Explore how Hosseini portrays the character of Baba and his relationship with Amir in the opening chapters of ‘The Kite Runner’
Explore how Hosseini portrays the character of Baba and his relationship with Amir in the opening chapters of ‘The Kite Runner’
Throughout the opening chapters Hosseini allows the reader to see the character of Baba from many different perspectives. The first and most obvious example of this is through the narration of the character Amir. Amir tells the reader during his dream that he ‘can never tell Baba from the bear.’ This gives the impression that Baba is strong and rugged in appearance. It is important to note that Baba is the narrator’s father; due to the unconditional love we expect between father and son, Amir’s opinion may well be biased. Indirectly, one can make an opinion on Baba, and his relationship with Amir, through his speech and actions as described by Amir. The reader is told that ‘Baba heaved a sigh of impatience.’ Hosseini also portrays the character of Baba through the dialogue of the character of Rahim Khan as he refers to Baba as “Mr. Hurricane.” The narrator often indirectly refers to, or quotes, the ‘people’ as they ‘urged him to stop his foolishness’ Each perspective has their own opinion which is what makes them so valuable when putting the character of Baba under study.
Hosseini presents the character of Baba as having a great physical presence. The narrator tells the reader ‘My father was a force of nature, a towering Pashtun specimen with a thick beard, a wayward crop of curly brown hair as unruly as the man himself,’ The metaphor ‘My father was a force of nature’ suggests an essence of fear; the character of Baba is not to be reckoned with. The reader is presented with imagery of a storm at sea or a hurricane as the character of Rahim Khan Nicknames Baba. This could suggest an element of incomparable strength, recklessness and perhaps the tendency of storms and hurricanes to quickly become widespread could be suggestive of the large amount of people who he has influence over. Amir goes on to use the adjective ‘towering’ when
Throughout the opening chapters Hosseini allows the reader to see the character of Baba from many different perspectives. The first and most obvious example of this is through the narration of the character Amir. Amir tells the reader during his dream that he ‘can never tell Baba from the bear.’ This gives the impression that Baba is strong and rugged in appearance. It is important to note that Baba is the narrator’s father; due to the unconditional love we expect between father and son, Amir’s opinion may well be biased. Indirectly, one can make an opinion on Baba, and his relationship with Amir, through his speech and actions as described by Amir. The reader is told that ‘Baba heaved a sigh of impatience.’ Hosseini also portrays the character of Baba through the dialogue of the character of Rahim Khan as he refers to Baba as “Mr. Hurricane.” The narrator often indirectly refers to, or quotes, the ‘people’ as they ‘urged him to stop his foolishness’ Each perspective has their own opinion which is what makes them so valuable when putting the character of Baba under study.
Hosseini presents the character of Baba as having a great physical presence. The narrator tells the reader ‘My father was a force of nature, a towering Pashtun specimen with a thick beard, a wayward crop of curly brown hair as unruly as the man himself,’ The metaphor ‘My father was a force of nature’ suggests an essence of fear; the character of Baba is not to be reckoned with. The reader is presented with imagery of a storm at sea or a hurricane as the character of Rahim Khan Nicknames Baba. This could suggest an element of incomparable strength, recklessness and perhaps the tendency of storms and hurricanes to quickly become widespread could be suggestive of the large amount of people who he has influence over. Amir goes on to use the adjective ‘towering’ when