agha = mister (p. 11) khanum = missis (p. 117) baba = dad (p. 4) madar = mother (p. 158) inshallah = if Allah wants it (p. 29) mashallah = that what Allah wants (p. 29) jan = expression of affection (p. 15) kaka = uncle (p. 27) khala = aunt (p. 82) bachem = my child, my boy (p. 121) bas = it’s enough now (p. 33) lotfan = please (p. 220) salaam = greeting (peace) (p. 127) salaam alaykum = let the peace be with you (p. 39) tasjakor = thankyou (p. 41) dostet daroem = I love you (p. 284) nawasa = little child (p. 161)
3.
Story: Amir and Baba live in Kabul. Amir and Hassan grew up together, but later on, they discover that they are half-brothers. They got in a fight, so Ali and Hassan decide to leave. When the war starts Baba and Amir flee to America
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You won’t fully understand the story without them, but they also have not a lot to do with the events in the book.
5.
Kite Runner is in medias res because it starts in the middle of things. Amir receives a call from Rahim Khan in the beginning of the book and later you’ll find out what the call was about and from there the story continues.
6.
a. Afghanistan, Pakistan & America
b. Afghanistan: The youth of Amir & Hassan; The Russians invade Afghanistan.
Pakistan: Amir and Baba flee through Pakistan; Amir visits Rahim Khan; Amir saves Sohrab from Assef.
America: Amir gets a call from Rahim Khan; Amir and Soraya get married; Baba dies of lung cancer; Amir and Soraya adopt Sohrab.
7.
Amir-Hassan: They are half-brothers; Hassan is loyal to Amir even after Amir betrays him.
Amir-Baba: Amir wants respect from his dad; Baba keeps the secret that Hassan is also his child.
Amir-Rahim Khan: Rahim Khan is like a father to Amir; He loves the books of Amir and supports him.
Baba-Rahim Khan: Best friend; Business
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A lot of orphan kids.
Ruled by a king. A republic.
11.
Hassan used to be the kite runner of Amir. Hassan told Amir that he would do it for him a thousand times over. At the end of the story, Amir turns in the kite runner of Sohrab, who is the son of Hassan. Amir tells Sohrab that he would run the kite for him a thousand times over.
12.
a. We both didn’t like to read the book because we already knew the important things that happened out of the movie. Also, when we read the book, everything was wordy. When something happened, they first told a lot of details before they got to the point. What we did like was the construction of the story. It’s not just a fiction, but it’s also about the set history of Afghanistan. The beginning leads to a lot of curiosity about the call from Rahim Khan, you want to know what that call was about.
b. We did know that Afghanistan was invaded by the Taliban, but not everything what precisely happened in that time. For example, The Soviet Union actually started all the agitation in Afghanistan. Of course, we didn’t know all the kings and presidents that were leading Afghanistan. We knew that there was a war going on, but we didn’t know that it had that much