"Most fears of rejection rest on the desire for approval from other people" (Harvey Mackay). In Hosseini's novel, The Kite Runner, the protagonist, Amir longed for the approval from his father. As a result, he made Ali and his best friend, Hassan get kicked out from their house. Amir allowed his urge for approval to guide his actions. Seeking the approval of a person can make one make decisions that they'll regret in the future. As an adolescent, Amir wanted his father to notice him. They lived in the same house but it felt like there were in separate worlds. Amir's father was known for doing many great things in his life time and he hoped that his son would be the splitting image of him. As years went by, Amir's father saw that his son was more like his deceased wife, loving to read and write, rather than hunting and sports. Amir tried for years to meet his father's standards but it just wasn't who he was. When the kite running competition came around, Amir had made his father proud by winning first place. As a result, his father threw him a party. At the party was when Amir had made a decision that would haunt him do …show more content…
In Amir's mind, felt that he should lessen both Hassan's and his own suffering. He also knew that someone had to leave and that the person wasn't him. By letting his urge for his father's approval guide his actions, Amir waited to the next morning to planted money and his wristwatch in Ali's and Hassan's living quarters. When Amir's father confronted Hassan about the stolen gifts, he admitted to it, due to his loyalty to Amir. As a result, Ali had decided that him and Hassan should leave. Amir didn't realize he effects of his actions until he saw how his father reacted to Ali's decision. Looking out his bedroom window, Amir said, "That was when I understood the depth of the pain I caused, the blackness of grief I had brought onto everyone" (Hosseini