The Kite Runner (Step Three)

• Where did they move to after Pakistan and what job did Baba get?
• Amir and Baba moved to America and Baba got a job at a gas station. 

• His dislike of food stamps tell what about his character?
• When Baba dislikes the food stamps, I feel he gets upset and angry that someone has to pay for his own food and that he cannot gain it himself.  This shows a mass amount of self maturity.  He wants to be able to take care of himself, not have someone take care of him. 

• What did Baba give Amir for his birthday? Why?  What is the symbolic nature of this gift?
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• What did Amir decide to study in college and how did Baba feel about Amir's decision? 
• Amir decided to study English and major in it.  Baba considers it petty and not an actual job.  Amir wants to become a writer and a published author but he knows that he will have to wait until he is noticed to gain money from his writing, so therefore explains to Baba that he will work at a low budget place for a while.  Baba gets angry and throws the idea back into Amir's face, but Amir finally stands tall and wants to do it anyway, despite Baba's wishes because it is what he wants to do with the rest of his life.  No matter what Baba has to say. 

• Compare the life of Amir to that of Khaled Hosseini based on the video shown in class.
• Amir and Khaled are very much the same, they both wanted to be authors except Khaled didn't know he wanted too until later in his life.  Also, he was born in Afghanistan and Amir was as well, dealing with the disastrous conflict throughout their government.  The character Amir seems to be based a lot on Khaled Hosseini.  

• Why did the author say he “embraced America”?
• Khaled "embraced America" because he came to the country and finally found out who he wanted to be.  He came to America with an open mind and found his fortune through it. 

• Reflect on Baba’s comment at the end of chapter 11.
• Baba hit home on his comment.  The comment: It may be unfair, but what happens in a few days, sometimes eveb a single day, can change the course of a whole lifetime, Amir," seems to be a hit to the shin to Amir's guilty conscience.  Because Amir witnessed a terrible situation one day, it affected his entire life, therefore being a extremely ironic quote through the book. 

• Discuss gender roles in America as compared to Afghanistan.  Link to the theme of oppression and appearance versus reality.
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