-In chapter 1 we find out that something happened to Amir at the age of 12 which has made him what he is today.
-He received a phone call from Rahim Khan, who is in Pakistan, last summer. He asks Amir to come to Pakistan and see him.
-Once off the phone he takes a walk in the park, noticing 2 red kites which remind him of Hassan.
Chapter 2
-Amir reminisces about his childhood with Hassan and how they used to be troublemakers
-We are given a detailed description of Hassan, and find out his is a loyal friend.
-Amir and Hassan have different lifestyles, Hassan lives in a mud hut whereas Amir lives in a mansion. They both with their fathers and neither know their mother; Amir's mother died giving birth to him and Hassans mother eloped with a group of travelling singers and dancers
-Hassan is shouted at by a soldier as they are walking, he tells Hassan that he had sex with his mother. We then find out she had a 'dishonourable reputation'
-Hassan is a Hazara and Amir is a Pashtun. Amir finds out that the Hazara had an uprising which was brutally suppressed by the Pashtuns.
Chapter 3
-We get a description of Baba, who comes across a little scary. He does all the things people say he cannot: design and build an orphanage, marry well, become a successful business man etc.
-Baba is not very strongly religious and only believes in one sin; theft. He believes every other sin is just a variation of theft.
-Amir tries to impress his father, but thinks his talents (reading and poetry) are not considered manly enough by Baba.
-Amir feels responsible for his mothers death.
-He over hears his father talking to Rahim Kahn saying he isn't like other boys and may not be able to stand up for himself as an adult.
-He received a phone call from Rahim Khan, who is in Pakistan, last summer. He asks Amir to come to Pakistan and see him.
-Once off the phone he takes a walk in the park, noticing 2 red kites which remind him of Hassan.
Chapter 2
-Amir reminisces about his childhood with Hassan and how they used to be troublemakers
-We are given a detailed description of Hassan, and find out his is a loyal friend.
-Amir and Hassan have different lifestyles, Hassan lives in a mud hut whereas Amir lives in a mansion. They both with their fathers and neither know their mother; Amir's mother died giving birth to him and Hassans mother eloped with a group of travelling singers and dancers
-Hassan is shouted at by a soldier as they are walking, he tells Hassan that he had sex with his mother. We then find out she had a 'dishonourable reputation'
-Hassan is a Hazara and Amir is a Pashtun. Amir finds out that the Hazara had an uprising which was brutally suppressed by the Pashtuns.
Chapter 3
-We get a description of Baba, who comes across a little scary. He does all the things people say he cannot: design and build an orphanage, marry well, become a successful business man etc.
-Baba is not very strongly religious and only believes in one sin; theft. He believes every other sin is just a variation of theft.
-Amir tries to impress his father, but thinks his talents (reading and poetry) are not considered manly enough by Baba.
-Amir feels responsible for his mothers death.
-He over hears his father talking to Rahim Kahn saying he isn't like other boys and may not be able to stand up for himself as an adult.
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