Baba’s Ruined Bonds in The Kite Runner What price does a father have to pay after rejecting the undeniable? Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner revolves around the master-servant relationship between Amir and Hassan and Amir’s amends after discovering that the late Hassan was his half brother. The novel raises questions about why Baba, their father, chooses to not claim Hassan as his son. Though Baba’s actions are morally questioned, he was not right to never acknowledge Hassan. Baba’s ongoing decision was a combination of saving his relationship with Amir, guilt from betraying Ali, and preserving his reputation, his choice ultimately leads to offending everyone involved. Baba is always criticizing Amir for not being a man, preferring reading over sports, getting …show more content…
He can’t earn up to sleeping with Sanaubar and giving her a child, especially after Ali stays loyal and continues to serve Baba, “How had Baba brought himself to look Ali in the eye? How had Ali lived in that house, day in and day out, knowing he had been dishonored by his master in the single worst way an Afghan man can be dishonored” (Hosseini 225). These unanswered questions leave readers sympathizing with Ali and thinking more into their relationship. Ali gives his life away for Baba, being a beautiful father for Hassan regardless of his parents and how Sanaubar ridiculed him after birth. He turns his devotion to Baba into love for Hassan and ultimately chooses to protect Hassan by leaving Baba and Kabul for Hazarajat, “Then I saw Baba do something I had never seen him do before: He cried…‘Please,’ Baba was saying…I’ll never forget the way Baba said that, the pain in his plea, the fear” (Hosseini 107). Despite Baba pleading for Ali and Hassan to stay, he prioritizes Hassan. Besides cheating Ali, Baba’s decision catches up to him. He scolds Amir for suggesting new servants, but they leave because the butterfly effect of his choice makes Hassan