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Amir is Born
This event is important because Amir is one of the main characters in the novel. -
Hassan is Born
This event is important because Hassan is one of the main characters in the book. -
Hassan is Raped by Aseff
Hassan being raped by Aseff is one of the most important events in the starting part of the book because it is the first act of Aseff demonstrating his power over others. -
Amir and Hassan Win the Kite Running Contest
Hassan and Amir's victory is important because it is the first instance of the activity of "kite running" introduced in the book. -
Amir's 13th Birthday
Amir's birthday party has significance in the story because after Aseff raped Hassan the book describes Hassan waiting on Aseff at Amir's birthday party. This scene shows how "powerful" Aseff is over Hassan. -
Hassan and Ali Leave Baba and Amir
After Amir starts feeling guilty for not trying to intervene during the rape, he "frames" Hassan for stealing to try to kick him out. -
Soviet troops invade
“ Soviet Troops parachuted into Kabul on Dec 27, 1979” -
Afghanistan is invaded by the Soviet Union
Afghanistan's initiation into it's bad times "can be traced to the 1979 invasion by the Soviet Union." -
Soviets start to Invade Afghanistan resulting in Baba and Amir leaving Afghanistan.
This event has significance because Baba and Amir are forced out of where they have lived for all of Amir's childhood. This point is also important because it leads to Baba and Amir moving to America.1 -
Baba and Amir Arrive in San Francisco
The migration of Baba and Amir during the Kite Runner is a large change in regards to their daily life. This is especially true because Baba is now at a new job; barely making enough money to survive and Amir is at a new school. -
Amir Graduates High School
When Amir graduates highschool reality starts to set in and he sees that he needs to be able to survive by himself. -
Amir meets Soraya and Eventually they get Married
Amir is further encouraged to marry Soraya at the hospital when overseeing Baba. Amir knows that this marriage will please Baba while he is suffering his last breaths. -
Baba Dies
After Baba has suffered enough he decides not to take his medicine and passes away later that night. -
Soviet troops leave
After peace talks “the last soviet troops left Afghanistan in February 1989” -
Hassan and his Wife Faranza Have their Baby Sohrab
The birth of Sohrab paves the way for multiple events later in the book, so while it is not the biggest shock it is important in the grand scheme of things. -
Afghanistan weekend further
Afghanistan “descended into the vicious internecine strife; by the summer of 1994” -
The Taliban takeover stars
By the end of 1994 “mullah Omar had nearly 12,000 followers and was rolling up the warlords to the north and east” -
Hassan and Faranza are Killed by the Taliban
This is a very big incident considering the whole book's path has partially revolved around Hassan. This also leaves Hassan and Faranza's son alone. -
Amir goes to retrieve Sohrab
After Hassan and Franza die Rahim Khan calls Amir asking him to go pick up Sohrab from Afghanistan and bring Sohrab back with him. -
9/11 invasion
After “The attack on the World Trade Center in New York on sept 11, 2001” -
Hamid karzai becomes leader
The chairman soon “[became] the leader of [Afghanistan].” -
Sohrab Smiles for the First Time (since back)
Sohrab starting to smile is a symbolic representation for his ability to (partially) recover from his parent's murder and his own attepmted suicide. -
American troops surge Iraq
David Petraeus "the architect of the 2007 surge on" Afghanistan -
American forces leave Afghanistan
"American combat forces to being withdrawing from Afghanistan." -
American troops leave Afghanistan forever 111111
American troops will be there “until the end of 120
