Amir is the main character and also the narrator. He is thinking back to the day in the winter of 1975. That day changed his life forever. In the beginning he only explains that he was hiding behind crumbling mud wall and peering down an alley. It's not in details but this memory haunts him until now. He speaks of doing many horrible things like suicide. Hassan, his best childhood friend, has cleft lip but other then that he is descirbed to be very gorgous.
Hassan has been always loyal to Amir and tries to please him all the time. Hassan's father, Ali, works for Amri's father and lives in a mud shack. Hassan's mother left him when he was born to live with the traveling dancers, which is known to be very shameful. Ali's lower face is paralyzed which is hard for him to show emotions or tell if he has any. He also has a twisted right leg and he is a Hazara and a Shi’a Muslim. Though Hassan and Ali is just servants at Amir's house, they are close to each other.
Amir calls his dad Baba throughout the story and he is very successful. He has his own estate in the nothern Kabul. Baba has many friends and Rahim Khan is one of them. Amir's mother died when he was born. Amir and Baba is Pashtun and Sunni Muslim.
Hassan ans Amir grew up together. Amir's first word was Baba while Hassan's first word was Amir. Baba has always thought that Hassan was better at things and when Amir doesn't stand up for himself Hassan has to. Amir overhears this conversation, Amir gets jealous of Hassan.
Amir goes to school but Hassan doesn't. Amir always read to Hassan and once in awhile he would just make up his own. Hassan will tell him that it's the best he has ever heard. Since he found out that he has some kind of talent, he writes a story that night and offers Baba to read the story but he isn't that interested. Amir shows it to Rahim Khan and he tells Amir that he has God-given talent. Then he has a sudden rage and wants Rahim Khan to be his father.
Amir and Hassan was roaming the streets and talking when he was interupted by the neighborhood bully, Assef. He is known to be very cruel to Hassa since he is Hazara. Assef says things like Hitler was a great leader, and he should he the president and get rid of Hazaras. Hassan pulls a slingshot at Assef which gets Assef made and wants to get back at him. For Hassan's 12th birthday, he gets his cleft lip fixed and his scar is not noticeable.
Duwinf icy winter monthss, schools are closed in Kabul. Flying Kites are very popular, and it's something he shares in common with Baba. When Kabul holds a kite fighting contest, Baba bring Hassan and Amir to Saifo who is known to be a shoe repairman and the city's famous kite maker. The winner is the last kite to be cut. Hassan is the winner, the greastest kite runner. Amir wins an annual kite fight that Baba watches. Amir wonders if Baba is proud of him and he wants to give him the kite as the throphy. Then he sees Hassan cornered by Assef and his friends. They want to beat Hassan up and take his kite. But Asseft tells Hassan that Amir is not a friend but his owner. Assef and his friend sstarts beating up Hassan and Amir just watchs, not being able to stand up for Hassan. Hassan always stands up for Amir but he couldn't do it. Assef rapes Hassan but Amir doesn't stop them, but runs away. Later her meets Hassan and pretends that he doesn't know what is going on. Hassan gives the kite to Amir and Amir gives the kite to his father, who is proud of Amir.
Hassan avoids Amir and spends his time in his bed. Ali asks Amir if he knows what happened but he lies and says no. Amir wants to have fun but he can not live with this guilt. He becomes insomniac due to the guilt. When Hassan tries being nice to Amir again, Amir pushes him away. Amir tries to persuade his father to get new servants but he says that their relationship is to be unbroken. Amir tries to start a pomegranate fight with Hassan, but he doesn't fight back. Showing loyaly to Amir, he doesn't hit Amir but he just rubs it on his head. When Baba throws a huge party for Amir, Assef is invited and gifts him a biography of Hitler.
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