Esmy's Book Blog: Week 3

9.7.10 - 9.10.10: Week 3

As readers, we need to be able to look at what is happening in the world around us so that we can make connections to what we are reading. Thinking about the world you live in, what connections can you make to your book.

In my book The Kite Runner, Amir wins the kite tournament. He tried SO hard to win so his father could pay more attention to him. But when Amir cuts the last kite in the sky Hassan goes running for it. Hassan is one of the greatest kite runner, but when he catches the kite he runs into trouble with the neighborhood bully Assef. Assef, Kamal, and Wali corner him into an alley wall. He says that he'll let him go unharmed as long as he gave him the blue kite. Over course as a loyal friend to Amir, Hassan says no. Hassan reaches down to get a rock. As Assef was going to swing at Hassan, Hassan threw the rock and hit Assef right on the forehead. But you guys have to read it to find out.

So the connection that I can make is that everyday some gets abused (sexually ,mentally, physically, and emotionaly). Many people might see it happen but they might not do mothing about it. Like Amir saw Hassan getting physically, mentally, emotionlly, and sexually and he didn't do nothing about it. If Hassan were to see that he'd go up and stand up for Amir. If anyone else were to see that happening and didn't do anything about it they might have gotten a guilty conshes. And that is what Amir has.