Please post here your comments about chapters 1-5 of The Kite Runner, which we discussed in class on Monday, April 21. If your were assigned as an observer for discussion, give a brief summary of the discussion. If you choose to blog voluntarily, your comments should add to the discussion, not just repeat what was said in class.
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Today in class we talked about what has happened in The Kite Runner so far. We learned that Amir and Assan live together, but Assan is the servant. Amir is some-what embarressed of Assan and does not consider him a friend. Baba is a rich man because he has a big beautiful house and own a servant. It seems like Baba likes Assan more than his own son Amir.
In class the discussion was mainly clarifying who characters where and what their relationships between each other are. We also discussed briefly about the two different Muslim sects in Afghanistan, sunni and shi'a.
Throughout this first section there have been two things that have stuck out to me. First, I think it is sad that Amir feels a rift between him and his father, and that Baba thinks that something in Amir is missing. I want to know what exactly Baba feels is missing. Amir hears this conversation between Baba and Rahim Khan, and feels that Baba doesn't like him, causing Amir anguish and jealousy. I think that Baba does care a lot for Amir, since he tells Rahim that he is envious of his relationship with Amir. I don't think Baba knows how to connect with him. Also, I wonder how Hassan really felt about his birthday gift of plastic surgery. Since that was his gift, Baba must have thought that the way Hassan looked was an issue. However, the book doesn't make it sound like his lip bothered Hassan, or that his lip kept him from doing or eating anything. I only wonder this because, if someone gave me that gift I guess I would think it was a nice gesture, however I might be slightly offended that it was that big of an issue for the person who was giving me that gift. Also, I don't think that Baba or "Agha sahib," would have brought a plastic surgeon all the way from New Delhi, if he hadn't consulted with Ali about this unusual gift. After all, Ali was his father and that is the kind of gift you would want to ask a parent about first. I wonder why for this particular gift, Ali was able to fool the boys into believing that he knew nothing about the gift, because the book says that Ali was incapable of lying and that every year his eyes gave him away.
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