Friday, November 5, 2010

Response to Andy Ki

While I was reading along post from google reader I found an interesting kite runner blog post from Andy Li's blog:
Throughout the story of his childhood, Amir commits sins that could have easily been avoided. Amir is used to living the high life in a mansion; he's spoiled. He never had to go out into the world and try to find work and earn money before. He'd never lost a friend before, since Hassan was his only friend. This is what leads him to redeem his sins, which is probably what the rest of the novel will be about.
I agree with Andy's point on how Amir commits sins that could be easily avoided. I feel like Amir doesn't think about his actions or doesn't even consider the thought of thinking when he commits sins. Throughout the childhood of Amir and Hassan’s life, they played together, read together, kite ran together, and did many other things together. Then on a beautiful winter day Amir and Hassan attended a Kite running contest, and won it with the help of Hassan. While Amir was celebrating his victory Hassan went to retrieve the blue kite that flew away from the runner ups hands. After Amir celebrated his victory he went to find Hassan, and saw him holding onto the blue kite with some mean kids they had encountered before, Assef and his lil’ gang. Amir stood their and didn't help Hassan as he was raped, and to me it is a sin to watch your friend get raped. He could have and should have helped Hassan instead of just standing there.
I also agree with Andy when predicts that the Amir sins lead to the story when he redeem his sins.
The sins of Amir do not dissapear so easily and must be replnished for the story to end. It also had a dialogue in the begining where Amir in America was talking to Rahim khan on the phone. 
Rahim Kan told him " it's the only way to make things right." 
It then starts the flashback when Amir starts to think about the his past friend Hassan.



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