https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6 How and why did this sentence impact you? Explain in detail. en-us 2016-11-15 13:06:44 UTC 2025-10-11 01:22:24 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/File.png https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841093 "Hassan couldn't read a first-grade textbook but he'd read me plenty" (Hosseini 61).
Interestingly, the author uses a hyperbole in this quote in order to emphasize how the narrator felt towards Hassam at the beginning of this chapter. By belittling Hassam and saying he is unable to read basic picture books, the author justifies the narrator's negative outlook upon Hassam. Because of this fact alone, I see the narrator viewing the himself as though he is of more physical worth than Hassam, leading him to allow what happened in the alley one fatal night to occur without interruption.]]> 2016-11-15 18:05:06 UTC https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841093 https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841104 " Was he cheering for me? Or did a part of him enjoy watching me fail? That was the ting aobut kit flying: Your mind drifted with the kite."- To me this shows how Amir's passtime of kite flying takes his mind away from everything and allows him to drift in though. the whole book so far he's worried about Baba's feelings toward him and during this moment of such climax he is still worrying about it and he turns this into a metaphor for how kite's impact his thought process. This can be related back to my life in a way that whenever I'm doing something I love to do my mind tends to drift and explore the deeper parts of me I wouldn't have thought of unless I was in that moment and mood.]]> 2016-11-15 18:05:07 UTC https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841104 https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841212 "I opened my mouth, almost said something. Almost. The rest of my life might have turned out differently if I had. But I didn't. I just watched. Paralyzed" (Hosseini 73). 

This group of sentences really stands out to me because if Amir had just said something, would his whole life had changed? Hassan would still be a happy child and they would have both gone on normally. If Amir would have said a few words to stand up for him, both of their lives would have been different. But Amir decided to remain silent and run away. ]]> 2016-11-15 18:05:22 UTC https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841212 https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841218 2016-11-15 18:05:23 UTC https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841218 https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841223 "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 could happen to me. Or I could run. In the end, I ran" (Hosseini 77).

This part of the book impacts me because there is no situation in which Amir can win, and either way someone is going to get hurt. Hassan stands up for Amir whenever he needs him, and when Hassan needs someone the most, Amir runs. These sentences capture the emotion and fear in Amir's mind, and makes the reader feel both empathy and anger at this character who leaves his friend in this horrible situation out of fear. ]]> 2016-11-15 18:05:23 UTC https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841223 https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841251 "In his arms I had forgotten what I had done."

This quote to me showed how Amir truly felt about what transpired with Hassan, and showed that Baba's rare showing of affection was able to allow Amir to forget what had just happened. This displayed Amir's true feelings about Baba, and possibly showed how he was able to forget about Hassan so easily.]]> 2016-11-15 18:05:26 UTC https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841251 sgreene13 https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841281 "I opened my mouth, almost said something. Almost. The rest of my life might have turned out differently if I had."
This group of sentences really stood out to me because it shows the importance of even a few simple words. If Amir had said something in this moment, both his and Hassan's lives could have been very different. He could have rescued Hassan with a sentence or two, but instead he remained silent. This also shows that the decisions you make can have a massive impact on your future. Amir feels immense guilt for not saving Hassan in the alley, all because he couldn't bring himself to say something to help him.]]> 2016-11-15 18:05:30 UTC https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841281 3of3jacob https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841295 "In his arms, I forgot what I'd done." This quote shows how desperate Amir is for baba's attention. Amir will do anything to receive recognition from his father, even let his friend get raped by Assef. His friendship with Hassan meant nothing in comparison with his want for approval by his father. ]]> 2016-11-15 18:05:31 UTC https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841295 https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841312 "Show him once and for all that his son was worthy. Then maybe my life as a ghost in this house would finally be over I let myself dream I imagined conversation and laughter over dinner instead of silence" These sentences were important because it shows how much Amir just wants his dad to care for him for once and realize he exists]]> 2016-11-15 18:05:33 UTC https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841312 cbielefeld https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841346 "In his arms, I forgot what I'd done." This sentence shows the control that the desire to have Baba's affection has on Amir. He got the kite, and to him thats all the mattered in the end, not how he'd abandoned his friend]]> 2016-11-15 18:05:38 UTC https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841346 https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841385 "But with each defeated kite, hope grew in my heart, like snow collecting on a wall, one flake at a time" (Hosseini 64). This sentence of literary merit impacted me by displaying how much impressing Baba means to Amir. This simile, which compares growing hope to a growing mound of snow, shows how fragile Baba's hope in winning is. This quote implies that we can expect a stronger relationships between Baba and Amir if Amir wins the kite-competition. This impacted me because it showed how fragile Amir's current relationship with his father is.]]> 2016-11-15 18:05:44 UTC https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841385 smacleod11 https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841423 "How could I be such an open book to him when, half the time, I had no idea what was milling around in his head?" This quote expresses Amir's surprise to the deep comment Hassan previously said. Amir thought that he was supposed to be the smart one, but Hassan's comment shows that Hassan knows Amir better than Amir knows himself. This shows that Hassan's character is not fully developed because we keep learning more about what kind of person he is.]]> 2016-11-15 18:05:49 UTC https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841423 https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841496 "Suddenly I was hovering, looking down on myself from above. Black leather coat, red scarf, faded jeans" (Hosseini 66). This quote takes place directly after Khalid wins the kite flying competition. It shows how important this is to him and surreal the moment of victory is. He has an out of body experience which truly shows how much he wants to have a relationship with his father since he thinks this moment will win his love.]]> 2016-11-15 18:05:59 UTC https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841496 psherwood https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841547 "It was the look of the lamb." (Hosseini 76)
This sentence is referring to the look of a lamb or sacrificial animal about to be slaughtered. Hassan is scared yet calm, like an animal, waiting to suffer at the hand of Assef. ]]> 2016-11-15 18:06:06 UTC https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841547 https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841561 "If there was a God, He'd guide the winds, let them blow for me so that, with a tug of my string, I'd cut loose my pain, my longing. I'd endured too much, come too far. And suddenly, just like that, hope became knowledge. I was going to win. It just was a matter of when." This shows the will and the fight that Amir has to win his father's respect. Amir wants it so bad and he is never going to give up. He wants and believes that God will let him win.]]> 2016-11-15 18:06:08 UTC https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841561 https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841636 "The next time I saw him smile unabashedly was twenty six years later, in a faded Polaroid photograph" (Hosseini 67) This sentence added to the suspense that something bad was going to happen to Hassan. We know Hassan is a friendly and smiling person. This sentence about him shows that what happens to him, changes him forever.]]> 2016-11-15 18:06:21 UTC https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841636 ariellhopper https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841673 "I opened my mouth, almost said something. Almost. The rest of my life might have turned out differently if I had (Hosseini 72). I personally love how relatable this quote is and how it impacts each person individually. Everyone has something that they could have said but didn't. Maybe it was saying I love you or saying yes to an opportunity that never happened. No matter what was left unsiad each person has to live with their "what if" moments. Some people find peace with their decisions while others do not. I personally can recall moments of unsaid words. Some I have made peace with while others I have not. ]]> 2016-11-15 18:06:26 UTC https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841673 https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841820 ""It was warm and sunny, and the lake was clear like a mirror. But no one was swimming because they said a monster had come to the lake. It was swimming at the bottom, waiting"" (Hosseini 59.) This sentence had a big impact on me because, when I looked back on it, it was a major foreshadow to the rape of Hassan. He was trying to do something so innocent - find a kite for Amir - and he ended up in a situation that changed his life. The sentence above is like this because it mentioned swimming - again, an innocent action - and how there was a monster at the bottom of the lake, waiting to eat. I understood the use of this quote after fully learning what happened to Hassan.]]> 2016-11-15 18:06:48 UTC https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841820 https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841931 " 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". 
 Amir is such a selfish coward. His action also shows how he really doesn't see Hassan as a friend or someone's worth getting hurt for. He betrays Hassan.]]> 2016-11-15 18:07:04 UTC https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841931 https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841979 "If there was a god, he'd guide the winds, let them blow for me so that with a tug of my string, I'd cut loose my pain, my longing." This impacted me because of the fact that he just denies religion. In the other books we've read, religion has been a huge part of the character's lives. In this one, he immediately pushes it away and religion has no effect on him.]]> 2016-11-15 18:07:11 UTC https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137841979 https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137842124 ''Maybe Hassan was the price I had to pay, the lamb I had to slay, to win Baba" This quote is important to the story because it is the moment when he realizes that he may have to lose his best friend to win the attention of his father. This impacts me because it shows the importance of friendship and family in his life and how he will give anything up in order to be seen as worthy in his fathers eyes. ]]> 2016-11-15 18:07:29 UTC https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137842124 https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137842448 The streets glistened with fresh snow and the sky was a blameless blue. Snow blanketed every rooftop and weighed on the branches of the stunted mulberry trees that lined our street. Overnight, snow had nudged its way into every crack and gutter. I squinted against the blinding white when Hassan and I stepped through the wrought iron gates.


This quote impacted me the exact picture of what was happening and what it looked like. It showed me that the single story of Afghanistan is not true. ]]> 2016-11-15 18:07:58 UTC https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137842448 https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137842569 "They fell from the sky like shooting stars with brilliant, ripping tails showering the neighborhoods below with prizes for the kite runners". I thought this was ironic because the kite was obviously no prize for hassan in the end. It compares them to show the awe they cause i think  it was not a prize for hassan but it was for amishir and that why hassan didnt give it up.  ]]> 2016-11-15 18:08:12 UTC https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137842569 https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137843249 "That's what I told myself as I turned my back to the alley, to Hassan."

Such a horrible thing is happening to Amir's friend, Hassan. The thing he chooses to do is not to try to help, but to run away, fearing for himself, not others. Hassan even deals with his current situation just for Amir and his want for the kite.  Even after thinking of this, Amir chooses to leave, to save himself.]]> 2016-11-15 18:09:42 UTC https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137843249 davisawilder https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137844764 "Have you seen Hassan?"
"Your hazara?"
"I nodded"
This had an impact on me because it is saying that Hassan is property and not his friend. This shows that he cares about Hassan but still believes that he is above him. I feel like this is wrong.]]> 2016-11-15 18:12:20 UTC https://padlet.com/noel_poynter/j8jbevasd7x6/wish/137844764