Amir's Choice by KK https://padlet.com/weltyekathryn/hcjm7qc35xsr A story about a boy whose life was changed forever. en-us 2018-03-16 01:16:44 UTC 2026-01-17 17:58:49 UTC hello@padlet.com If Amir would have spoken up... weltyekathryn https://padlet.com/weltyekathryn/hcjm7qc35xsr/wish/242643938 Sohrab might not have been born, or Amir would not have carried this guilt around for over 20 years. Most importantly, Amir would have never found out that Hassan is his half-brother. ]]> 2018-03-16 01:16:44 UTC https://padlet.com/weltyekathryn/hcjm7qc35xsr/wish/242643938 If Amir would have spoken up... weltyekathryn https://padlet.com/weltyekathryn/hcjm7qc35xsr/wish/242643940 Hassan and Ali never would have left Kabul. Hassan and Amir would still be friends, or better yet,  Hassan might still be alive today.]]> 2018-03-16 01:16:44 UTC https://padlet.com/weltyekathryn/hcjm7qc35xsr/wish/242643940 Would it have been Different? weltyekathryn https://padlet.com/weltyekathryn/hcjm7qc35xsr/wish/242643941 Even though Amir and Hassan were best friends, Amir chose not to speak up about the rape. Amir’s life would have been different if he did speak up.]]> 2018-03-16 01:16:44 UTC https://padlet.com/weltyekathryn/hcjm7qc35xsr/wish/242643941 The Arising Guilt weltyekathryn https://padlet.com/weltyekathryn/hcjm7qc35xsr/wish/242643942 Almost 20 years later, Amir’s life still has an immense amount of baggage due to his stupid and immature decision.]]> 2018-03-16 01:16:44 UTC https://padlet.com/weltyekathryn/hcjm7qc35xsr/wish/242643942 “That was a long time ago, but it’s wrong what they say about the past, I’ve learned, about how you can bury it. Because the past claws its way out. Looking back now, I realize I have been peeking into that deserted alley for the last twenty-six years.” weltyekathryn https://padlet.com/weltyekathryn/hcjm7qc35xsr/wish/242643943  Not only did Amir lose his best friend, but now he is carrying this guilt.  He explains how no matter how much he pushes the past down, the guilt will always keep rising. ]]> 2018-03-16 01:16:44 UTC https://padlet.com/weltyekathryn/hcjm7qc35xsr/wish/242643943 After the tournament, Hassan and Amir were not friends anymore. weltyekathryn https://padlet.com/weltyekathryn/hcjm7qc35xsr/wish/242643944  Hassan would do his chores and go back to his hut to sleep.]]> 2018-03-16 01:16:44 UTC https://padlet.com/weltyekathryn/hcjm7qc35xsr/wish/242643944 Baba's Approval weltyekathryn https://padlet.com/weltyekathryn/hcjm7qc35xsr/wish/242643945 Amir had seen this encounter and never told a soul because that kite had the approval of his father. If Amir captured this kite, Baba, his father, would finally be proud of him.]]> 2018-03-16 01:16:44 UTC https://padlet.com/weltyekathryn/hcjm7qc35xsr/wish/242643945 The Kite Tournament weltyekathryn https://padlet.com/weltyekathryn/hcjm7qc35xsr/wish/242643946 One day after a kite runner tournament, Hassan went to capture a kite when he ran into older boys. The older boys gave him a choice: to give them Amir’s kite, or to suffer worse. Hassan, unfortunately, picked to suffer and got raped. ]]> 2018-03-16 01:16:44 UTC https://padlet.com/weltyekathryn/hcjm7qc35xsr/wish/242643946 They were inseparable. weltyekathryn https://padlet.com/weltyekathryn/hcjm7qc35xsr/wish/242643947 Hassan would always say to Amir, “For you, a thousand times over”. This quote shows the dynamic of their friendship. Hassan would do anything for Amir.]]> 2018-03-16 01:16:44 UTC https://padlet.com/weltyekathryn/hcjm7qc35xsr/wish/242643947 They even participated in kite running tournaments together. weltyekathryn https://padlet.com/weltyekathryn/hcjm7qc35xsr/wish/242643948 Amir would control the kite, and Hassan would run to catch the kite after Amir has cut it down. Being Kite runner partners made their bond much stronger.]]> 2018-03-16 01:16:44 UTC https://padlet.com/weltyekathryn/hcjm7qc35xsr/wish/242643948 Although they came from different worlds, Amir and Hassan were the best of friends. weltyekathryn https://padlet.com/weltyekathryn/hcjm7qc35xsr/wish/242643949 Amir and Hassan would spend day after day together reading each other stories, and going to the market.  ]]> 2018-03-16 01:16:44 UTC https://padlet.com/weltyekathryn/hcjm7qc35xsr/wish/242643949 Would speaking up be beneficial? weltyekathryn https://padlet.com/weltyekathryn/hcjm7qc35xsr/wish/242660842 Although Amir’s life might have turned out better,  Amir needed to go through these obstacles in his life to learn about himself. If he would have spoken up, he would never overcome his cowardliness. Amir was selfish as a child. After going back to Kabul to retrieve his nephew, Sohrab, Amir grows into a more selfless person.]]> 2018-03-16 03:15:37 UTC https://padlet.com/weltyekathryn/hcjm7qc35xsr/wish/242660842 Conclusion weltyekathryn https://padlet.com/weltyekathryn/hcjm7qc35xsr/wish/242661375 All in all, Amir would have benefited from speaking up about the rape, but Amir would have never learned the valuable lessons that he did when he did not speak up.

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