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The Kite Runner Father Son Relationship

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A fragile bond that is hard to break, a fragile bond that no one else can help fix, a fragile bond between father and son. The relationship between a father and a son might not always be loving and cherishable but one that helps prepare the son to understand right from wrong. In the Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, Baba, the main character’s father, expects a lot from his son Amir, but never truly accepts who Amir is. Amir tries to fix this broken relationship with his father but it does not work simply because it is not Amir’s fault, but feels guilty he is the reason of his mother’s death and father’s disappointment. The author shows broken relationships are impossible for the son to fix through Amir’s inability to prove himself to Baba. Throughout …show more content…

Amir tries to do everything he can to receive love but nothing really comes from it. Amir feels the result of his mother’s death is the main reason as to why Baba does not seem to provide affection to him. He also claims he does not want to be a ghost in his own house, wants to be worthy in his father’s eyes, go on outings with his father, and to have his father’s attention. Amir tries countless times to connect and talk with his father but Amir is rejected. On page 4, Baba was with his friends in the “smoking room” and Amir asked if he could sit with them. Baba later says “Go on, now,...This is grown-ups’ time. Why don’t you go read one of those books of yours?”. Amir feels a sense of rejection and unimportance as his love for Baba is not returned. Baba does not seem to worry about Amir, as if he has more important responsibilities and commitments. Amir then tries to prove himself worthy to Baba and participating in the Kite fighting tournament. Amir says Baba was used to winning and he should expect the same from his son. Amir then goes on saying “I was going to win,...bring it home and show it to Baba...show him once and for all that his son was worthy “(56). Amir would show Baba he was capable of winning but then it soons turns back negative on Amir. Hassan gets raped and Baba sees Amir is unable to stand up for himself, let alone others. Amir tries to fix his

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(Pg.301) This quote suggest that Amir realizes that when Baba was hard on him it was because he wanted him to be a better man than Babe. In addition Baba felt like he needed Amir to be a good man and the only way was to be hard on him. Therefore without Baba and the way he was with Amir, He wouldn't have been the man he grew up to be.

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Mending a Broken Relationship In the powerful novel, The Kite Runner, author Khaled Hosseini tells the story of Amir, a coming of age character, who constantly struggles with maintaining a stable relationship with the people in his life. The story is set in Kabul, Afghanistan, where Amir and his loyal best friend, Hassan, grow up causing plenty of mischief. After a drastic event occurs, the two are separated, leaving Amir behind with no reasonable example of what a close relationship truly embodies. Consequently, this creates a chain of detrimental relationships for Amir in which he is not capable of successfully maintaining.

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Amir a boy with the desire to be accepted by his father and live up to someone of his father’s character. Amir was fragile and afraid unlike Baba who was strong. However as the novel progresses many similarities arise between the father and son. The similarities between Baba and Amir are shown through their acts of courage, in pursuing their passions and their choices to betray a loved one.

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Amir has to reevaluate himslef when baba dies, leaving him hopeless and helpless. Amir wants Baba to approve his every move, which he struggles with after Baba passes away. Another pivital moment for Amir is when he finds out him and Hassan are brothers. It explains Babas releationship with Hassan and why he is so upset when they leave. It also explains why Baba and Amirs relationship becomes better in America.

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Not only does fleeing a violent situation prove Amir’s selfishness, but comparing Hassan to a lamb, dehumanizing him, shows his inhumanity. Amir believes that Hassan is just a price, that he has no human value, and that mindset is both a result of his deep desire to feel affection from his father, and an intrinsic value of demoralizing a lower class such as the Hazaras. Amir’s explicit betrayal of Hassan is further exemplified when he and Hassan meet face-to-face after the act of violence against him. As Amir approaches him, he notes that Hassan had the “blue kite in his hands” which was the first thing he saw, and says that he “can’t lie now and say [his] eyes didn’t scan it for any rips” (78). Amir admits that the first thing he sees after witnessing Hassan being sodomized was the kite, the ticket to Baba’s affection.

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