father‚ Baba; a distance caused by the secrets Baba has kept from Amir. Baba feels obliged to show Hassan great attention because he has kept secret that Hassan is his son‚ a fact that Amir is unaware of. The favoritism shown causes Amir to turn his back on his longtime friend and betray a companion that has always been loyal. Baba’s relationship with his sons causes betrayal and jealousy between friend due to the divided attention. Growing
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Baba sat Amir on his lap and explains his idea of sin and says “When you tell a lie‚ you steal someone’s right to the truth” (18). To Baba there is only one sin‚ and this sin is theft. Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner is about a wealthy Sunni Muslim boy Amir that is raised in Afghanistan. Amir lives with his father Baba‚ Ali the servant and Ali’s son Hassan. Amir’s mother passed giving birth to Amir and Amir blames himself for his mother’s death. He struggles to gain a relationship with his father
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Hassan - Amir’s best childhood friend. He was often bullied by Assef and his followers Kamal and Wali. He was Ali’s son even though later in the novel‚ it is revealed that he is truly the son of Baba and Amir’s brother. Late in the book‚ they allow us to know by saying that there is a special closeness that people who fed from the same breasts share. He was poorly educated and stood up for what he believed in‚ even if it meant dying for it. He always stood up for Amir no matter what the consequence
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leads to good” (Hosseini 302). At the beginning of the story‚ Amir is selfish‚ scared‚ and guilt-ridden. He treats his servant Hassan poorly and doesn’t see him as a friend or his equal‚ and he abandons him in his hour of need. Amir’s relationship with Baba was also strained because he feels that he is a disappointment to him. However‚ Amir finds his true redemption at the end of the novel when he rescues Sohrab from the Taliban. Amir‚ at the beginning of the story was selfish and didn’t care about
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the protagonists‚ father Baba and son Amir appear very different. Amir glorifies his father but is disappointed when it is not reciprocated. Despite their initial differences‚ their parallels are shown as the book progresses. These similarities become even more obvious when the pair flee to America. Then‚ a shocking secret is revealed that forever tests the relationship of Baba and Amir. This forms the basis of the novel: the underlying similarities between Baba and Amir. Baba and Amir are similar because
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Groupthink I have always had a different idea of what groupthink really means‚ to me I thought of it as a bad idea from someone amongst a group of people that had not been voiced seemingly because the person having this thought lacks confidence or backing. More like trying to proof to your business partners that an idea of using an outdated tactic to target a young crowd is not the best idea In its own definition Wikipedia(2013) describes groupthink as a psychological phenomenon that occurs within
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The Kite Runner: Role of fathers The relationship between Baba and Amir is a complex one as Baba reveals his role as a father‚ friend‚ and foe. Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner explores this rollercoaster between Baba and his son Amir. As the novel unfolds‚ the lives of the characters unravel –as do their relationships and their sense of identity. Baba serves as an important link that connects each of the characters and also bridges the uncertain with the certain‚ lie with truth‚ pain with pleasure
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Amir always feels as if he has to work for his father’s appreciation. Amir strives to redeem himself by trying to prove his abilities to his father‚ by searching punishment‚ and by always wanting to have Baba all to himself. Early on in Amir’s life‚ Baba and he are not very close. Baba says this to his friend Rahim Khan as they discussed Amir’s lack of character. “If I hadn’t seen the doctor pull him out of my wife with my own eyes‚ I’d never believe he’s my son.” (23) Amir overhears this
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the novel The Kite Runner that although Baba occasionally displayed some of these qualities‚ the overall lack of an empathetic father figure can result in challenges throughout one’s life. This is shown through Amir‚ the main character‚ who feels neglected by his father‚ Baba‚ which follows Amir throughout his life. Initially‚ Amir is desperate for Baba’s approval due to Baba’s lack of empathy and willingness to accept Amir. “Most days I worshiped Baba with an intensity approaching the religious
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that his father Baba is diagnosed with Lung Cancer. This changes everything because Amir allows depend on Baba since he was a child. I know this because the author states‚ “ What about me‚ Baba? What am I supposed to do?........You’re twenty-two years old‚ Amir! A grown man! You....... What’s going to happen to you‚you say? All those years‚ thats what I was trying to teach you‚ how to never have to ask that question.” This quote is significance because it shows when Amir pleads with Baba to try to take
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