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What Is Baba Like In The Kite Runner
A servant will do anything to please a king. A king is defined as the ruler, or the most important person. Everybody under a king will refer to the king as “your highness”. People under the king will also try their hardest and strive to do whatever the king pleases. In
The Kite Runner, Hosseini uses Baba’s intimidating physical features and Amir’s exalting of his dad, Baba, to characterize Baba as a king and Amir as a servant. Baba’s physical features appear much more intimidating than that of an average man. One feature about Baba is his size. When Baba sets Amir on his lap, Amir states “I felt as if I were sitting on a pair of tree trunks.” Amir is referring to large, thick tree trunks that provide solid support for people to sit on. Amir

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