Quarter 2 SSR Reflection

In The Kite Runner, written by Khaled Hosseini, the main character Amir tells his life story from the beginning of his life when he lived in Kabul, to the time when he went to America to get a better future.  Amir would be considered my favorite character because he has character traits that no other character had such as patience and determination.  He is a story writer, he enjoys writing about his life, as well as writing fiction stories.  His father thinks it is something for women to do, so he rarely pays attention to Amir for that matter.  In his childhood though, he lived with his friend Hassan and told him many stories that he wrote.  Amir was kind to him and sometimes taught him new words or phrases because he could not read or write and did not have the knowledge of vocabulary like he did.  People sometimes made fun of Amir because he was into writing, but he did not let that bother him and continued to be himself.  As he grew up, he moved to America because the Russian Army started invading Kabul so they could transform it into a communist government.  When he arrived, he started looking for a job so he could help his father pay the rent and the food.  He was a hardworking man who worked all day long and still managed to write more stories.  I feel like I connect to Amir because he was hardworking and did not let anyone stop him from doing what he wanted.  In my life, I have always wanted to be in the medical field.  Although some people think it's too difficult for me, they aren't going to stop me from fulfilling my dreams.