the corner. The next time I saw him smile unabashedly like that was twenty-six years later, in a faded Polaroid photography" (67). It kind of scared me when he said this. Apparently he was flying the last kite (Amir's kite) and a bunch of other kite runners went after him. So far that's all I know. I can't wait to find out what happened to him after that. Hopefully it won't be as cruel as I'm expecting it to be.

Post A

"I sighed. 'Those Iranians...' For a lot of Hazaras, Iran represented a sanctuary of sorts--I guess because, like Hazaras, most Iranians were Shi'a Muslims. But I remembered something my teacher had said that summer about Iranians, that they were grinning smooth talkers who patted you on the back with one hand and picked your pocket with the other" (57). This quote shows that cultures have different views on other cultures and that they're not always good or true views. It also shows how one persons actions can affect their culture and how people view it. I think this it's really unfair that people see one person doing something and just asume that everyone that looks like that person is the same way. Just because they look alike doesn't mean they act alike.