kiterunner

Ryan-A Tommy-B/C Collin-D
 * //Book Club 1//**

1. What did the 3 boys do to Hassan? The three boys threaten to beat him up because he wouldn't give them the kite.
 * Questions**-

2. What was Hassans favorite weapon, when does it come in handy to him? A sling shot and it comes in handy when they run into the three bigger boys.

3. Who is Baba and what are his beliefs? Baba is his dad and he believes in fighting and standing up for yourself.


 * Quotes**

"Everyone agreed the my father, my Baba, had built the most beautiful house in the Wazir Akbar Kahn district."

"Just let us go, Assef," i said, hating the way my voice trembled. "we're not bothering you."

"For the next couple of years, the words economic development and reform danced on a lot of lips in Kabu."

1. Why did the boys rape Hassan? The boys raped him because he had a nice kite and won the competition.
 * Questions2-**

2. Who won the contest? Amir and Hassan won

3. What is Hassan to Amir? He is a friend and a servant.

Summary 2 Collin wrote down questions and quotations. Now we are all discussing the answers to the questions. We are also discussing the quotes and their meanings. This week Collin picked great quotes. We don't have any food as usual, which stinks! We really enjoy the book because there is a ton of suspense and we want to just keep reading. Now we are discussing any confusions we have and the overall summary so far. 1. He used **to wait for me when he was ironing clothes, i haven't seen him in a week.**
 * Quotes2-**
 * 2. If something happened between you and Hassan you would tell me, right?**
 * 3. I was just telling everyone about the tournament, how you are the champion.**

Summary 3 Quotes- 1. Those god damn communists 2. You know they will come for me first everyone hears me cursing them off. 3. I know babba you have to get out of here Questions 1. Why do they have to leave Afghanistan? The Russian army was invading Afganistan. 2. Who is Babba cursing at? The whole Russian army. 3. Who is invading Afghanistan? The Russian army. We got into the classroom and sat down. Then we realized Collin and Charlton weren’t here. Ryan answered the question you asked us and I started writing this. We don’t have food and we are really hungry. Nick is distracting us. Now we finished doing our work and we are going to discuss the book.

Week 4- Quotes 1."For you, a thousand times over"

2."There is only one sin. and that is theft... when you tell a lie, you steal someones right to the truth."

3. "And that's the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too."

4. "it always hurts more to have and lose than to not have in the first place."

5. "There is a way to be good again..."

Questions-

The characters of the novel are effected by the changing politics because the dad is a communist and is against all other of the government. They were brought up the same and also had to leave their countries due to violence and invasion Yes because his dad is dying. There was violence because the communists invaded Afghanistan. We came in and sat down. None of us had food again. Tommy and I started fighting about doing jobs and other things for no reason. Then after we started to talk about the book and answer the questions. The period came to an end and I took Charlton to lunch
 * 1) Discuss how the ever-changing politics of Afghanistan affect each of the characters in the novel.
 * 1) Compare and contrast the relationships of Soraya and Amir and their fathers. How have their upbringings contributed to these relationships?
 * 1) Do you feel bad for Amir and everything that he is going for? Why or Why Not?
 * 1) Why are the two characters constantly moving around the country and to other countries?

Week 5- Questions- How do you feel about the ending of the book? It is intense and sums up the book. I thought the ending of the book was extremely harsh? Do you agree or disagree? I agree but Amir did what he had to do. Do you feel that the women at the soccer game should have been killed? No because a women back then didn't really do anything outside the household so they held no threat. Quotes- "For you, a thousand times over"

"There is only one sin. and that is theft... when you tell a lie, you steal someones right to the truth."

"A boy who won't stand up for himself becomes a man who can't stand up to anything"