Q4 Outside Reading Week 7 Post A

"I remembered how green the playing field grass had been in the '70s when Baba used to bring me to soccer games here" (268).

Amir had many memories that came back to him when he returned to Afghanistan to find Sohrab. As a child, his father had taken him to soccer games, hoping that Amir would take a delight in soccer as well. While Amir liked watching, he wasn't much of a player. The question of his strength was something that made Amir ashamed and fight even harder for his father's affection.
Soccer being the biggest and most acclaimed sport in Afghanistan during Amir's childhood meant that he and his father attended many games. The cultural difference here is that in America, soccer is not as much of a national past time. It is more commonly found in Europe and other such countries around the world. While it is broadcasted and games are attended, soccer has never truly reached the peak of interest as other sports such as baseball and football. Baseball has always been known as the American past time. Football, a sport that didn't pick up much speed in the beginning, has a forever expanding crowd base. With the SuperBowl attracting more fans than presidential debates put together, it is by far one of the more popular American sports.