Essay Comparing The Kite Runner And Persepolis

In the Kite Runner and Persepolis parent/child relationships were a great running theme. The environment that their parents raised them in was prevalent in shaping Amir and Marji. Throughout The Kite Runner, Amir and Baba’s relationship grows and changes and Amir realizes they are not too different after all. In Persepolis, Marji’s relationship with her parents is tense but also filled with love at a time when their country is going through so much. Throughout Persepolis, Marji often feels the need to rebel and break away from what her parents feel is best for her. Marji views can also differ from her parents when it comes to topics like their political views and their opinion on social class conflicts. Since Marji’s parents believe in a pro-communist society, she thought it was hypocritical that thought
In The Kite Runner Amir feels like everything he does is never good enough for Baba. He is constantly trying to please Baba and he tries to be the perfect son, but Baba often thinks that Amir is too sensitive and he should be more like Hassan. Baba is often emotionally distant from Amir and this causes a great strain on their relationship. Throughout the story though we learn that Baba and Amir are not that different. One of Baba’s main beliefs is that “There is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft… When you kill a man, you steal a life,’ Baba said. ‘You steal his wife’s right to her husband, his children’s right to a father. When you tell a lie, you steal someone’s right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness… There is no act more wretched than stealing”(Hosseini 19-20). This is ironic because Baba lies and so does Amir and this makes them similar than they thought. At the end of the story Amir tries to redeem himself and he learns his and Baba’s mistakes don’t define