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I find Amir's bravery in going to save Hassan's son , something I admired very much in him. I am sure when he learned that Hassan was his half brother and he had been killed. I am sure he felt obligated to save his nephew. The friendship that was destroyed all those years could be re-kindled by this one action.

Another thing I was thinking of was that if Amir is successfull in finding Hassan's son would he just pass him to the Americans that have told him they would take him in?
Amir and his wife have been trying to get pregnant every since they had gotten married so is there a possibility that Amir might take him in?

Allison OHagan -Discussion Director

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Heres something to think about . . .

Through out the process of reading this book I was noticing some key elements of Amir and Hassan's relationship. I found it pretty interesting how Amir treats Hassan with no respect some of the time. Amir usued Hassans weaknesses against him some of the time. For example Hassan is illiterate (meaning he was never taught how to read and write), when Amir used to read Hassan stories from his mother's library, he would tease Hassan when he would ask Amir what a certain word might be.

Another interesting point would be that Amir would contantly be working to make his father proud and when ever his father , Baba would bring Hassan somewhere with them, or buy him something Amir would always think that Hassan didnt deserve it.

The one thing I can say about their relationship is when Amir learned of Hassan death and the fate of his son , Amir knew he he had to save his son. Amir made the mistake of not helping his beloved friend 25 years earlier, and the result became gulit for the remainer of his young life. Now that he is the man his father invisioned him to grow up to be and the friend he knew Hassan would be proud of.

Posted By:Allison OHagan

illustrating Baba and Amir, differences in personalities.

Amir wants to be accepted by his father, Baba, but in reality they can't get any more different from each other. throughout the book, they are distant from each other even though Amir tries his hardest to make Baba proud. At the dinner table, "the only things that can be heard are the clinking of the silverware against the dishes". This shows that Baba and his son don't have a good relationship.

Baba is...

-good at sports

-aggresive

-great at starting parties

-very social

while Amir is...

-a bookworm

-likes to stay home

-can't fend for himself; counts on Hassan for that

-horrible at sports

Amir thinks that Baba resents him because Baba's wife died of childbirth when Amir was born. An excellent quote by Baba is "A boy who won't stand up for himself becomes a man who can't stand up for anything."

Amir thinks to himself in chapter 6 that if he wins the kite tournament "Maybe, just maybe, I will be pardoned for killing my mother."

brent's role

my role is the "illistrator".

Biography of the Author

Photo Credit -Luvclar Egloos

Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul Afghanistan. Hosseini spent most of his young life in Afghanistan untill the Afghan Foreign Ministry relocated the Hosseini family to Paris. They were ready to return to Kabul in 1980, but by then Afghanistan had been invaded by the Soviet army. In their refuge they relocated to San Jose, California. While he was there Hosseini graduated from high school in 1984 and enrolled at Santa Clara University where he earned a bachelor's degree in Biology in 1988.The following year, he entered the University of California-San Diego's School of Medicine, where he earned a Medical Degree in 1993. While in medical practice, Hosseini began write his first book "The Kite Runner", in March of 2001. In 2003, The Kite Runner, was published and since then it has been a book known world-wide in 48 countries. Its awards include "San Francisco Chronicle Best Book Of The Year" and "An American Library Association Notable Book" Since then he has written his second book entitled "A Thousand Splendid Suns" which has also become a best seller. During his spare time he has created the "The Khaled Hosseini Foundation" which mission is to provide humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan. Khaled lives in Northern California with his wife, Roya, and their two children ,a boy and a girl, Haris and Farah.

Information From -http://www.khaledhosseini.com/hosseini-bio.html

Group Members

My group consits of :
Allison OHagan
Phillip Lluberes
Brent Owens
Nicholas Maiolo

We are reading the very well known and praised novel, "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini.
Comments and opinions on the book will we posted later on as the reading progresses.

Schedule For This Week

This week the role are as followed :
Dissusion Director- Allison
Illuminator- Phillip
Illustartor-Brent
Word Watcher- Nick

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Who is in this group and what are you reading?