Kite Fighting

I think that the Afghan people find hope and freedom in kite fighting. In the last video, the last part explains how kite running allows the people forget reality and truly feel free. I think with the harshness of the government in Afghanistan, kite fighting gives the people some pleasure and the feeling that some of that suppression is being broken. Kite Fighting is a way of life for the people in Afghanistan and many people even make a living out of it like Mohammad and his father. I think The author of the kite runner chose to make kite running and fighting the main focus of the book because it is how they express themselves and moreover, the aspect of their lives that are actually worth living for. In the United States, we have traditions like holidays and things of that nature, but nothing really as influential as kite fighting is to the people of Afghanistan.