Characters

• Del-Muhammad “Dello”
• Fazila – one of Kaka Homayoun’s twin girls
• Homaira – Rahim Khan’s Hazara betrothed
• Homayoun
  • Baba’s second cousin
• Karima – one of Kaka Homayoun’s twin girls
• Mahmood – Assef’s father
• Salahuddin the Butcher
• Tanya – Assef’s mother

Locations

• Cinema Aryana
• Dadkohda’s Kabob House – Across from Cinema Park
• Jalalabad

Dates

• 1975 – Winter

Themes/Motifs

• Expecation
• Class

Plot

• Hassan is bedridden
• Baba’s family goes to Jalalabad for holiday
• Amir becomes an insomniac
• Hassan and Amir’s relationship becomes strained
• Amir distances himself from Hassan
• Baba is infuriated when Amir asks for new servants
• Amir attacks Hassan with pomegranates
• Amir’s birthday party
• Run-in with Assef
• Heart to heart with Rahim Khan