At the end of this incident, Hassan threatens Assef with his slingshot. In response, Assef backs down but says, “Someday, I’ll make you face me one on one.” The narrative then skips to the next winter. … By the following
winter, the winter of 1975, when there was nothing but a faint scar left, Hassan
ceases to smile.
What kind of person is Assef How does he treat Hassan in Chapter 5?
Assef is known throughout the district for his cruelty, and Amir mentions that he is
a sociopath
. Assef is immediately introduced as an antagonist in chapter five as he threatens Amir and ridicules Hassan. Assef has a reputation as a violent individual and even carries brass knuckles with him at all times.
What happens in chapter 5 of The Kite Runner?
Summary: Chapter 5.
One night, gunfire erupts in the street
. … Because the roads are closed that night, Baba doesn’t arrive home till dawn. That morning, Amir and Hassan hear talk of what happened on the radio, but they don’t understand what it means that Afghanistan has become a republic.
What does Assef use in Chapter 5?
(In an earlier chapter, they carved their names in this tree.) On their way there, trouble strikes in the form of Assef, Wali, and Kamal, three neighborhood boys. We learn a little about Assef: he uses
brass knuckles
, has a German mother, and is known for his meanness. Oh yeah, he also torments Ali a lot.
Why did Baba betray Ali?
Baba had betrayed Ali, his closest friend since childhood,
by sleeping with Sanaubar
. As Amir says, having sex with a man’s wife was the worst possible way an Afghan man could be dishonored. Amir had similarly betrayed Hassan.
Did Assef know that Sohrab was Hassan’s son?
I find
no evidence
in the text of The Kite Runner to show that Assef had any idea that Sohrab was related to Hassan. It seems that Assef would have told Amir during his lengthy talk before the fight if he had actually known.
What weakness of Amir’s does Baba apologize for?
What “weakness” of Amir’s does Baba have to apologize for in chapter 10? Baba apologizes for
Amir’s car sickness
.
Why is Assef so evil?
Assef is evil
because he is able to justify his beliefs of personal superiority and impose them on anyone who opposes him
. His denigration of Hassan as well as his rise to power as a Taliban official reflects this.
Why is Assef so mean?
Assef
wants to rid Afghanistan of the Hazaras
, and he will do whatever he can to do so. This hatred is, in part, another reason why he assaulted Hassan the way he did. He wanted Hassan to feel shame for being who he is.
What does Baba say is the only sin?
Baba Amir’s Father: There is only one sin, only one.
And that is theft
. Every other sin is a variation of theft… When you kill a man, you steal a life.
Why did Baba never call Ali his friend?
Summary: Chapter 4
Amir’s grandfather takes the young Ali in, and Ali and Baba grow up together. Baba, however, never calls Ali his friend. Similarly, because
of their ethnic and religious differences
, Amir says as a child he never thought of Hassan as a friend.
What is Baba’s famous nickname?
Baba the Legend
Rahim Khan gives Baba his “famous nickname,
Toophan agha, or ‘Mr. Hurricane’”
(3.2). At times Baba seems untouchable – unreachable – because he towers over ordinary men. Needless to say, he also towers over ordinary children like Amir.
What did Assef do Hassan?
When Hassan refuses to hand over the kite he ran for Amir, Assef pins Hassan
to the ground and rapes him
. While Hassan’s rape is in many ways the center of the entire novel, the word “rape” appears only once.
Did Ali forgive Baba?
As an adult, Amir learns that Baba had slept with Ali’s wife, Sanaubar, who conceived Hassan. … The fact that Ali is amicable and close with Baba after
Baba had an affair with his wife reveals Ali’s tolerant
, forgiving nature.
Why is Sohrab afraid of going to America?
Why is Sohrab scared to go with Amir to America?
He is afraid that Amir will get tired of him or that Amir’s wife won’t like him
.
How is Ali loyal to Baba?
Ali and Baba
always had a close relationship
, almost like brothers, yet there is an inequality between them based on race that leaves Baba at an advantage. Baba will always be the master and Ali the servant. Baba can’t imagine his life without Ali, yet he dishonors him in the most personal way.
