The Kite Runner

By ericaessel

  • Baba was born & Zahir Shah began his 40 year reign of Afghanistan

  • Amir is born

    His mother Sofia died in childbirth

  • Hassan is born

  • Daoud Khan takes over Afghanistan & Republic of Afghanistan formed

    After a bloodless coup while Zahir Shah was away in Italy

  • Assef first attacks Amir & Hassan, Hassan defends them

    Assef vows he will get revenge

  • Hassan has facial surgery

    Fixes his cleft palate as a birthday present from Baba

  • Rape of Hassan

    Took place on an overcast day in winter. Assef and his friends cornered Hassan after the kite flying tournament, attempting to get the blue kite away from Hassan. Because he refuses to protect Amir's honour, Assef rapes Hassan instead. Amir watches but never intervenes.

  • Kite running tournament

    Amir takes victory

  • Amir's 13th birthday party

    Baba throws a big party, in which Assef attends and gifts Amir a copy of Mein Kampf. Hassan is there, but only to serve guests.

  • Amir hides his new watch and money under Hassan's mattress

  • Ali and Hassan leave forever

    Amir sees that Hassan knows of his betrayals

  • Communist coup d'etat

  • Amir and Baba leave Kabul for Jalalabad

    Baba protects a young mother from a Russian soldier during the journey. Once they reach Jalalabad they find out the truck is broken down that was to take them to Pakistan

  • Kamal is dead apon their arrival to Pakistan

    Kamal's father shoots himself in the head. Kamal had been raped by a group of men around 3 weeks prior.

  • Amir enrolls in college, studying English

  • Baba attacks Mr. Nguyen

    He asked for Baba's ID after he tried to pay with a cheque.

  • Amir graduates high school

    Baba takes him out drinking and buys him an old Ford Grand Torino

  • Amir and Baba buy a bus to start going to the market on Saturdays

  • Amir meets General Taheri & Soraya

  • Amir introduces himself formally to Soraya

  • Baba diagnosed with cancer

  • Baba asks General Taheri if Amir and Soraya could marry

  • Soraya tells Amir of her past

  • Formal party of 'giving word'

  • Amir and Soraya are married

  • Baba dies & his funeral is held

  • Amir accepted to San Jose State college

  • Amir finishes first novel

  • Soraya and Amir start trying to have a baby

  • Amir's novel released

  • Amir and Soraya diagnosed with unexplained infertility

  • Rahim Khan calls Amir

    He tells Amir he is sick and Amir must come to Pakistan

  • Amir departs to go to Pakistan