Written Assignment Rationale

The Kite Runner tells a story of fierce cruelty and redeeming love between Amir, a young afghan boy, and the main characters, specially Hassan, a loyal Hazara kid, friend of Amir. Both loved to fly kites, until something happens that breaks with their fondness game.

The letter that I'm going to write explain the reasons of why Amir and Hassan stoped seeing each other, just as Baba stoped seeing Ali in a specific event inside the story.

I will mention how Ali tells Baba about Hassan's rape through a emotional letter. Also, the 40 year relation reference by Ali to his friend. Finally, an important detail, where Ali tells Baba that Amir was also there hiding when Hassan was fiercely raped, but ran.

The reason I chose a letter was because it fits perfectly with my purpose and aim, and also it fits with the time the novel is set.

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Written Assignment Literally Task

September 4th, 1975

Dear Baba,

I'm writing to you because Ali asked me to. I'm a friend of him, so I'm writing the letter because, as you know, he's illiterate. He wanted to write to you so much, he really wanted to explain why, after 40 years, suddenly decided to leave the house along with Hassan. So I will concede his wish.

It has been 40 years, in which we treated each other as brothers. I'll never forget that moment, me as a child, when your father finally adopted me, those years where I grew up with you Baba. Making silly things, the mischief you and I used to cause.
I know you got confused when I told you that both of us were leaving the house, because Hassan told me everything.

I'm sure you remember exactly the kite tournament, Amir cutting the last kite, Hassan said it as a bright blue one, a cool one. So when the kite started falling down, you were so happy and distracted that you didn't realized Hassan went straight away to the place where the kite were suppose to land.

So he went alone, he rant through the paths and ended in a cold alley near the bazaar, and he actually found the kite - you know Hassan never fails at it -. But his happiness lasted only a few seconds, the seconds before it happened.

Assef knew about the kite tournament, so he waited, together with Wally and Kamal, to be ended so he could talk to him about their unfinished business. But suddenly they saw a boy running alone searching for a blue kite that landed there. It was Hassan. And he remembered that he was the one pointing him with his slingshot, calling him "one-eye Assef". So when Hassan finally found the kite inside an alley, he turned back and found Assef and the other two, and they asked nicely if Hassan could let them the kite. And, for you to know, someone else was there, hiding in the corner of the alley, some you know: Amir.

So, Assef told him to give him the kite so he "would forgive him for his rudeness". But you know Hassan as much as I do,  and because of his loyalty to Amir, he denied. So he proceeded to insult my "stupid hazara boy". So Assef decided to let him keep the kite, but you know nothing is free in this world. Assef final words were "I'll let you keep the kite. I'll let you keep the kite so it will always remind you of what I'm about to do": he raped Hassan.
He raped him with no compassion. You know Amir was there, right? Well, he could just step into the alley and stand up for all those time Hasan did for him in the past, and I'm sure you think the same thing, or he could run. While Hassan was with his face towards the cold wall, and the only thing he remembers is seeing a boy coming out the alley and running alone.

It maybe be surprising for you, but the reason Amir hided his watch and the bills under Hassan's pillow was because he felt so guilty that he only wanted no longer to see Hassan again. That's why I decided to leave the house, so I ask you a favor. Don't ever think I forgot those 40 years, because I haven't done it.

I hope both of you take care.

Best wishes,

Ali.

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