Afghanistan Borders

Hi guys!!

How was your weekend?

I thought we could use a nice map of Afghanistan in our Blog. To get a bit the sense of where's what, and what happens where in The Kite Runner. By the way, remember last Thursday's presentations? I enjoyed Ferry's (I don't know his given name) research very much. All those details and little rules for kite running properly. It seems so poetic and distant from the gory and unhuman images we see on tv about the country. It is amazing the way war can change a country. Referring to a previous post, I think it was João's, I just loved every bit of the kite running rules explanation in the book. It sounds so beautiful, and Hosseini describes it so well, the children running and the thrill of glaring at the coloured sky. He writes with images and sounds, it is a part of the book we can "read" with our senses. And there is such a poetic feeling around it. I believe that a conparison between Hassan and kites is possible: the strenght of his will and loyalty goes side by side with the strong and powerful winds that hold the kites in the air and that cut the kite fighters' hands, but he keeps on holding he string. Just like Hassan kept loving Amir who hurt him so much. And then we have the softness and gentlessness of the kite floating in the air, light and swirling between the clouds, and I believe that that is Hassan's pure and tender heart soaring freely in the sky. Do you agree or am I being carried away by it? Give me your opinion ;) See you tomorrow!!