Blog #1

The book is in first person narrated by Amir, the major character in the book. Amir is the son of Baba, a wealthy businessman. In the beginning section,  Amir describes his childhood with Hassan, the son of Ali. Amir is a Sunni Muslim, but Hassan is a Shi'a. Amir lived in a big house while Hassan and Ali lived in a small hut. Amir's mother had died after giving birth to Amir. Amir's mother used to teach in college. Hassan's mother was a Hazara and she went with the gypsy after giving birth to Hassan. Baba loves both Hassan and Amir equally. But Amir wants to be superior.

Once when they were playing they carved 'Amir and Hassan, the sultans of Kabul' 

Amir reads better than Hassan and sometimes mocks him when he doesn't know the meanings of words. Assef is the son of a Pashtun father and a German mother and believes that Pashtuns are superior to Hazaras, despite himself not being full Pashtun. He is a neighborhood bully and has a brass knuckles. Once, he chose to torment Amir, but Hassan saves him.
Amir liked writing stories. Rahim Khan, one of Baba's friend says that when he will grow older, he will become a famous writer. 
It was a cold day. Amir and Hassan played panjpar. Amir killed Hassan's ten of diamonds. Hassan had made Amir win. On that night, Hassan had a dream about a monster. Hassan tells Amir about his dream,

On the day of kite running, Hassan and Amir cut eleven kites.They win. Assef and his friends rape him and take away the kite. 

I feel that Assef was not a good character. He liked violence and liked to hurt people.
Amir could not help his friend Hassan in his rape. I think this shows how coward he is. Hassan had saved Amir from Assef
Everything is turning from bad to worse.