Characters
Baba believes this is the worst sin.
What is theft?
The Kite Running contest Amir won occurred in this season of this year.
Winter 1975.
The color of the kite Hassan ran for Amir.
What is blue?
These two ethnic groups create a hierarchy between Amir and Hassan.
Pashtun and Hazara.
While Baba has high ethical standards, this character does not.
Who is Amir?
Reason why Amir treats Hassan badly after his assault.
Amir feels guilty.
The main reason why Amir doesn't stop Hassan's assault.
Amir wants Hassan's kite to gain Baba's affection.
Comparing Hassan to a lamb makes us understand this about him.
Hassan is passive and subservient.
We truly understand Hassan's loyalty to Amir when Hassan doesn't do this.
Reveal that Amir framed him for theft.
Amir does nothing at his birthday party to reveal this character's crime.
Who is Assef?
A sign that Hassan is smarter and more athletic than Amir.
Hassan is a great Kite Runner.
What Amir realizes when Baba stands up to the Russian soldier.
Baba has always been brave and admired.
Hassan smashing the pomegranate on himself makes us think of this important religious figure.
Who is Jesus?
The bully, Assef, represents a wave of this that came with the new regime.
What is violence?
We assume Rahim Khan knows about this crime but does nothing to correct it.
What is Hassan's assault?
The bully Assef represents this change in Afghanistan gov't.
The end of the peaceful Monarchy.
Ali and Hassan moving out demonstrates this about them.
Their integrity.
Comparing Amir's clothing to Hassan's symbolizes this cultural contrast.
The Middle East vs America.
Baba would consider this as Amir's worst betrayal against Hassan.
Framing Hassan for theft.
Baba puts his ethics aside when he forgives Hassan for this crime.
What is theft?
We can infer that Rahim Khan knows this about Amir.
The deaths of Kamal and his father make us infer this about them.
They couldn't cope with the horrors of war and Kamal's assault.
Baba's watch lighting up in the dark fuel tank during escape represents this.
Baba's wealth and composure under duress.
Despite everything that Amir has, we can infer he feels this way about Hassan.
We can infer this about Ali based on his decision to take Hassan away.
His deep love for his son, Hassan.