Why Is Baba Important In The Kite Runner

In an independent newspaper article, it has been said that the book The Kite Runner is “A gripping read and a haunting story of love, loss, and betrayal. Guaranteed to move even the hardest heart.” The Kite Runner was written in by Khaled Hosseini, and published in 2003. It was set in Afghanistan in 1975. As we know, Afghanistan has a history of violence and invasion, and this history affects the friendships, relationships, and lives of people in The Kite Runner. The past has a great significance in this novel. Not being able to escape the past is one of the things Amir is struggling with throughout the novel. Everything he does, and every memory he has always ends up linking to that one thing he did, which he cannot escape. This essay will
The first topic will be about Baba wrestling the bear, “I have imagined Baba’s wrestling match countless times, even dreamed about it. And in those dreams, I can never tell Baba from the bear.” This event in Baba’s past effects his relationship with Amir in a very good way, because it makes Amir see him as a hero, and also later on in the novel, when Amir has the dream where he has replaced his father in wrestling the bear, it shows Amir that he will be fine without his father and that he will manage everything. For him, the dream was a sign that everything was going to be okay and that he has taken control of his life now. One of the worst memories of Baba’s past was of course what happened with Sanaubar. As it has been said, Baba was also the father of Hassan, and Amir and Hassan were half-brothers. Baba had an affair with Ali’s wife, Sanaubar, which is a big betrayal for Ali and Baba’s friendship. This part of Baba’s past was revealed in the conversation that Rahim Khan and Amir had, when Rahim Khan sent him the letter to come and visit him. “Ali was sterile,” was what Rahim Khan said when he was telling Amir what Baba had done. These three words were the first mentioned about Ali not being Hassan’s father; therefore it must have had a shocking effect on the reader. Going back to Baba’s past, one of the things that have been said are that the reason Baba became so successful, and built an orphanage, was because he was trying to escape the past and get his mind off of what he had done. Another problem that Baba has in the book that links to his past is his life in America. Baba couldn’t adjust to the life in America, because firstly, he couldn’t speak the language, and secondly, back home he used to be such an important and