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Aim: Why does Amir set Hassan up?. Do Now: Complete your letters Write a letter, written from Hassan to Amir, that expresses what Hassan feels right before he leaves Amir and Baba at the end of Chapter 9 . “Either way, this much had become clear: One of us had to go. ” - p. 102.
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Aim: Why does Amir set Hassan up? Do Now: Complete your letters Write a letter, written from Hassan to Amir, that expresses what Hassan feels right before he leaves Amir and Baba at the end of Chapter 9.
“Either way, this much had become clear: One of us had to go.” - p. 102 • Why does Amir decide that getting rid of Hassan was the best for both of them? • What present do Ali and Hassan get for Amir? How does the gift further convince Amir of what he is about to do?
“This was Hassan’s final sacrifice for me.” - p.105 • Why does Hassan falsely admit to stealing Amir’s watch? • How does Amir realize that Hassan knew Amir was in the alleyway that horrible day? • How does Baba surprise Amir?
What stops people from doing the right thing? • If we go back to Chapter 1, Rahim Khan calls Amir and says, “There is a way to be good again.” Do you think that’s possible for Amir? What would it take?
Homework • Read Chapter 10. • Answer the following in 1 full paragraph: What has changed for Amir in the time that has passed between Chapter 9 and Chapter 10?