Forrrrrrrr sho

After reading two thirds of this book I am becoming very interested in the book.  The plot has become very suspenseful.  Also the main character, Amir, has married and is now in his late 30’s, which is a little bit older than in the beginning of this section.  So many events are ocurring that I am beginning to forget what I have already read and am focusing more on whats happening now.  I had to reference back to the book in order to remember what had previously happened. 

In this middle section of the book, there are moments of great happiness and sadness.  Amir graduates from school and marries.  While on the other hand, Baba dies from his smoking habits, Amir is unsuccessful in having a child, and he also learns that his former best friend, Hassan has died as well.  Amir also learns that his father was a hypocrite, never telling him that Hassan was actually his half-brother.  The only part that I didn’t understand about this is why Baba would never have told Amir about Hassan being his half-brother, when he believed so strongly in always telling the truth.  This seemed very uncharacteristic of Baba, who was an incredible person.  However, why wouldn’t he be honorable enough to confess about his sins?

I’ve read the first part of this book, and find it to be a very entertaining read.  There were a few things from The Kite Runner that I didn’t understand.  For example, I understand that there are bullies everywhere and that Assef was just another one, but why would he rape Hassan?  He could have beaten him up all he wanted and gained all the satisfaction he needed… so why rape him? 

Also, I think that this book is very interesting for the moods it contains.  It started out as what seemed like a pleasant friendship between two boys as the main plot.  However there is betrayal and then one moves away, and it really is a sad story (and this is only the beginning).  This book should continue to be very entertaining because there’s bound to be more events that will change the mood drastically and fill the story with action.

Our group is working very well together.  We are going to be performing Act 2, scenes 2,3 and 4.  Our cast has been decided and other aspects of the project are coming into place.  We have just begun to start the costumes for the characters as well as the soundtrack.  There was some argument over who was gonig to be playing Macbeth, but it was settled fairly quickly.  The line memorizing is starting to happen, but people still are uneasy about their lines.  Everyone is doing their job well and working together and I expect that we will do very well when it comes time to present.

I’m going to read the Kite Runner as my independent reading book.  I don’t remember if we had to write a paragraph or something about our choice, but some other people did so I guess I will too.  I’ve heard really good things about this book.  Also I think that it taking place in the Middle East will make it very interesting to me because I know very little about the lifestyles of children in those coundtries.  People who were forced to read this against their will for summer reading ended up enjoying The Kite Runner so I guess it must be a very compelling read.