Quote: "... under the same roof, Hassan and I spoke our first words. Mine was Baba. His was Amir. My name. Looking back on it now, I think the foundation for what happened in the winter of 1975—and all that followed—was already laid in those first words."

Paraphrase: This quote means that while youngHassen already respected Amir. Also, the quote means that those words were the foundation of a friendship

Analysis: Amir's and Hassan's first words reflect their relationship and different personalities. Their first words also reflect their place and privilege at birth. Also, it shows that those words were stepping stones in their friendship.

I was stunned. That particular point, so obvious it was utterly stupid, hadn't even occurred to me. I moved my lips soundlessly. It appeared that on the same night I had learned about one of writing's objectives, I would be also introduced to one of its pitfalls: the Plot Hole. Taught by Hassan, of all people. Hassan who couldn't read and never written a single word in his entire life.

Paraphrase: This quote shows irony by showing that even though it is Amir that knows how to read and write it would be Hassan to show Amir an important piece on how to write stories.

Analysis: Amir is mad that out of anyone in the world it would be Hassan to show Amir an important peice of writing he had left out. This shows that Amir is cocky as he knows how to read and write but to be proven wrong by Hassan.

Assef slipped on the brass knuckles. Gave me an icy look "You're part of the problem, Amir. If idiots like you and your father didn't take these people in, we'd be rid of them by now. They'd all just go rot in Hazarajat where they belong. You're a disgrace in Afghanistan.

Paraphrase: In this quote Assef tries to embrass Amir by saying he is an disgrace to Afghanistan. Also that if it wasnt for him and his dad the Hazara would be gone by now.

Analysis: Assef comment reflect on his peronalitiy by showing that he takes great pride onto his country. It also shows he doesnt like people that plague Afghanistan making comments like this. It also reveals a part of Amirs personaltity by showing that he relies heavliy for others to fight his battles.

Baba was telling me about the time he'd cut fourteen kites on the same day. I smiled, nodded, laughed at all the right places, but I hardly heard a word he said. I had a mission now. And I wasn't going to fail Baba. Not this time.

Paraphrase: In this quote Amir shows and proves that in that quote he want his fathers respect.

Analysis: This quote is significant to the story beacuse it shows that all Amir wants is to have his father respect as he fantizes of what think will happen when he wins. Amir only wants to prove that he is worthy enought for his father to be his son.

I had one last chance to make a decison. One final opportunity to decide who I was going to be. I could step into that alley, stand up for Hassan the way he'd stood up for me all those times in the past and accept whatever would happen to me. Or I could run. In the end, I ran

Paraphrase: In this quote Hassan makes a deisasn where instad of helping his friend/servant hassan or running away but decides to flee in the end.

Analyisis: looking closer at the qoute it reveals that during that time Amir only cared solely about himself. This also reveals that even winning the kite tournement and possibly making himelsf worthy to his father that he is still afriad to stick up for his fieands and for himslef as well

The juice splattered his face. "Hit me back!" I spat. "Hit me back, goddamn you!" I wished he would. I wished he'd give me the punishment I craved so maybe I'd finally sleep at night. Maybe then things could return to how they used to be between us . But Hassan did nothing as I pelted him again and again. "You're a coward!" I said. "Nothing but a goddamn coward!"

Paraphrase: In this quote Amir begs Hassan to hit him back with a piece of fruit. Amir hopes that if Hassan hits him he would finally have his punishment.

Analyisis: Amirs tone thoughout the quote sounds like he is furstsrated at himelf. Amir tone sounds like as if he is at fault for what Assef did to Hassan. Amir wants for Hassan to hit him as a sort of punishment for himself to sort of make up for what happend. This is significane to the book beacuse this shows that Amir is finally to a standup is trying to make up for his mistake.

"I didn't want any of it it was all blood money; Baba would have never thrown me a party like that if I hadn't won the tournment

Paraphrase: Amir does not want any of the present given to him. Amir knows that if he had never won Baba would have never would've thrown him a party.

Analyisis: This quote is significant beacuse it shows that even though that Amir had acomplished what he wanted in the first place. Amir still feels emptied even with his father respect. Amir feels like it had only happen just beacuse of the kite tournment.

I didn't remember what month that was, or what year even. I only knew the memory lived in me, a perfectly encapsulated morsel of a good past, a brushstroke of color on the gray, barren canvas that our lives had become."

Parapharse: Amir looks back at some of his good memorys just for his life to empty after those memorys.

Anaylsis: This quote is essiatial to the book beacuse it shows that only during Amir childhood is where he was truly happy. Amir says that it is the only happy thing out of his whole life. The author includes this beacause he shwos that ever since Amir childhood has passed mothing has been the same.

"For me, America was a place to bury my memories. For Baba a place, to mourn his.

Paraphrase: For Amir, America is a place for him to forget his memories. For Baba America is a place for him to start to miss those memories.

Anaylisis: This is important because Amir wanted a fresh start to his life and leave behind his past life. On the other hand, Baba did not want to leave his country but was forced to and now has to reminses those memeries his of what hee acomplished. THis shows for Baba irony.

"sit down, Amir jan," she said. Soraya get him a chair, bachem. And wash one of those peaches. They're sweet and fresh."

"Nay, thank you," I said. "i should get going. My father's waiting."

"Oh? Khanum Taheri said, clearly impressed that I'd done the polite thing and declined the offer.

Paraphrase : Sorayas mother was offering him a place to sit and something to eat. But out of respect Amir politely declines and Sorays mother is impressed at his actions.

Analyisis: This quoute shows how mature Amir has become ever since he was little. This quote falls into chariztaion beacuse of Amir growth. For example Amir back then would had have no repstect for many things but now more mature he is much more polite and respectful.

WHen we lowered him, he has Soraya turn off the bedside lamp. He asked us to lean in, gave us each a kiss.

"I'll come back with your morphine and glass of water, Kaka jan,"

Soraya said.

"Not tonight," he said. "There is no pain tonight"

"Okay," she said.

She pulled up his blanket.

We closed the door.

Baba never woked up.

Paraphrase: Baba asked Amir and Soraya for them to lean in for Baba to kiss them. Baba refuses his medicine and dies peacefully.

Analysis: This quote is signifcant to suspense beacuase of baba death and what he says. When baba refuses his medicine and says "There is no pain toingiht" this shows foreshadowing as in the next few words it says hat he never woke up. We can infer form those words that he mightve pass away and this is also true beacuse in the next page there is a funreal for baba.

And dreamed of Hassan running in the snow, the hem of his green chapan dragging behind him, snow crunching under his black rubber boots. He was yelling over his shoulder: For you, a thousand times over!

Paraphrase: As amir starts to dream he dreams of Hassan yelling out to him "For you a thousand times over!".

Anaylisis: This qoute is important to the book beacuse it shows that Air still thinks about his childhood. We know this beacuse of him dreaming about what hassan said to him. we can infer from this that Amir still isnt completed over his past.

he walked up to me and struck me on the forehead with the butt of his Kalashnikov 'Do that again and I'll cut out your tongue, you old donkey!' he said."

Paraphrase: Rahim Khan was hit in the forehead by a soilider with his weapon.

Anaylsis: This shows that even though Rahim Khan had done nothing wrong he was stilled yelled and hurt by the solider. This is importnat beacuse of its tone. The tone in the quote shows how bad living in Kabul has become.

"The war is over, Hassan," I said. "there's going to be peace, Inshallah, and happiness and calm. No more rockets, no more killing, no more funerals!" But he just turned off the radio and asked if he could get me anything before he went to bed. A few weeks later, the Taliban banned kite fighting. And two year later, in 1998, they massacred the Hazaras in Mazar-i-Sharif

Paraphrase: Rahim Khan tells Hassan that the war is over and the peace was coming back only for the taliban to masacred the Hazaras.

Anaylisis: This quote is ctirtical to the book beacuse it shows irony to the reader. When Rahim Khan explains that there will be peace again to Hassan he deosnt give a reaction. My explantain to this qould be that even though the war would be over it will still not stop people hurting the hazaras like hassan. This shows irnoy beacuse after the war there was suppose to be peacse just for the Hazaras to get masacred.

I opened the door and turned to him. "Why? What can you possibly say to me? I'm thirty-eight years old and I've jst found out my whole life is one big fucking lie! What can you possibly can you say to make things better? Nothing. Not a goddamn thing!"

Paraphrase: Amir leaves Rahim Khan after he tells him some news. This make Amir angry and decide to leave him.

Anaylisis: This quote is important to the book beacuse if it tone. Amir tone is important beacuse it shows the frustation and anger he has aganist Rahim Khan and Baba during that moment. This is imprtant beacuse it shows background to Hassan past that Amir previously deidnt know about and know almst 25 year later Amir is just finding out about this. Amir responds badly to that infomation rasing his voice at Rahim Khan for lying to him.

Paraphrase: Amir gets flashbacks on when he asked Baba if they considered getting new sevants. That when Baba snapped at Amir and said that all of them are famliy. Baba wept when Ali and Hassan both left.

Analyisis: This flashback from Amir is importnat to the text beacuse it shows why Baba had wept. Baba had cryed not beacuse Ali and Hassan were long servants with them but beacuse Hassan was Baba son.

Paraphrase: When Amir hid a fistul of money under a matress as he did almost twenty six years earlier.

Anaylisis: This quote is important to the text beacuse it shows irnoy. It is important beacuse the first time Amir hid money under a mattress was to frame Hassan. This time however Amir hid money under a mattress to try to help them out.

Paraphrase: Zaman talks about how he has given everything to the orphanange. He also explains that he didnt run like the others but chose to stay for the kids.

Analiysis: This quote is important to the book beacuse of its perspective. This is importnat beacuse it shows Zaman's persepctive on how life has been for him and the orphanage. His perspective is important beacuse it shows how diiferent it is ever since Amir left Kabul.

Parapharse: Amir recalls something that Baba said to him some time ago. Baba says people that are nothing but monkeys. Baba also syas that Afghanistan is doomed if it ever falled into their hands.

Analyisis: This is important to the book beacuse this shows irnony. This quote shows irony beacuse Baba says that those type of people are going to doom Afgahnistan and years later the current situation of what Afgahnistan is.

Paraphrase: Amir doesn't remember anthing from his fights with Assef. Amir says that that was the first time he fought anyone.

Analyisis: This quote is important to the book beacuse of its chariztaion. This is important beacuse Amir reveals that He doesn't know how to fight. This hsows that Amir grew up with his battles being fought by other people or not even getting into fights. This sis important beacuse it shows that Amir doesnt fight or tries to get into fights.

Paraphrase: Amir says that Bab found ways to create good to even out with his sin. While Amir hasn't done anything like that but instead the opposite.

Analiysis: This quote is important to the book beacuse of its Symbolism. This is important beacause Amir ponits out that baba atleast tried to even out his sins with good stuff. But with Amir he hasn't done anything to even it out. This shows that while Baba and Amir were realted they were both different in many ways.

I guess I said

Andrews crushed his cigarette his lips pursed give it up

im sorry

your petittion to adopt this young fellow give it up thats my advice to you

Paraphrase: Amir wants to adopt Sohrab. The man name andrews tells him to give it up.

Anaylisis: This quote is important to the book beacuse of its irony. The reason of its important is beacuse Amir promise Sohrab that he would never leave him in a orpahnage again. The inrony is that Adrews told them that it is hopeless for them to adopt soharb and Amir's best bet is to just quit.