How did the conflict between Assef and Hassan begin?
Assef ' the Ear Eater' is the neighborhood bully. He, like Amir, is the son of a rich man in Afghanistan. He thinks that he is superior to everyone because he was born into a good family and he is a Pashtun. Assef bullies Hassan because he is a Hazara, the son of a servant, and small and easy to pick on. Assef believes that the new President of Afghanistan should follow what Hitler did in Germany and get rid of all of the Hazaras because Afghanistan is the land of the Pashtuns, and he believes that the Hazaras are polluting it. This is one of the reason that this conflict begin, but Hassan is also one of the few children who has stood up to Assef. Hassan threatens him with a slingshot and says his nickname will have to be changed to 'One-Eyed Assef' because he is point the slingshot at his left eye.
What caused Baba to give Hassan his birthday gift?
One year for Hassan's birthday, instead of Baba getting him a toy Baba gets Hassan a Doctor. In the past Hasasn has received a toy train. a cow boy hat, and an electric locomotive, so it was confusing to see a man standing before him instead of a wrapped present. The man standing before Hassan on his birthday was Dr. Kumar, who was a plastic surgeon. Baba summoned Dr. Kumar to fix Hassan's harelip, that he was born with. This gift, Hassan received from Baba, was a gift that would stay with him from the day he died. Baba gave this gift to Hassan because he want to give him something that would stay with him forever and would change his confidence in himself.
What words best describe Hassan?
Hassan is a very loyal and honest person. He can be described as someone who always means what they say and is honest and never lies. He is truly a good person. When you look at Hassan and Amir's friendship, you can see that Hassan is the loyal person trying to do what ever he can to make Amir happy; however, Amir makes fun of Hassan and thinks that he is better than him because he is educated and Hassan is just his servant. Even though Amir makes fun of him, Hassan stands up and protects Amir against Assef and stays loyal to their friendship by saying that he will do whatever Amir says because he trust Amir to never tell him to do something bad.
How do the words The Kite Runner in the title relate to the information in the book?
The name of this book is The Kite Runner, and a kite runner is the person who goes to catch the kite after it has been cut during a kite fighting tournament. Hassan is a kite runner for Amir, and after they win the tournament Hassan goes to catch the blue kite, which was the kite that cut to win. Hassan is one of the best kite runners because he always knows where the kite is going to go. Amir thinks that he has an extra sense because he always knows where the kite is going and gets there before everyone else. I think the kite runner that the title to refers to is Hassan because he is the person that was there for Amir too catch him when he falls and he is there to catch the kite when it falls.
Assef ' the Ear Eater' is the neighborhood bully. He, like Amir, is the son of a rich man in Afghanistan. He thinks that he is superior to everyone because he was born into a good family and he is a Pashtun. Assef bullies Hassan because he is a Hazara, the son of a servant, and small and easy to pick on. Assef believes that the new President of Afghanistan should follow what Hitler did in Germany and get rid of all of the Hazaras because Afghanistan is the land of the Pashtuns, and he believes that the Hazaras are polluting it. This is one of the reason that this conflict begin, but Hassan is also one of the few children who has stood up to Assef. Hassan threatens him with a slingshot and says his nickname will have to be changed to 'One-Eyed Assef' because he is point the slingshot at his left eye.
What caused Baba to give Hassan his birthday gift?
One year for Hassan's birthday, instead of Baba getting him a toy Baba gets Hassan a Doctor. In the past Hasasn has received a toy train. a cow boy hat, and an electric locomotive, so it was confusing to see a man standing before him instead of a wrapped present. The man standing before Hassan on his birthday was Dr. Kumar, who was a plastic surgeon. Baba summoned Dr. Kumar to fix Hassan's harelip, that he was born with. This gift, Hassan received from Baba, was a gift that would stay with him from the day he died. Baba gave this gift to Hassan because he want to give him something that would stay with him forever and would change his confidence in himself.
What words best describe Hassan?
Hassan is a very loyal and honest person. He can be described as someone who always means what they say and is honest and never lies. He is truly a good person. When you look at Hassan and Amir's friendship, you can see that Hassan is the loyal person trying to do what ever he can to make Amir happy; however, Amir makes fun of Hassan and thinks that he is better than him because he is educated and Hassan is just his servant. Even though Amir makes fun of him, Hassan stands up and protects Amir against Assef and stays loyal to their friendship by saying that he will do whatever Amir says because he trust Amir to never tell him to do something bad.
How do the words The Kite Runner in the title relate to the information in the book?
The name of this book is The Kite Runner, and a kite runner is the person who goes to catch the kite after it has been cut during a kite fighting tournament. Hassan is a kite runner for Amir, and after they win the tournament Hassan goes to catch the blue kite, which was the kite that cut to win. Hassan is one of the best kite runners because he always knows where the kite is going to go. Amir thinks that he has an extra sense because he always knows where the kite is going and gets there before everyone else. I think the kite runner that the title to refers to is Hassan because he is the person that was there for Amir too catch him when he falls and he is there to catch the kite when it falls.