Amir's Relationship With His Father Analysis

In the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, the relationship depicted between Amir and his father at first seems quite complex. Considering, his father is a single parent, he struggles to treat Amir in such a way where both are satisfied. Throughout Amir’s childhood, his father always questioned his lack of confidence. He disregarded the treatment he imposed on his son as well as the tragic event that took place at the time of his birth. His mother had passed away while she was delivering him, therefore Amir suffers his inner self with this guilt. His father was initially disappointed and did not develop a relationship with Amir because he was unsure of the reason to why he was so different from him. He says, “He’s always buried in those