The Kite Runner: Amir

The Kite Runner: Amir

1. APPEARANCE

   • no actual description of Amir as he is the narrator
   • pashtun afganhi

2. PERSONALITY

   • coward
   • Refers to himself as "Hassan's tormentor"
   • Craves attention from Baba
     • Tells Baba he this he has "saratan", cancer.
   • Describes himself as a monster

3. WHAT OTHERS THINK

   • he's a coward
     • Baba said "A boy who wont stand up for himself becomes a man who wont stand up for himself"
   • Hassan idolises Amir, looks to him like a big brother

4. AMIR'S FEELINGS TOWARDS OTHERS

   • He gets jealous when Baba includes Hassan
   • Idolises Baba
   • sees Hassan as beneath him

5. KEY QUOTES