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The Kite Runner Chapter Summary & Analysis - Chapter 2 Summary

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Chapter 2 Summary

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 rarely visits the mud hut, which he remembers as sparse.

Hassan and Amir share an...
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