Second Section Of The Kite Runner .

In this section of the book, The Kite Runner everything changes. From chapter 11-19 it talked about Amir and Baba’s lives in America, it also talked about how their lives were different compared to the times when they were still in their home country.  Later in the book, Amir tells the reader that he met Soraya, soon later she became his wife. After that Baba died from cancer, and he also talked about how his life had changed for a bit. After all those things happened, he received a call from Rahim Khan,. Rahim Khan asked Amir to pay him a visit before Rahim Khan dies, and so very quickly Amir rode the plane to give Rahim Khan a visit. When Amir finally arrived, Rahim Khan told Amir how life for Hassan had turn out. After hearing what Rahim Khan had said about Hassan, Amir felt sorry and sad for Hassan. This is because Hassan and Hassan’s wife got killed by Taliban, and now Hassan’s son, Sohrab is in an orphanage.

Another reason why Hassan and Hassan’s wife got killed was because they were protecting Amir and Baba’s house taken away from the Taliban, so as a result they were killed.  So suddenly Amir realized after all those years, Hassan is still loyal and respectful. Hassan’s respectfulness was evidenced on page 208 when Rahim Khan was talking to Amir, “When we got to Kabul, I discovered that Hassan had not intention of moving into the house...’No one is going to live in them’ I said. But he would not. He said it was the matter of ihitram, a matter of respect.”  This demonstrates that Hassan is respectful, though no one is going to live in those rooms, Hassan still did not want to live in them and be disrespectful to Amir and his Baba.

Amir also found out that Hassan is his half brother. All those years Hassan was mistaken for Ali’s son.  Ali wanted a son so badly, so Baba gifted him Hassan. Amir suddenly realizes why Baba was acting the way he did towards Hassan, it was all because Hassan is Baba’s son.

On page 221, when Rahim Khan asked Hassan to find Sohrab, it shows how selfish Amir is but it also portrays his caring side. He is considered selfish because he doesn’t want to risk his life to find Sohrab. But in the same time, he is also caring, he doesn’t want to die too soon because he has a wife, and a family in America. He doesn’t want to leave them behind. Amir hesistated about going, and at last he decided he would go find Sohrab.