Kite Runner

Now that you've seen the first half of Kite Runner, what are your impressions of the film thus far? What do you make of the bond between the two boys, Amir and Hassan? Why did their relationship change after the kite running competition?

So far, I like the movie. It depicts two boys of different status who are like brothers to one another. However, these boys are very different people. Amir is not accepted by many boys, and he is cowardly. While Hassan, on the other hand, is very brave and stands up for what he feels is right. They are best friends, and Amir is educated and reads stories to Hassan. Hassan and his father work for Amir's father and live on the property. That is why the two boys have gotten so close.

Their relationship changed however, because of the older boys who were bullies. Because Hassan was a house servant, they treated him like a dog. When Hassan ran to go a get the kite for Amir, the older boys found him and cornered him. They started beating him and calling him names. Amir showed up right at that time, but did not do anything for his friend. He hid instead, and Hassan ended up getting raped by the boys.

I cant say for sure if Amir started treating Hassan the way he did because he believed what the older boys said, or if he just didn't want Hassan to be around him anymore in order to protect him from that happening again. Either way, it was wrong of Amir to do. He should have stuck up for his friend when the boys cornered him in the first place.