Relationship Between Baba And Amir's Village

When Amir feels detatched from his father, he starts using Hassan as a stepping stool to get to Baba. When Amir is growing up, he never felt a connection to his dad. Amir was always the kid who wanted to read or write stories, well Baba was very active in his community, and was admired by many. Baba wanted a son who was very athletic, and who was a leader not a follower, which was the exact opposite of who Amir was. The only common interest Baba and Amir share is flying kites. In the book, every winter in Amir’s village there is a kite-fighting competition, which Amir does usually well in, but never well enough to win in. In order to show the detachment with Amir and Baba, Hosseini writes “Baba and [Amir] live in the same house, but in different spheres of existence [,and] kites were the one paper-thin slice of intersection between those spheres” (49).
This also proves that Baba and Amir are detached because if they were not, they would find an activity they could enjoy together year round, or several activities that could be enjoyed throughout the entire year, instead of just kite-fighting in winter. Baba and Amir are not the only people who enjoy kite-fighting, as Hassan also enjoys it is well. During an annual winter kite-fighting competition, Baba says he thinks Amir will win this year. Amir focuses all his energy into winning, and with the help of Hassan, he does. A classic part of kite-fighting is runners, like Hassan, go after severed kites to keep them as a trophy. When Hassan goes running for the losing kite, so Amir can give it to Baba, he finds the kite in an alley. When he is in the alley, he runs into a bully named Assef, and two of his goons. At this point, Amir notices Hassan has been gone for far too long, so Amir tries to find