The Kite Runner (End)

After Baba's passing, Rahim Khan (Baba's friend) convinces Amir to come back to Pakistan so he can talk to him. Rahim is very ill and old so he wanted to tell Amir something very important that his father Baba has never told. Plot twist Hassan is Baba's child, that is why Baba and Hassan were so close. After Baba and Amir fled Afghanistan, Hassan stayed at his their house to basically protect it and always thought they would come back. During this time Hassan got married and had a kid named Sohrab. The Taliban (Afghan terrorist group) invaded Hassan's home and him and his wife dead but took the son. Ironically, Assef the boy who raped Hassan earlier in the book is the leader of the Taliban and uses Sohrab the son as a sex slave. Rahim tells Amir he has to save and find Sohrab who is his nephew. Amir tells Assef that he wants to fight for the little boy and Assef mocks Amir and says "Are you gonna run away again" referring to the time Amir ran away when he saw Hassan being raped. Amir explains that he won't run away for Hassan's sake. Amir wants his nephew and wants to take him home back to the States. He ran away once he is not going to do it again. As they were fighting, Sohrab got a slingshot with a gold ball and shot it at Assef's eye to make him blind. Amir and Sohrab escaped and got away, and stayed at a hospital. This time period is around 2001 when 9/11 happened so Amir didn't think it was possible to bring Sohrab back to America. After the many doubts and concerns they finally get Sohrab back to California so he can become a legal citizen. Sohrab was very quiet and shy around Amir and his wife but then one day he finally spoke to Amir and told him that Hassan his father always talked about Amir and how he was a great friend. Amir starts to feel guilty so then later confesses to his wife Hassan's rape and how he watched but didn't say anything. Amir now feels that he is free. Amir and the boy fly kites the same way Amir and Hassan did during the tournaments.

If you were Amir would you be angry that your father kept this huge secret from you?

The Kite Runner (Middle)

As time passes, Amir is still acting strange towards Hassan. Amir to me seems to be trying to get rid of his friendship with Hassan, but he is also trying to get rid of Hassan and his father all together. Hassan and his father are servants for Amir and his father Baba. Amir wants Hassan and his father desperately gone and out of his house so Amir puts all of his birthday money and the watch Baba gave him and put it under Hassan's mattress to frame him. Amir did this to show that Hassan is a thief and to convince his dad that they should kick him out because Amir's dad said theft is the worst possible thing you can do. Baba (Amir's father) ironically forgives Hassan so they stay and remain servants for Amir. Hassan's father find out the truth behind this setup and decides for himself and for Hassan that they will leave. He was very angry. Rahim (Baba's close friend) convinces Amir to move to Pakistan because he said "There is a way to be good again." After, Baba and Amir move to Kabul, Pakistan, Pakistan is invaded by the Russians and it became a dangerous war zone. Baba and Amir fled to the United states and started a new life in California. Tragedy hit, Baba has lung cancer. He refuses to do chemotherapy because he doesn't want to seem weak. Amir now attends college and learning English, he meets this girl named Soraya at a flea market they fall in love and later become married. If you were Baba and you knew you were gonna die of cancer would you do chemo to maybe save your life or would you not do it because you don't want to seem weak?

The Kite Runner (Beginning)

The novel The Kite Runner, written by Khaled Hosseini has several different themes. One of the themes in this book that stood out to me the most is friendship. Amir and Hassan seem to be great friends who face life together as it is. Amir is very wealthy while Hassan is apart of the lower class. Amir always challenges Hassan's loyalty and trust to see if he is a good friend. One example of the tests is that Amir told Hassan to slingshot a rock at a dog and Hassan didn't want to but said he'd do it for Amir. Amir tests his trust because Baba which is Amir's father always compares the two kids. Baba is constantly telling Amir that he should be more like Hassan who is loyal and not self centered. To me this friendship is very questionable because on page 75 Hassan was being harassed and ended up being raped by several random boys on the streets. Another theme that is presented here is betrayal. To me this is considered betrayal because Hassan think he's great friends with Amir, but Amir doesn't show his true loyalty when he is a key witness to Hassan's rape. Amir shows his true colors of who he is. Amir was off in the distance and could see what was happening but did not stand up for his friend at all and ran away. Did Amir not help Hassan because he is embarrassed that Hassan is considered to be dirty and is apart of the lower class?  Hassan didn't know Amir was there at all. Amir becomes distant to Hassan and Hassan doesn't know why. I believe that he is distant because he is ashamed that his friend Hassan was raped and he was a bystander to the situation. To me, Amir is a coward. Does Amir really care for Hassan as much as Hassan cares for Amir? For a deeper meaning I think Amir is facing a conflict with himself. If you were Amir in this situation and your friend was being raped would you help save him or would you run away? 

Paper Towns The Ending

It's the night of graduation. Quentin grabs his friends and a couple of girls to go with him to this journey to New York. It is a long intense journey. Quinten is trying to get there as quickly as possible so they can catch Margo before she leaves Agloe forever. 21 hours pass by and the reach New York finally. They come across this old abandoned barn. At first Quinten and his friends doubted checking the barn to see if she was really there. But something made Quentin believe she was actually there. Bam! There Margo is sitting in this old barn writing. After, Quinten confronts her, they start to argue. Quinten's friends get mad and upset so they leave. They end up taking his car to drive back to Orlando so they wouldn't miss the school dance. Quinten didn't even care that they left , he had more important things on his mind. He wants/needs to get Margo back into his life. Margo realizes she loves him too but convinces him that they aren't meant for each other. Margo confesses that she left because she needed everyone to forget her false personality back in Orlando. I think Margo just couldn't be herself around her classmates. She needed to get away to find herself. Quinten refuses to believe her, he doesn't want to give up on her just yet. Yes they love each other but they both agree that they will both have different futures. Margo stays in New York while Quinten takes the next bus back to Orlando. Quinten joins his friends at graduation and the school dance. Quinten is now finally free to move on from his love for Margo Roth Spiegleman. Margo remains the "paper girl" and Quinten remains the "paper boy". The end.

Paper Towns The Middle

Margo has left a series of clues to Quinten and his friends. Quinten and his friends piece together the clues she left and found out where she is hiding. Quinten is facing many conflicts throughout this story. One of the conflicts he is facing is his against his friends. His friends don't really want to look for Margo, but change their mind because they want to help their friend. But later in the middle of the book school is coming to an end. Graduation and their important high school dance is coming up. Quinten's friend Radar has a girlfriend who he brings onto the trip to find Margo. This trip is a 21 hour trip from Orlando, Florida to Agloe, New York. His friends give Quinten trouble by saying that they want to be home in time for the school dance but Quinten thinks they aren't being good friends because they aren't sticking around with him. All of his friends lost hope in the search for Margo. Another conflict Quinten faces is him against himself. Throughout the journey he doubts himself constantly. Asking questions such as; Does she really love me? Is she really in New York? He realizes he follows a string of false leads, which makes him think he loves someone who doesn't exist. Quinten tries to understand Margo's personality and who she is so he bribes her little sister and hangs out in her room so he can get a feel for who she really is. Will Quinten continue his search for Margo? Will Quinten make it back home in time for graduation and the high school dance? My opinion has changed from my first blog post, I think that Quinten will find her, because he has the desire for her, and I think she will come home with him so they can both go to the dance together.

Paper Towns The Beginning

The theme of this book is that friends will stick by your side no matter what. My book belongs in the mystery genre because in this book Margo runs away but leaves clues so her fellow classmates can find her. Some other books that may be in the same genre are The woman in white, and One for the money.  Quinten is your typical high school student who believes him and his friends Radar, and Ben don't belong with the popular crowd. If Quinten was an animal he would be a raccoon. He is always neglected by others. Quinten was madly in love with his neighbor and fellow classmate Margo Roth Spiegelman. Quinten and Margo were close friends before high school but grew apart when Margo started dating a popular jock. Margo plans revenge on her ex-boyfriend after she finds out that he was cheating on her with a so called "friend". Margo asks Quinten for help, and without hesitation he agreed. He thought in his head maybe by helping her she would fall in love with him. They both do a series of pranks and Quinten's love for Margo rises throughout the night. A mystery occurs the next morning, when Quinten finds out Margo went missing. Margo leaves Quinten clues such as riddles, and puzzles leading him a little bit closer to where she is hiding. Quinten drags his nerdy friends along with him for help and start piecing together each clue. Before she went missing she always told Quinten about paper towns. A paper town is a fake town cartographers use to detect copycats. In all the clues that Quinten has found he realized that they all lead to a paper town. When days turned into weeks, Quinten found out where Margo went. Margo went to a Paper town called Algoe, New York. How will Quinten get there? Will Quinten ever find her? In my opinion I think Quinten will never find her. He is going to get close to finding her but then give up and find another girl he can obsess over.