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The Kite Runner Summary
Khaled Hosseini

Everything you need to understand or teach The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.

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The Kite Runner Summary

The Kite Runner tells the story of Amir, an Afghan man living in San Francisco. He receives a call from an old friend of his father's, living in Pakistan, which brings back bittersweet memories of his childhood in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Amir tells of his idyllic childhood in Kabul, where his father enjoyed much financial success and prestige. Amir and his father provide housing for their servants, Ali and his son, Hassan. Social class separates the two boys from true friendship. However, they share much of their time in boyhood. Hassan respects and reveres Amir, even protects him from neighborhood bullies.

In Amir's twelfth year, he wins the neighborhood kite-fighting tournament, which, he prays, will earn his father's respect. All of Amir's childhood, he feels his father wishes for a more manly son. For the tournament, Hassan acts as Amir's helper, holding the spool as Amir works the strings and... View more of the The Kite Runner Summary

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-- Baba gives Amir, in the Kite Runner, money and a watch for his birthday. read more
-- In the Kite Runner, Chapter 2 gives the reader a lot of background on Admir's early childhood. Every... read more
-- This happens in chapter 7-8 and is after Hassan has been raped and Amir didn't do anything to stop i... read more
-- He says that he wants his old life back, but of course that isn't possible. Amir tells him that he h... read more
-- He has to fight to the death with Assef. It doesn't go well at first, but then Sohrab gets his sling... read more
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