The Kite Runner Amir Character Analysis

Karl Taro Greenfeld once said, “The harsh truth of every relationship, even between those who love each other, like fathers and sons and daughters, or husbands and wives, is that the love is always unequal.” In The Kite Runner, Amir, the protagonist, life changes tremendously and is displayed through relationships, events, and character development. As Amir matures, he witnesses and experiences many things things most young men don't typically encounter. Amir’s mother died when he was just a boy and he does not have a personal connection with his father. These factors in the early stages of his life create his personality and develop his basic morals. Throughout the book, we see glimpses of Amir’s heart and how selfish and insecure he is in everyday life. For example, Baba, Amir’s father, offers to take the boy’s to the lake, but Amir lies and tells Baba that Hassan is ill and unable to come. Amir does this so he can have more time alone with Baba. Amir would go to many extremes to protect and grow his relationship with baba. Hassan receives the same treatment from Baba as Amir, which makes Amir feel ordinary and undistinguished. When Baba buys Amir a kite, he insists on getting one for Hassan as well. Baba invites Hassan wherever he
In The Kite Runner, we see Amir experience an epiphany that one childhood event made him the person was. Since the day he witnessed his best friends rape, he was never the same. Relationships were destroyed and his viewpoint of life was altered greatly. We also se how one small object, the blue kite, could represent so much. The blue kite, in a sense, was a way to Baba’s heart. It was a key to Baba’s approval. Amir believed that once Baba saw what he had accomplished by winning the flying race, Baba would be proud of him. Even though some things may seem insignificant, they have the potential to play very large roles in the sculpting of one’s