The Kite Runner Chapter 6 Summary

From birth, Amir's capabilities have always felt Baba's neglect while Hassan's skills were given Baba's praise. This conflict lead to Amir's deep envy. Amir desired “Baba all to [himself],” so he would often lie to Baba whenever he calls for Hassan in order to earn attention. However, by doing this, Amir rids Baba from Hassan because he considers him his greatest hurdle, further hinting that Amir's resentment toward Hassan was due to all of the affection Hassan has received from Baba. Further in the novel, it is revealed that Baba's feelings for Amir were disappointment and belief that Amir would never surpass Baba's expectations

As Amir grows up in Kabul, he chooses to think only for himself, betraying the person who cares for him the most and in consequence, is overcome by crushing guilt. After Amir wins the esteemed kite flying competition, Hassan faithfully decides to run the last kite for Amir as a prize for Amir’s father, Baba. Hassan is confronted in an alley after chasing down the fallen kite by Amir’s past tormentors, Assef and his friends, who want the kite. Amir finds the boys, assesses the situation, and decides to hide himself in the alley. All the while Hassan valiantly defends the kite to the best of his abilities. He is soon overpowered three against one fight, and Amir watches in horror as Hassan is pinned to the floor and mercilessly raped by Assef. Amir

Innocent Hassan ran into trouble with Assef and his friends; Assef raped him, Amir witnessed the whole thing and said nothing and for that he couldn’t forgive himself. Baba, of course knew none of this, and praised Amir for his win. Even though Amir had longed for Baba’s affection, his guilt hindered his ability to enjoy it, “It shouldn’t have felt this way. Baba and I were finally friends… I finally had what I wanted all those years. Except now that I had it, I felt as empty as this unkempt pool I was dangling my legs in” (Hosseini 85). Wining the kite races meant winning Baba’s love to Amir and what should have been some of the happiest days of his life meant nothing to him. On the inside, Amir felt too guilty and responsible for what had happened to Hassan to allow himself to feel happy. Amir doesn’t believe he deserves Baba’s love. Later in chapter 8, Amir confesses

Amir has several intrapersonal conflicts throughout The Kite Runner. Amir has mixed feelings in his relationship with Hassan, due to Hassan’s lesser social status as a Hazara. He likes Hassan because they get along very well and they know each other better than anyone else does. Assef points out the first social conflict when he asks Amir how he can call Hassan his friend and Amir thinks, “But he’s not my friend! I almost blurted. He’s my servant!” (41). The response that Assef evoked from him highlights the inner dispute Amir has in his childhood. Hassan also played a role in Amir’s development since he always looked out for Amir. Amir did not need to stand up for himself because Hassan always did it for him such as when Assef was about to beat both of them up. This likely contributed to Amir’s cowardice throughout his life of not standing up for Hassan and leaving his problems behind him and choosing not to tell Soraya of his past earlier. In addition to his problems with Hassan, Baba’s unrealistic expectations of Amir challenges him greatly. From the time Amir was little, he always expressed less masculine traits. He did not enjoy watching soccer as most other boys would, and he enjoyed reading and learning from his mother’s old books. This created

During the last few pages of the book, Hosseini describes to Sohrab the beauty of kite running and how his father, and Amir's half brother, used to run his kite for him. By running Amir’s kite, Hassan demonstrated his love and devotion to Amir. Before, Amir never truly accepted or reciprocated this love and devotion from Hassan. However, once Amir runs the kite with Sohrab, he not only takes part in the act of simply running the kite with Sohrab, but takes part in an emotional journey as he begins to feel a sense of connection and justification with Sohrab and his past. Finally, Amir is able to release his guilt, a great theme and struggle within the novel, and redeems himself as he cares for Hassan’s son and replies that he will not only run the kite for him, but also run life for him “a thousand times over.”

Additionally, for his father say that he would not have had believe Amir to be his son if he did not see his own birth, then it illustrates how distant the two are, as he questions whether or not Amir is his son depending on if he saw it. Their distant relationship deeply effects how Amir begins to develop as a character from that point on. Most of what Amir does is so he can close the gap between his father in order for himself to be the son that Baba wants. When the rape of his best friend, Hassan, is happening, Amir sheds some concern for the blue kite he had cut from the kite running tournament, as it was his key to getting closer with Baba. When everything was said and done, the first thing Amir noticed was not Hassan, it was the blue kite. Furthermore, when Amir gets what he wants and Baba finally holds him close, he has forgotten what he has done. Amir's distant relationship with Baba causes Amir to develop in a way where most of decisions are to attribute to being acknowledged by

In the novel kite runner the reader will soon become familiar with the two main characters Amir and Hassan. You will read how Hassan is a hazarra and Amir is a Pashtun. You will always read how Amir is using Hassan to get out of trouble, and always how Hassan will take the fall for Amir. Throughout the novel you will read about the bond between friendship and brotherhood. Also you will read that how Hassan and Amir are actually brothers and how their lives are molded by their environment during their early young, teen, and adult years.

As in all movies that are based on a book, the movie developers chose to add some scenes to the movie that were not from the original story. These additions were most likely aimed to substitute for the scenes removed, however this, once again, took away from the important details that really made the book what it is. On Hassan’s birthday, he was not given surgery to remove the harelip from his face; instead, Baba took him to a special kite shop and let him choose any kite that he wanted. The decision to replace the surgery with a present failed to show Baba’s appreciation for his ‘secret’ son. Although the love for kite running is clearly shown, David Benioff’s decision to have Hassan explain the concept of kite running to Amir was very unrealistic. This event goes against Hassan’s characteristics of being less intelligent and superior than Amir, and creates an allusion that Hassan had superiority and he knew more than Amir about flying kites. Hassan’s loyalty to Amir, and Amir’s superiority is shown in the quote, “Sometimes, up in those trees, I talked Hassan into firing walnuts with his slingshot at the neighbour’s one-eyed German shepherd. Hassan never wanted to, but if I asked, really asked, he wouldn't deny me. Hassan never denied me anything,” page 4. The day Hassan and Ali decided to leave because of Amir’s betrayal was a very sad moment in the book. Khaled Hosseini described the setting as a very dark day,

The kite tournament in the winter of 1978 represents an important climax in the boys’ relationship. After defeating the opposing kite, Amir asks Hassan to retrieve his prize to which Hassan responds “for you a thousand times over” (67). Arguably the most important declaration, Hassan’s verbal promise in combination with his faithfulness ultimately changes the course of their friendship. Upon seeing Assef violating his friend, Amir arrives at a crossroads: to either choose his father’s love or his best friend’s safety. Ultimately he abandons Hassan “because [he] was a coward” (77), demonstrating the lesser value Amir places on loyalty. While Hassan is willing to sacrifice himself to please a friend, Amir places other people and material possessions

In The Book, “The Kite Runner” We see Kite running and Kite Flying as something very important to afghan culture. Kite fighting is something that brings happiness to the people in Kabul; it brings joy and hope to everyone who does to show the freedom these people can have. Kite Flying themes loyalty, betrayal and friendship in the Book “The Kite Runner, as well as how the roller coaster of Amir and Hassan’s friendship throughout the story.

Amir had many thoughts of betraying Hassan for his father’s love and acceptance that he thought would bring him happiness. Khaled Hosseni (Amir) comments “If I changed my mind and asked for a bigger and fancier kite, Baba would buy it for me - but the he’d buy it for Hassan too. Sometimes I wished he wouldn’t do that.Wished he’d let me be the favorite”(51). This is a sign of jealousy, he doesn’t want Baba treating Hassan and him as equals. He feels like he should be above Hassan

The backbone of the novel The Kite Runner is Amir’s betrayal of Hassan. It gives a reader the perspective of a young mind forced to make decisions and most of them were not the correct. Amir betrayals of Hassan include being a false friend, choosing to be a bystander when Hassan is raped, and his actions to get Hassan to leave.

In the Kite Runner People look at Hassan in two perspectives, ones will be judging and others will be loving and accepting, maybe even a mix of both. Looking at the point of views from Amir compared to the kids of there town we can see there is a difference in these perspectives. When it came to how Amir felt about Hassan the reader can start to notice that amir would treat Hassan in different ways. When it came to being alone with Hassan, Amir would treat Hassan like they were best friends and always say that he had his back. He thought it was necessary to be friends with Hassan, because they feed from the same breast.

Naturally, Baba initially shows the appropriate amount of love to Amir but nothing more. Gentle and introverted, Amir prefers not to roughhouse with the other kids, leading the burly Baba to often wonder how he and Amir could be related. Amir, feeling as though he is superior, envies any affection Hassan receives from Baba. Once Amir wins the kite tournament, however, Baba proudly proclaims the victory to everyone. Finally, Amir has the love he so longs for.

As a foreword, the story of The Kite Runner focuses on a man named Amir. In his childhood, he enjoyed a high-class life in Kabul, Afghanistan, living with his father Baba. They have two servants, Ali and his son Hassan. They are Hazaras, a lower class ethnic minority in Afghanistan. In one Winter of their childhood, Amir and Hassan participate in a kite-fighting tournament; the goal is to be the last kite flying. When a kite is cut, boys chase after it as a