The cultural context of the Kite Runner is how popular kite running was in the past to the Afghans. Hundreds of people would gather together and kites were flown into the sky. Their strings were coated with a special string coated with a glue and glass shard mixture. The goal was to cut down other peoples kites and if the kite was knocked down the kite runners would run of to fetch the flying kite.
Hassan and Amir were expert kite runners and it was a past-time they both loved and cherished. Kite running is what brought the pain and suffering of Hassan and was what earned Amir his fathers pride, and in the end it was the very action that got sohrab to finally smile. Kite running was the one thing that brought everyone together.
Hassan and Amir were expert kite runners and it was a past-time they both loved and cherished. Kite running is what brought the pain and suffering of Hassan and was what earned Amir his fathers pride, and in the end it was the very action that got sohrab to finally smile. Kite running was the one thing that brought everyone together.