Chapter 2 begins a flashback, 26 years, to Amir's childhood. He remembers persuading his childhood friend and servant, Hassan, to slingshot rocks at the neighbor's dog. Ali, Hassan's father, often catches the boys but Hassan never tattles on Amir.
Amir narrates a vivid description of Hassan. He is a slight boy with a china doll face, except for his cleft palate, which Amir refers to as a harelip. The deformity, however, gives the impression that Hassan always smiles, which, for twelve years, is nearly true. Amir also offers a description of his father's estate; a vast home inhabited only by Amir and Baba, his father. Beyond the back yard lies a mud hut in which Hassan lives with his father, Ali. Despite their time together and the close proximity of their homes, Amir.....
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