The Kite Runner...#5

On page 75 Hassan is raped by Assef. Apparently Haasan had disrespected Assef by throwing a rock at him on page 73. Assef was angry and when he was hit he yelped and threw himself at Hassan, knocking him to the ground. He was then pinned down and by Wali and Kamal. They were in an open field that was litered with scrap parts of bikes and newspapers and junk. Wali new what was going to happen on page 75 because he said that he was worried about his father finding out. Assef said that there is nothing wrong with teaching a lesson to a "disrespectful donkey." As Wali and Kamal held Hassan down Assef proceeded to pull off his pants and Hassans pants. Assef wanted to flaunt his power and asked his Kamal would join in, Kamal looked away. Assef asserted himself behind Hassan. "He positioned himself behind Hassan." Pg 75. These few pages are important because it shows the power struggle and the fine line behind respect and power. How Assef thought he was disrespected and how he showed his power by making Hassan weaker than him.