Chapter 10 - Please respond by Thursday, October 27

Make some predictions about Amir's future.  Do you think that Amir and Hassan will ever see one another again.  Under what circumstances will they or won't they?

Chapter 8 - Please respond by Monday Oct. 24

Things have changed significantly in the story since Hassan's rape in Chapter 7.  Amir feels guilty for not intervening and is steering clear of Hassan.  We get the impression that his friendship and any loyalty he felt toward Hassan has been traded for an improved relationship with Baba.  He felt his strained relationship with Baba could be fixed with a win at the kite tournament but by the end of the chapter the reader and Amir realize this is not so. 

The relationship between Amir and Hassan becomes more complicated.  Their feelings toward one another and reactions to Hassan's rape can be summed up in the scene on the hill with the pomegranates.

What was the purpose of Amir throwing the pomegranates at Hassan and explain Hassan's reaction.

Chapter 6 - Please respond TWICE by Friday, October 21

"But better to get hurt by the truth than comforted by a lie" 

Comment on this passage from the novel.  Do you believe this to be generally true?  Are there situations when it is not true?  Explain and discuss

You must comment twice :) 

Chapter 6 - Kabul in the Winter

Kite Running Video

This YouTube video shows an Al Jazeera report on kite running



Pictures of Kabul

The above picture is what Kabul would have looked like

in the 1960s and 1970s. 

Again, above you see what Kabul would have looked like

before being destroyed by conflict.

This picture is a good example of devastation.  Before on the left, after on the right.

Chapter 4 - Please post by Thursday, October 20

Sorry - I said no response for Chapter 4!!  But after re-reading the chapter I just had to know what your thoughts are on this... 
Think about your understanding of "friendship".  How would you assess Amir's friendship toward Hassan given the things he reveals in this chapter.