https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw Khaled Hosseini en-us 2018-02-21 16:07:21 UTC 2023-02-03 03:48:54 UTC hello@padlet.com tad323 https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/233826331 "He'd close the door, leave me to wonder why it was always grown-ups' time with him" (Hosseini 5).]]> 2018-02-21 16:20:54 UTC https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/233826331 tad323 https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/237556181 "I have imagined Baba's wrestling match countless times, even dreamed about it. And in those dreams, I can never tell Baba from the bear" (Hosseini 12).]]> 2018-03-02 18:54:35 UTC https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/237556181 tad323 https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/241584649 "He asked me to fetch Hassan too, but I lied and told him Hassan had the runs. I wanted Baba all to myself. And besides, one time at Ghargha Lake, Hassan and I were skimming stones and Hassan made his stone skip eight times. The most I managed was five. Baba was there, watching, and he patted Hassan on the back. Even put his arm around his shoulder" (Hosseini 14).]]> 2018-03-13 19:03:10 UTC https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/241584649 tad323 https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/241586114 Baba is never seen showing this affection towards Amir, which makes Amir jealous of Baba's attention towards Hassan.]]> 2018-03-13 19:06:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/241586114 tad323 https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/241588474 "The problem, of course, was that Baba saw the world in black and white. And he got to decide what was black and what was white. You can't love a person who lives that way without fearing them too. Maybe even hating them a little" (Hosseini 15).]]> 2018-03-13 19:10:38 UTC https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/241588474 tad323 https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/241591489 "We'd had a fleeting good moment—it wasn't often Baba talked to me, let alone on his lap—and I'd been a fool to waste it" (Hosseini 17).]]> 2018-03-13 19:16:40 UTC https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/241591489 tad323 https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/241592776 "Because the truth of it was, I always felt like Baba hated me a little. And why not? After all, I had killed his beloved wife, his beautiful princess, hadn't I?" (Hosseini 19)]]> 2018-03-13 19:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/241592776 tad323 https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/242458788 "He opened his arms. I put the kite down and walked into his thick hairy arms. I buried my face in the warmth of his chest and wept. Baba held me close to him, rocking me back and forth" (Hosseini 79).]]> 2018-03-15 16:19:13 UTC https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/242458788 tad323 https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/242464288 "Baba and I were finally friends ... I finally had what I'd wanted all those years. Except now that I had it, I felt as empty as this unkempt pool I was dangling my legs into" (Hosseini 85).]]> 2018-03-15 16:28:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/242464288 tad323 https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/242469511 Amir angers Baba when he asks about new servants because Amir and Hassan have not been getting along. Amir loses Baba's respect by asking him to ruin a relationship he has with Ali because Amir was too afraid to stand up for Hassan and has now ruined Amir and Baba's relationship (Hosseini 89-90).]]> 2018-03-15 16:37:14 UTC https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/242469511 tad323 https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/242476824 "He walked to me, curled his arm around my neck, and gave my brow a single kiss. 'I am moftakhir, Amir,' he said. Proud. His eyes gleamed when he said that and I liked being on the receiving end of that look" (Hosseini 131). ]]> 2018-03-15 16:48:24 UTC https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/242476824 tad323 https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/242478416 Unlike the praise Amir received when he won the kite-fighting contest, Baba showed him true affection and was truly proud of his accomplishments. This shows how much their relationship has grown overtime. ]]> 2018-03-15 16:50:43 UTC https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/242478416 tad323 https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/242485073 Baba soon finds out he has cancer and Amir is there to take care of him and their relationship grows even stronger. When Baba's illness becomes terminal, Amir asks him to officially make Soraya Amir's suitor because he knows this will make Baba happy and take his mind off of the illness.]]> 2018-03-15 17:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/242485073 tad323 https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/242487085 2018-03-15 17:03:56 UTC https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/242487085 tad323 https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/242493424 After the wedding, Soraya moves in with Amir and Baba so they can take care of Baba. Soraya helps tremendously and is there for Baba whenever he needs her. One day, Amir walks in on Soraya reading Amir's stories to Baba, this being the first time seen that Baba supports Amir's writing. A month after the wedding, Baba passes away in his sleep (Hosseini 172-173).]]> 2018-03-15 17:14:00 UTC https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/242493424 tad323 https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/242498680 After Baba's death, Amir realizes the struggles Baba had gone through in his life and has a new respect for Baba: "... I thought of the old story of Baba wrestling a black bear in Baluchistan. Baba had wrestled bears his whole life. Losing his young wife. Raising a son by himself. Leaving his beloved homeland, his watan. Poverty. Indignity. In the end, a bear had come that he couldn't best. But even then, he had lost on his own terms" (Hosseini 174).]]> 2018-03-15 17:22:10 UTC https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/242498680 tad323 https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/242501508 Amir comes to realize how much Baba impacted his life and how drastic it will change without him: "... I realized how much of who I was, what I was, had been defined by Baba and the marks he had left on people's lives. My whole life, I had been 'Baba's son.' Now he was gone. Baba couldn't show me the way anymore; I'd have to find it on my own. 
The thought of it terrified me" (Hosseini 174).]]> 2018-03-15 17:26:19 UTC https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/242501508 tad323 https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/242517847 In the beginning of the novel, Baba seems to resent Amir possibly because of Amir's mother's death while giving birth. Amir and Baba do not share the same interests either, which also brings tension to their relationship.]]> 2018-03-15 17:51:31 UTC https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/242517847 tad323 https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/242518919 Amir's relationship with his father affects his relationships with others, including his best friend Hassan. Amir is often seen jealous of Hassan when it comes to Baba.]]> 2018-03-15 17:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tad323/j0hbvk8qzqbw/wish/242518919