The Kite Runner Chapter 6-7

Chapter 6

Every winter year, Kabul have a kite fighting tournament. Baba takes Amir and Hassan to an old blind man who makes the best kites in the city. Baba buys them three identical kites, Amir would always ask Baba to buy a bigger and better kite, he would but he would also buy Hassan the same kite and Amir wish he could be the favorite one. Hassan is the best kite runner in Kabul and he always know when and where a kite is landing before the kite lands. Amir likes Hassan athleticism and wants to run just like him. Baba thinks that Amir is going to win, but Amir believes that he’s going to win and says that it’s his mission to win so that he doesn’t be the ghost in the house anymore and he would be pardoned for killing his mother.

Chapter 7

The tournaments has been held in Amir’s neighborhood. Amir won the tournament and is very happy about it, Hassan than hugs Amir congratulating him but Amir can see it in Baba’s face that he wanted them to separate. Hassan told Amir that he will go get his kite, Amir went to go look for Hassan because he couldn’t find him, Amir than begins to ask people and they were disgusted from why he was looking for a Hazara and Amir than says that it was his old man servant son, but they told him that he ran south. Assef and his little crew caught Hassan and stated that they would let him go if he gives up the kite. Hassan told them no and states that Amir would be mad if he gave them the kites Assef than says that Amir doesn’t like Hassan and Hassan states that him and Amir are friends. Assef and his crew began to go towards Hassan, Amir was going to say something but he just watched them. One of the boys, Wali, told Assef that what they are about to do to Hassan is sinful but Assef say that he was only a Hazara, Assef had raped Hassan, Amir didn’t know what to do so he ran. Hassan than comes back and gave Amir his kite and they never spoke of what happened.