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The Kite Runner: Seven

Characters

  • Ahmad Zahir
    • Popular Afghani musician
  • Assef
    • Corners Hassan with his crew
  • Kamal – member of Assef’s crew
  • Wali – member of Assef’s crew

Locations

  • Haji Yaghoub Mosque
    • Amir passes a few blocks from it searching for Hassan

Themes/Motifs

  • Class
    • Assef taughts Hassan with truth about class
    • Amir is not truly Hassan’s friend
  • Cowardice
    • Amir shows cowardice when Hassan is in trouble
  • Father/Son relationship
    • Amir is jealous that Hassan seems equal to himself in the eyes of his father

Plot

  • Hassan has a dream about Gharga Lake
  • Amir is nervous about the Kite tournament, Hassan calms him
  • Assef corners Hassan while Amir looks on
  • Assef sodomizes Hassan and Amir flees

Thoughts

This section is interesting in that dreams and memories are intersected into the narration.