Amir And Hassan Flashcards
(14 cards)
I talked Hassan into firing ______ with his slingshot… Hassan never wanted to, but if i asked, really asked, he wouldnt deny me. Hassan never ______ me anything’’
I talked Hassan into firing walnuts with his slingshot… Hassan never wanted to, but if i asked, really asked, he wouldnt deny me. Hassan never denied me anything’’
Loyalty and brotherhood (from Hassan to Amir)
“For you, a thousand times over.”
This iconic line is the clearest _________ to Hassan’s loyalty. He repeats it both during kite running and in his letter.
Loyalty and brotherhood (from Hassan to Amir)
“For you, a thousand times over.”
This iconic line is the clearest testament to Hassan’s loyalty. He repeats it both during kite running and in his letter.
Hassan calling Amir his friend
“Amir agha and I are friends,” Hassan said.
“_________?” Assef said, laughing. “You ________ fool!”
Hassan calling Amir his friend
“Amir agha and I are friends,” Hassan said.
“Friends?” Assef said, laughing. “You pathetic fool!”
Hassan’s unflinching loyalty
“Amir agha won the tournament and I ran this kite for him. I ran it _______. This is his kite.”
Hassan’s unflinching loyalty
“Amir agha won the tournament and I ran this kite for him. I ran it fairly. This is his kite.”
Amir’s internal conflict
But he’s not my _______! I almost blurted. He’s my _________!
…Why didn’t I ever include Hassan in our games? Why did I play with him only when no one else was around?
Amir’s internal conflict
But he’s not my friend! I almost blurted. He’s my servant!
…Why didn’t I ever include Hassan in our games? Why did I play with him only when no one else was around?
Amir cruelly testing Hassan’s loyalty
“Really? You’d do that?”
“Eat _____ if I told you to?”
…There was something fascinating—albeit in a sick way—about teasing Hassan. Kind of like when we used to play ______ torture.
Amir cruelly testing Hassan’s loyalty
“Really? You’d do that?”
“Eat dirt if I told you to?”
…There was something fascinating—albeit in a sick way—about teasing Hassan. Kind of like when we used to play insect torture.
Hassan’s heartbreaking question
“Would you ever ask me to do such a thing, _________?”
Hassan’s heartbreaking question
“Would you ever ask me to do such a thing, Amir agha?”
“To this day, I find it hard to ______ directly at people like Hassan, people who mean every word they say.”
“To this day, I find it hard to gaze directly at people like Hassan, people who mean every word they say.”
“I opened my mouth, almost said something. Almost. The rest of my life might have turned out _________ if I had. But I didn’t. I just watched. _________.”
“I opened my mouth, almost said something. Almost. The rest of my life might have turned out differently if I had. But I didn’t. I just watched. Paralyzed.”
“I had one last chance to make a __________… but I ran.”
Amir later plants his birthday watch to frame Hassan—another _________ stemming from guilt.
“I had one last chance to make a decision… but I ran.”
Amir later plants his birthday watch to frame Hassan—another betrayal stemming from guilt.
Baba defending Hassan and Ali
“You bring me ______. And Hassan… Hassan’s not going anywhere, do you understand?”
Baba defending Hassan and Ali
“You bring me shame. And Hassan… Hassan’s not going anywhere, do you understand?”
Hassan’s self-sacrifice (symbolic and literal)
“Hassan slumps to the ________, his life of ________ loyalty drifting from him like the windblown kites he used to chase.”
Hassan’s self-sacrifice (symbolic and literal)
“Hassan slumps to the asphalt, his life of unrequited loyalty drifting from him like the windblown kites he used to chase.”
“I had been the entitled half… Baba’s other half. The _________, _________ half… the half that, maybe… Baba had thought of as his true son.”
“I had been the entitled half… Baba’s other half. The unentitled, unprivileged half… the half that, maybe… Baba had thought of as his true son.”
Sohrab’s connection to Amir and Hassan
“He reminded me of you, how you _______ to read when you were _____, Amir jan.”
Sohrab’s connection to Amir and Hassan
“He reminded me of you, how you loved to read when you were little, Amir jan.”
