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Hassan is raped after the kite contest
While running the fallen kite after the competition in the winter of 1975, Hassan is cornered in an alleyway by Assef. Later Amir sees him with "the dark stain in the seat of his pants. Or those tiny drops that fell from between his legs and stained the snow black" (Hosseini 78). This event causes Hassan and Amir's relationship to become bad. Not only does this change things between Amir and Hassan, but affects how Assef acts in the future with Sohrab. -
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1975-2002
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Ali and Hassan Leave
After Amir frames Hassan for stealing Amirs watch, Baba forgives him but Ali insists, "'We are leaving, Agha sahib...our bags are already packed. We have made our decision" (Hosseini 106). Even though Baba and Ali have been together for 40 years year, Ali insists on leaving because what Hassan had been through, even though Baba didn't know that. Baba did not want the two to leave not only because of his friend, but because Hassan was his son.