is a story about a boy named Amir. The book is in Amir’s point of view. The story follows the life of Amir from twelve year old boy to a thirty eight year old man. He used to live in Kabul‚ Afghanistan with Baba‚ his father. They had two servants‚ Ali and Hassan‚ his son. Throughout the story‚ both Amir and Baba made some questionable decisions to make Ali and Hassan quit their job. Baba and Amir have two very different personalities. Throughout the book‚ Amir is whom the readers feel compassion
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father. Throughout the novel‚ Baba‚ Amir’s father‚ guides Amir through certain events which are crucial to his coming-of-age‚ and does it in a way in which it is not always clear what his intentions are. Baba takes Amir out of Afghanistan before the Soviet invasion‚ and while not specific events‚ he leads Amir by example‚ and helps him to get out of his shell and experience America at last. Throughout the novel‚ Amir makes it very clear that he aspires
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the surface Baba and Amir depict completely contrasting personalities. Amir is a timid‚ insecure child. Baba is a generous‚ respected over-achiever. Despite outward appearances however they share some startling similarities. They both hide a terrible secret from everyone they hold dear‚ and they both spend a significant part of their lives trying to atone for their respective sins. It ’s only when they deal with these issues that their true colors really show. In reality Baba and Amir ’s few similarities
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Baba and Amir had an extremely important relationship when he was a young boy. Almost everything he did was influenced by his father. He would do almost anything to win his father’s affection. Now that Amir is returning home to find Sohrab‚ after Baba’s death and many years without seeing his homeland‚ he is finally coming to terms with their relationship. By finding out that Hassan is his brother‚ Amir’s mental image of his father shatters‚ his vying for Baba’s attention goes away‚ and Amir finally
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The relationship between Baba and Amir in Afghanistan and America is different because of the people and environment they are surrounded by. Amir and Baba in Afghanistan were surrounded by the people they had wronged‚ and by riches. “Like father‚ like son. But it was true‚ wasn’t it? As it turned out‚ Baba and I were more alike than I’d ever known.”(238) In Afghanistan‚ both Baba and Amir were constantly seeing someone they both had wronged‚ Hassan. Consequently‚ because of that guilt‚ they were
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that Amir and his father‚ Baba‚ have not had a close but instead a problematic father and son relationship. Amir loves and admires his father to no end‚ yet Baba seems to have little time for his son and it almost looks as if Baba prefers Hassan as his own son. Amir seems to believe that Baba blames him for the death of “his beloved wife‚ his beautiful princess”‚ as she had died giving birth to Amir. Although we don’t fully know whether there is any truth to this concept‚ this is the idea Amir has
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As I read pages 77-78‚ even though I didn’t like it‚ I found out why Amir didn’t do anything to help Hassan. All his life‚ he wanted to make his father proud‚ and he knew with the blue kite he would accomplish that. This part of the book is similar to a window. I was looking into Amir’s hardest decision in life and why he did what he did. Through Amir’s eyes‚ Baba’s praise was more important than Hassan’s safety. It gave me a view of hardships I never (and hope to never) experience. Hassan was put
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between Amir and his father Baba demonstrates the necessity of having a compassionate fatherly figure in a child’s life. Throughout Amir’s childhood‚ he desperately tried to acquire his father’s attention but Baba did not care to show any interest. Unlike the relationship between Ali and Hassan‚ Ali paid attention to Hassan and prioritized hassan’s life and concerns more than his own. Rahim Khan‚ who was Baba’s best friend‚ showed more love and consideration to Amir because he acknowledged Amir for his
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Amir and Baba are completely deceived by each other’s looks. Baba always stood up for himself‚ and loved playing soccer; Amir on the other hand hates soccer‚ and is a coward. Amir and Baba don’t know that they really have a lot in common. The main similarity they share is guilt. Baba always had to live with the guilt that he cannot treat Hassan as his own child‚ because Baba made love to Ali’s wife. Amir has to live with the guilt of not aiding Hassan‚ when Hassan was being raped. Baba and Amir
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the father figure to the main character is known as Baba‚ who through out his life has done many great things to prove himself as a great man who in Amir’s eyes can do no wrong. Baba on the other hand has not seen Amir‚ as the ideal son‚ not because he doesn’t love him‚ but simply he does not seem him having the strength to become an adult. One of Baba’s greatest sadnesses we learn‚ is his lack of relationship with his son(s). Amir see’s Baba as a great‚ proud‚ and courageous man‚ who is always
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