Amir's Kite Timeline

Hassan's Rape

Dec 12, 1975

This event represents the moment in which AMir chose to turn blantantly ignore reality and thus shaped his future self ; consumed in guilt.
THe image displays an crying child, almost as if trying to wash away the ugly pain.

Amir's 13th Birthday

May 20, 1976

Even though Amir was in house surronded by many people, he was alone in his thoughts, secrets and inner feelings. It was an one in life time experience to put in an situation where didn't have any other chose but to play along. He learned to lie through the truth, betraying Hassan.

Hassan and Ali leave

Feb 18, 1977

AMir is emmerssed in guilt for betraying Hassan and ruining years of friendship. Also fo r tearing away Ali from Baba.

Amir and Baba come to San Francisco

Mar 3, 1982

This displays ever changing of Amirs enviroments and hows he had to adapt for example : an enviroment with servants; pampered ; an powerful baba(rich), then enviromemt of guilt when surronded by hassan and enviroment without any sevants to an depraving setting and then sudenly have to adapt to a life in an small apartment and baba working at gas station; mundane Baba. Infancy to adolescene to an adult transitions.

Amir meets Soraya

Apr 10, 1985

the quote sometimes even a single day can chage the course of a lifetime" pg 142 It's one of the first time Amir express and emotion clearly that isn't guillt or shame, he's enchanted by soraya , this meeting is slowly repairing Amir into a better man.
the picture represent's his encounter with Soraya

Hassan returns to Rahmin’s (Baba’s) house in Afghanistan

Jun 10, 1986

Hassan regardless of the shame and troubles hesuffered in Baba's house , this displays his loyalty to AMir, returiing and taking care of an house where the inhabitants no longer reside. Preserving Amirs and his memories, their childhood. Baba's house represents Hassans loyalty

Baba Dies

Sep 28, 1987

This imapcts Amir to realize for once he's made Baba proud, by marrying soraya; little Amir's goal.

Amir has first novel accepted

Feb 9, 1988

Amir starts to feel really good about his life. the picture is the everse of his 13th birthday celebration , he's surronded by good news
( happy) and togetther. The picture represent Amirs younger sel reaching up to his older self.

Amir and Soraya begin trying to have a family

Jul 27, 1988

This shows the first conflict in his amazignlife and struggles of marriage life

Sohrab is born

May 22, 1991

Sohrab is AMir's key of destiny ; somewhat the deliverance for Amir’s struggle with his past.

Incident with Rahim Khan and Taliban at soccer game

May 22, 1998

This picture represents how Kabul has changed not only the landscape but morals and personas. But it also represent Amir reconcilating with his past.

Amir gets phone call from Rahim Khan asking him to come to Pakistan-

Jun 8, 2001

Wake up call for Amir, an second chance to fix his past and unbury his guilt towards Hassan