A static character versus a dynamic character. A static character is one that stays the same throughout the entirety of the story, a dynamic character is one that may start off a certain way, and throughout the novel they slowly change. In The Kite Runner, two examples of static and dynamic characters could be Hassan and Baba. Throughout the time where Hassan is in the novel, he stays loyal to Amir and never changes no matter what Amir does to him. Baba on the other hand, at first, seems like this high and mighty man that is very strong and fearless, but later on in the novel when they move to America all of this dies down and he just seems like a normal person.
At the beginning of the novel, Amir describes Baba as a large muscular man with a lavishly full beard. To be specific, page 12 of The Kite Runner states, “My father was a force of nature, a towering Pashtun specimen with a thick beard, a way-ward crop of curly brown hair as unruly as the man himself, hands that looked capable of uprooting a willow tree”(Hosseini 12). Throughout this small section of the
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At the start of the novel, Baba is set as a wealthy man in a social position where he had lots of power. He would also share with those in need and spread his wealth with whoever he thought needed it. Once Baba and Amir moved to America, Baba wasn’t seen as that anymore. He owned a gas station and didn’t make as much money as he had before, he also didn’t have any of that social wealth or power anymore, he was just another normal person. For instance page 130 of The Kite Runner states, “The electronic bell over the door would ding-dong when I walked in, and Baba would look over his shoulder, wave, and smile, his eyes watering from fatigue”(Hossini 130). From being in such a position with wealth and power, to going to a fatiguing and exhausting job where he is treated as just another person trying to get