The Kite Runner

So far, the film is sooo good! The bond at the beginning of the movie makes everyone wish they could have a best friend with the relationship that Amir and Hassan had. I'm pretty sure everyone wants a friend who would do anything and everything for them. They seemed so close that it surprised me when the bully was telling Hassan that Amir only hangs out with him because he's bored, and never when any friends are around. Of course, being a bully he would make someone feel like crap, but...

I can't believe that Amir didn't help Hassan, his best friend who would do anything for him, literally anything, and Amir just stood and turned his back when Hassan needed him the most (even though Hassan didn't know Amir was there). It infuriates me that Hassan went through getting raped by those older dudes, and Amir treats him like crap. He just throws tomatoes or whatever those fruit things were at him, and even goes through the trouble of trying to get his family fired. Amir even calls Hassan a coward, he calls him a coward even though Hassan is the one who always stood up for him when they were confronted by the bullies!

I think though, that Amir was so ashamed of himself for the fact that he couldn't stand up for his best friend. Or maybe, because he overheard the bully saying that he only hangs out with Hassan when no one else is around, he was ashamed of himself for that, because it was partly true?

It sucks though, like eight or ten years pass and it seems as though Amir still doesn't want to hear from Hassan. Did anyone notice that when he was typing and right before his dad came in, you could hear like kids or something as if he was having a flashback? Anyways, I wonder how it will end. My guess: Amir will adopt Hassan's kid and raise him as his own. And finally tell someone about what happened to Amir. Maybe even run into the bully while he's there at Pakistan and give him a good beating or something. haha

I have the names right, right? I didn't confuse the kids names? If I did, please tell me!?!?!?!

The best Best American Short Stories

Toga Party was definitely the most entertaining story. Who would imagine old people in real life dressing for a Toga party? Let alone even going to a toga part--or any party for that matter. I mean, the ending pretty much sucked, but what kept me reading was to find out what the ending was.

It was also pretty funny that the old people at the party were acting like teenagers! Getting their moves on by fishing for grapes with their mouths, and that "ring" toss game. Haha. But I definitely wasn't expecting the actual ending that the story ended with. I was totally expecting Richard to finally accept death and not fear how he would kick the bucket plus not worry about his will anymore...but I guess in the end, the garage light timed out and he finally had no need to worry.

I totally agree with Nicole though, it would suck if it was our parents who did that to themselves- killing themselves and leaving us kids to deal with the bodies! But, I guess in reality they would have died sooner or later, and would have interrupted their children's work and family life anyway...