Throughout the 106 pages I read so far, this book proved to be very meaningful and interesting. However, this rather short paragraph which transcribes everything that occurred in chapter 8 is rather weird. So, let me walk you through something interesting and shocking which occurs next;
On page 97, Hassan and Amir walk up and down hills making small talk, and that is when Amir promised that he would read Hassan a story he has written, however, while they were walking to where Amir wanted to read, Hassan asked about school, what Amir was learning, and his teacher. Amir started to talk about how he hated the math teacher and how she would punish talkative students by putting a metal rod between student’s fingers and squeezing them together, but after Hassan winced and said he hoped he would never experience such punishment. Amir’s counterargument was simple: Since his father was rich and well known, Amir had a good excuse to get away from such serious punishment. After this, they come up to a pomegranite tree with their names carved into it, forcing him to want to return home since he hasn’t seen Hassan in a long time. Hassan tries to weld the gap between them, but Amir refuses, and instead throws Pomegranites at his close friend. “Fight Back!” he yelled, but all Hassan did, was take a Pomegranite and smash it into his head and said:
“There! Is this what you wanted?!” (pg.98, The Kite Runner)
After this, they both dispurse and walk home.
-Serg