April 24th-Kite Fighting

Obviously kite fighting is an important part of Afghanistan society. I think that the author of The Kite Runner included kite running in the novel because it represents a bond between Amir and his Father. Even in the video, they discuss how the families have different recipes for the shards of glass that are passed down from father to son. I would assume that kite fighting in Afghanistan would be analogous to baseball in America. The Afghanistan people must have been very upset when the Taliban banned kite fighting.