They find a carriage and ride back to the hotel. Amir finds himself being the hero for once in his life-- he embarks and finds the location where Sohrab is being held at an encampment.
What city is the soccer stadium in? He displayed a lot of courage by going into a dangerous Kabul to find Sohrab. When Amir first asks sohrab to come with him to American how does sohrab respond? Amir becomes good again by returning to Afghanistan and rescuing Sohrab, who, he discovers is his nephew. However, Sohrab is sent to an orphanage after Hassan and Farzana are executed by the Taliban.
He understands the great danger Sohrab is in. Where does the director tell Amir he might find Sohrab? He decides to visit his house, where he founds Sohrab. Rahim Khan mentions a Christian couple he knows who run an organization in Peshawar for children who have lost their parents. However when Farid went to ask in the U. The location of the other orphanages. Learns that Sohrab is no longer at the orphanage; The director sold him to a Taliban official.
In addition, he had the ability to stand up to Assef and bring back Sohrab, actions that he wasn't capable of years back when it was Hassan in trouble. Amir and Sohrab went to the American embassy to find out how to obtain a visa for Sohrab and how to start the adoption process.
Later on in the novel, Amir atones for his past sins by saving Hassan's son, Sohrab, and taking him to America. When Amir awoke, Sohrab was gone. They had both betrayed their truest friends. What did Sohrab do in the bathtub and why?
Sohrab and an injured Amir manage to escape through a window and flee in Farid's car. As Amir approaches the house, he is unaware that Assef is the Taliban official holding Sohrab. In rescuing Sohrab, this quest is near completion, but in fact will never be entire in the case of Baba, having taken the truth about his betrayal with him to his grave. Zaman reveals to Amir that he will find sohrab with the Official Taliban if he goes to the Ghazi Stadium the next day.
Amir then learns how terrible Afghanistan has become. Assef hurts Amir badly, but Sohrab manages to fire a brass ball from the slingshot and hits Assef into his eye. The beggar provides directions to the new orphanage, and Farid and Amir find it. Initially Zaman, the man who runs the orphanage, claims to not know Sohrab; however, Amir is insistent, describes Sohrab's previous life, and admits that he is the boy's half uncle.
Amir says it's "the city Kabul could have become someday" However, Sohrab diverges from his father in that the dark aftermath of his sexual abuse is described. Amir returns to Taliban-controlled Kabul with a guide, Farid, and searches for Sohrab at the orphanage.
Source s Amir gives Sohrab the Polaroid photo of Hassan. He is much like hassan. Who asks Amir to Pakistan? Why does Farid assume Amir has come to Afghanistan in Chapter 19? During the time where Amir was trying to adopt Sohrab, he made mistakes, just like Baba. What happened on September 11th ? If Amir wants to find the official, he will be at the soccer stadium during the game the next day. To do that, he must raise Sohrab in order to honor Hassan, his friend and brother.
America allowed Amir to escape his past for so many years; but, in this moment, the two homelands merge. After Amir says that Sohrab must miss his parents, Sohrab asks whether Amir misses his. Amir confronts the official who has Sohrab, and it happens to be Assef. Hassan cups his hands to his mouth and says, 'For you a thousand times over! The Kite Runner, spanning Afghan history from the final days of the monarchy to the present, tells the story of a friendship between two boys growing up in Kabul.
The slingshot Hassan used to play with. What does Faisal tell Amir are his options for adoption? Amir stands up for Sohrab by fighting Assef for him. Perhaps, at least in the space of this passage, Amir does find peace.
Hosseini Shah Faisal Mosque. He is a wealthy citizen of Kabul who is known for his public works. Where is Ghazi? He is an ethnic Hazara, and is described as having the same eyes as his father. What vital information does the Director additionally give to Amir and Farid on Sohrab?
Chapter Amir does turn into a man of integrity, a man of his word, and the man that his father always wanted him to become. And, on page , when he walks into a bathroom only to find that Sohrab has cut his wrists in a suicide attempt, Amir is truly horrified "They said I was still screaming when the ambulance arrived. As fate would have it, Amir must make decisions concerning Sohrab's future.
In the end, he runs a kite for Sohrab, saying For you, a thousand times over Hosseini a symbol of Hassan, the epitome of a loyal friend. Hassan's response depicts his loyalty, commitment, and love for Amir. When Amir tells Sohrab that this is the temporary plan while they do the necessary paperwork, Sohrab weeps and begs not to go to an orphanage. Explain why the author chose to have these characters all come together in this scene. When he learns that Hassan has been killed by the Taliban, Amir makes the decision to travel to Afghanistan to rescue Hassan's son, Sohrab.
What does Amir look for when he climbs the hill to the cemetery where he and Hassan used to play? Eventually Hassan will name his own son Sohrab. Amir is supposed to go to the soccer stadium the next day to look for the man with the. They talk a little about their parents, and Sohrab asks if God will put him in hell for what he did to Assef. He constantly tried to help Sohrab get out of his shell and never gave up, something the old Amir may have done. Like Hassan, Sohrab is a whiz with a slingshot.
Assef says he will let the boy go, but that he has some unfinished business with Amir. Following this he undertakes a personal mission to find Sohrab and finds the courage to stand up to the Taliban, nearly dying in the process.
Amir and Farid see two men haggling over the prosthetic leg of a lynched man. No there was a trick. Hassan enjoys this tale and asks Amir to read it. Amir does because of a Taliban search.
He zonks out. When Amir wakes up, it's dark and Sohrab is gone. Oh flip. Amir limps down to the front desk and asks the manager if he's seen Sohrab. No luck. Amir imagines Sohrab locked in a car trunk, dead in a ditch — you know, the usual parental worries.
Actually, he's probably worried the Taliban swiped Sohrab. The manager and Amir figure out Sohrab must have wandered over to the Shah Faisal Mosque, which impressed Sohrab when they drove past it. After annoying the hotel manager just enough, Amir gets the manager to drive him to the mosque. Amir finds Sohrab at the mosque.
He's sitting on an island of grass in the parking lot. The hotel manager drops Amir off and heads back to the hotel. Amir sits down next to Sohrab and they have a little heart to heart. Sohrab talks about mosques for a little bit. He asks Amir about Amir's parents. The two talk about being orphans and missing their parents.
Sohrab is beginning to forget his parents' faces. Amir gives Sohrab the Polaroid photo of Hassan and Sohrab. The heart to heart continues.
Sohrab asks Amir if God will put him in hell "for what I did to that man [Assef]" Amir tells him of course not, and gives Sohrab a vague history of his and Hassan's dealings with Assef. Sohrab cries for a little bit. He feels "dirty" because Assef sexually abused him. In fact, Sohrab doesn't even want his father and mother to see him, because he feels so sinful. Amir comforts him.
Sohrab doesn't answer. For a week, neither Amir nor Sohrab mention Amir's offer. They go sightseeing, play cards, etc. At a scenic spot in the city, the two have a picnic.
Sohrab points out a hawk and asks Amir if there are hawks in San Francisco. Amir doesn't really know — but the important thing is that Sohrab acknowledged Amir's offer to come live with him America. While picnicking, Amir blurts out that Hassan was his brother. Sohrab is surprised: Hassan never said he had a brother. Amir explains. At first, Sohrab doesn't understand why people would "hide it from Father and you" Sohrab catches on pretty quickly: Hassan was a Hazara.
Finally, Rahim Khan asks Amir not to try to find him. As Amir is recovering, Farid encourages him to leave Peshawar as soon as possible; this triggers Amir's memory of the silent old man, who may be a spy for the Taliban.
Farid suggests moving to Islamabad in order to buy some time and remain hidden from the Taliban. Amir asks Farid to find John and Betty Caldwell. Amir and Sohrab play cards to pass the time. Amir's plan is to leave the hospital, get the money from the bank, and drop Sohrab off at the orphanage run by the Caldwells; however, when Farid arrives, he tells Amir that the Caldwells never existed.
Thus, Sohrab travels with Amir to Islamabad. During the ride there, Amir dozes. While he sleeps, he remembers various incidents and events from his life. The images flash quickly from one to another, and the final image is the memory of Rahim Khan saying "A way to be good again. Amir's equating himself with Baba is an indication that Amir finally feels like a son his father can be proud of. Amir's ability to stand up to Assef — his own personal bear — marks a change in Amir's perception of self.
He is no longing living in the shadow of Hassan or his father; rather, he is a man who is making his way in the world.
The injury to Amir's lip is like a harelip, an obvious parallel to Hassan and the connection between the brothers. Many critics are disappointed with the author's writing in this section, contending that the fragment, "Like a harelip" is both unnecessary and heavy-handed because the explanation that the impact cut the lip "clean down the middle" provides the necessary imagery for readers to make the connection.
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