Amir watches Ali and Hassan leave. It is raining and he imagines a scene from a film where he would run after the car and all would be forgiven, but he does not act on this. Amir realizes that he should have been more honest about what he saw. Amir notices that Ali does not tell on Amir relieving him from the guilt , but goes along with the lie.
Pathetic Fallacy: The departure of Ali and Hassan causes Baba to cry, something which we would not expect from the character already presented to us.
This is then reflected in another moment of pathetic fallacy in the rain storm which accompanies their departure. Amir himself does not cry, but the rain instead provides symbolic tears through while to view this event. Related documents. The Kite Runner. Kite Runner Study Guide: 1.
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Winter is the best time of year for the children of Kabul, as school is closed because of snow and everyone spends their time flying kites. Amir finds the icy city beautiful, and flying kites together is when he and Baba are closest. Baba takes Amir and Hassan to a blind old man who makes the best kites. He always buys the same kites for Amir and Hassan, but Amir wishes Baba would buy a nicer kite for him than for Hassan.
Active Themes. Fathers and Children. The last fallen kite of the tournament is a trophy. Amir says that Hassan is the best kite runner in Kabul — he always seems to know exactly where a kite will fall and just waits there as the other boys scramble around the city. One days Hassan makes Amir wait under a tree for a kite, though Amir thinks they are wasting time and will lose the kite.
Hassan seems to have an innate, almost mystical feeling for the kites. Parents Home Homeschool College Resources. Study Guide. By Khaled Hosseini. Previous Next. Chapter 6 In this chapter, we get the skinny on winter kite fighting tournaments, and Amir's dreams of winning this year's tournament.
Pay attention. Amir loves wintertime, like most other Afghan kids. It's pretty, there's snow, no school, and, most importantly, kite flying.
Baba loves kite fighting, too, so it's a rare connection for them. The next section describes the kite-fighting tournaments.
Kites are flown, and their strings, coated with glass, enable flyers to be victorious in their fights. Hassan and Amir are better kite fighters than kite makers, and Baba always purchases identical kites for both Amir and Hassan.
The assistant to the kite fighter, Hassan to Amir, holds the spool and feeds the line, and chases the kites that have been cut down — hence the name, the kite runner. The last fallen kite of the tournament is the most coveted prize. Hassan is the greatest kite runner. One time, while waiting for a kite to land, Amir turns a simple little comment made by Hassan, "I'd sooner eat dirt" into a challenge of the hierarchy and nature of their relationship.
Hassan not only answers but also is able to challenge Amir's integrity with his own reply, questioning if Amir would ever ask such a thing. At the end of this episode — in an aside — Amir questions the existence of God.
The third section of this chapter mentions the winter of as Amir reveals this is the last time he sees Hassan run a kite. Four days prior to the start of the tournament, Baba hints that Amir might win the tournament this year. Amir is determined not to fail Baba.
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