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Amir In The Kite Runner
Being the focus of the story, Amir is incontrovertibly the protagonist of this film. Not only was this illustrated by the details of his emotional activities, his appearance in almost every scene in the movie also justified his role as the protagonist. Amir was a boy born from a wealthy and highly regarded family in Kabul, Afghanistan. His mother passed away giving birth to him, and Amir inferred to this and his cowardice as to why Baba, his father, developed displeasure at his presence. Soon, the long lasting hatred from Baba converted Amir’s childhood dream into earning his father’s approbation. In contrast to Amir’s father, Rahim Khan, Baba’s closest friend, was really fond of Amit and gave him encouragement when he first started writing.

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