![]() Toolshed then proceeds to check his phone, stating that the group will have to wait for 6 hours until they're able to enter the lab for the tour.Īt this point, you can freely roam the area. However, the person speaking through the buzzer says that the tour will only begin from 10pm till midnight for 'safety purposes'. A short cut scene will the play, whereby Human Kite will press the gate buzzer to inform that they are all here to attend the tour. You will then bump into all of the Freedom Pals, waiting at the lab gates. Head to Mephesto Genetics Lab by using the Fast Travel system (the nearest station will be Shi Tpa Town, next to City Wok) and continuing the rest of your way there by foot. Without further ado, all Freedom Pals decided to go to the lab to investigate. Welcome to the bleeding edge of technology, an amazing tour with all your friends to find out all about genetic science, this could be a trip of excitement and happiness if the exhibits weren't trying to kill you, and can be less disturbing if you didn't have to murder your parents.Īfter torturing The Coon, he would confess that Mitch Conner had a plan to genetically alter the cats, Toolshed then implies that the plan has a place in the genetics lab. 2.2 Attack of the Genetically Altered Mutants.I remember the precise moment, crouching behind a crumbling mud wall, peeking into the alley near the frozen creek. “I became what I am today at the age of twelve, on a frigid overcast day in the winter of 1975. The past has a way of catching up with people…. ![]() He’s no longer faced with daily reminders of his guilt.īut as we’ll soon see, it’s not quite that simple. This is a theme that recurs throughout The Kite Runner – Amir’s sense of shame, guilt, and inadequacy.įor now though, despite his inner turmoil, it seems that he’s achieved what he wanted – Hassan is out of his life. Hassan’s goodness makes Amir feel worse about his own character. Perhaps this is another reason why Amir is uncomfortable around his friend. He takes the blame for the money under the mattress, so Amir doesn’t get in trouble.Īmir, on the other hand, is shown as being weak, cowardly and self-centered – qualities he’s aware of. He doesn’t retaliate, and he won’t even defend himself if it means hurting someone he cares about. Hassan is so good that he’s almost saintlike. It’s disturbing to see him treat his friend in this way, when Hassan has been consistently kind and loyal.Īmir and Hassan could be interpreted as two sides of the same person – the good and bad we all have inside us. And it’s all because Amir is unable to cope with his own cowardice and guilt.Īmir’s behavior is hard to understand, even if we make allowances for his young age. Then, to make matters worse, he plants the money under Hassan’s mattress, making him look like a thief. Amir not only fails to intervene when he witnesses the rape, but he adds to Hassan’s suffering by shunning him afterwards. The friendship between Amir and Hassan is ended by acts of betrayal. The two families are divided, seemingly forever. His father, Ali, tells Amir’s father, Baba, that he can no longer work for him, or stay in the neighborhood.īaba is devastated and begs them to reconsider, but Ali and Hassan leave shortly afterwards. Hassan lies to protect Amir, and says that he stole the money. In an attempt to make him leave, Amir plants money under Hassan’s mattress. Instead of intervening, Amir runs away.Īfter this incident, Amir feels uncomfortable around Hassan, and their friendship starts to deteriorate. He sees Hassan being raped in an alley by an older boy, Assef. Amir goes to look for him, and stumbles across a shocking scene. That day, Hassan disappears while running for a kite. Amir sees it as a chance to impress his father, and finally gain his approval. There’s a kite-fighting competition, and Amir and Hassan are keen to win. But one day, Amir’s loyalty is tested, and what happens next changes everything… He tells Amir he would do anything for him. Hassan is the “kite runner” – the one who runs after fallen kites. They spend a lot of time together, often flying kites and taking part in tournaments. Hassan is Hazara, an ethnicity that often faces discrimination.ĭespite these differences, the boys are very close. Amir is Pashtun, the majority ethnic group in Afghanistan. However, both boys are aware that their social status is not the same – Hassan is the son of Amir’s father’s servant. However, they also have a close relationship with Ali and Hassan, the father and son who live in the house at the end of the garden. Their relationship isn’t always an easy one, and Amir longs for his father’s approval.Īmir and Baba are a family of two – Amir’s mother died during childbirth. He lives a comfortable life in Kabul with his father, Baba. The Kite Runner begins with the narrator, Amir, looking back on his childhood in Afghanistan.
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