Amir lives in a fairly beautiful house with his father, he calls Baba, and their servants, Ali and Hassan. Amir's mother died giving birth to him, and Hassan's mom ran off soon after he was born. Ali and Hassan are Hazaras. They are seen as a lower class then Amir and Baba. Ali gets some abuse from the neighborhood boys. To make things worst Amir doesn't get nearly enough attention from his father and Amir thinks it's because of Hassan. Baba seems to dislike Amir at some parts of the story. Amir wants to win a kite-fighting tournament to earn his father's love. Amir actually wins. When Hassan goes to get Amir’s kite he is met by Wali, Kamal, and Assef. He is raped by Assef. Amir sees this and he doesn’t do anything to stop the boys from raping Hassan.“There are a lot of children in Afghanistan, but little childhood.”Page 275 out of 374 Paragraph 6. Because Amir is jealous of Baba giving Hassan affection Amir plants the watch he got for his birthday and money in Hassan’s room to frame him as a thief. Though Baba forgives Hassan he and Ali still leave. Around the same time as the kite fight a war comes to Afghanistan so Amir and Baba escape to California. In California Amir and Baba struggle to make ends meat. But while in California Amir meets Soraya his future wife. He wants Amir to come back to Afghanistan, cryptically telling Amir, "There is a way to be good again" Page 2 of 374 paragraph 3. Rahim Khan brings Amir up to speed on what's happened since he's left Afghanistan. He, Hassan, and Farzana moved into Baba's house. But the Taliban brutally executed Hassan and Farzana, leaving Sohrab orphaned. Now, Sohrab is somewhere in Kabul without any family or protection. Rahim Khan wants Amir to go to Kabul and rescue Sohrab. Amir is resistant at first, but Rahim Khan tells Amir that Hassan was his half-brother. Amir goes to look for Sohrab and finds him in a Taliban camp. A Talib official, who's also a pedophile, and who also happens to be that vile Assef, is keeping Sohrab in his home. Amir is no match for Assef. Sohrab, like Hassan before him, is a whiz with the slingshot. Sohrab nails Assef right in the eye, blinding him. Amir and Sohrab escape. They go to America and there Sohrab tries to commit suicide. Though Sohrab survives, he doesn't fully forgive Amir. Amir takes Sohrab to the park where some Afghans are flying kites. Sohrab and Amir fly a kite together and even fight another kite and win.