allowed a mistake to unfold‚ continuing a damning cycle his father Baba started. Yet this man who started the lie first appears as an icon of morality and determination. However‚ as each page unfolds it is unraveled that he is flawed just like the rest. Through Hosseini’s characterization of Baba‚ it is revealed that he is a man who donned the armor of morality‚ hiding the mistakes he committed within. Hosseini first presents Baba as a “towering Pashtun‚ [with] hands capable of uprooting a willow
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Amir and Hassan had been connected from a young age despite their differences‚ and the fact they had fed from the same breast creates a special bond between the two which they say is unbreakable. Amir and Hassan had grown up together just as Ali and Baba had grown up together‚ ‘just like Hassan and I grew up a generation later’ which portrays how history is repeating itself as Amir and Hassan are living the replication of their relationship. However‚ even though Amir and Hassan are extremely close
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rAfter the rape‚ Amir and Hassan spend less time together. Baba and Amir take a trip to Jalalabad and stay at the house of Baba’s cousin. When they arrive they have a large traditional Afghan dinner. Baba proudly tells everyone about the kite tournament‚ but Amir does not enjoy it. He says that that was the night he became an insomniac. When Amir and Baba return home‚ Amir continues not to play with Hassan. When Hassan asks Amir what he did wrong‚ Amir tells Hassan to stop harassing him. After that
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of an immensely likable‚ dominant‚ and moral man emerges. To Amir‚ Baba is both larger-than-life and principled. The combination of these two qualities magnifies Amir’s shame when he abandons Hassan in the alleyway. How could you ever tell a man who supposedly wrestled a bear that you broke one of his principles? That you allowed Assef to steal Hassan’s innocence and childhood? Of course‚ all this is complicated by the fact that Baba – before Amir was born – stole Ali’s honor. With that in mind‚ Baba’s
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novel‚ The Kite Runner‚ Hosseini develops the theme of betrayal through the characters of Baba‚ Ali‚ Hassan and Amir. The betrayal begins when Amir abandons Hassan while he is being raped by Assef. Later‚ Rahim tells Amir that Hassan is actually his half-brother. The betrayal continues when Amir learns that his father‚ who he so well respected‚ had slept with Ali ’s wife and committed adultery. By doing so‚ Baba also betrays his own son by stealing his knowledge of having a brother. The brotherhood
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traits and actions towards Amir baba is the victim. He is very pressuring‚ unsympathetic and hypocritical towards his son Amir‚ and his actions cause Amir to make horrible decisions. Throughout the story Amir is pressured to be like Baba when he was a kid. The problem arises that he is not athletic like Baba was and would rather read and write. Baba doesn’t understand how Amir could be this way and doesn’t approve of his interests. In this scene it shows how Baba would share his frustration with
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father “Baba”. His father is well – to – do and he has much money. Amir´s father has many friends. One of the best friends of “Baba” is Rahim Khan. On the other side of the good family relationships stands Hassan‚ a childhood friend of Amir‚ and his father Ali. Hassan´s father works for Amir´s and he isn´t rich. It´s interesting how much poles apart two families can be. This shows the very first part of the story very good. It´s very unfair‚ that Ali doesn’t have so much money than “Baba”. It´s
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be praised and recognized by his father. This desire may perhaps be even greater than most children due to Baba’s aloofness towards Amir. Amir goes to extreme lengths to please his father‚ sacrificing many important things along the way. To please Baba‚ Amir changes his personality‚ gives up his own peace and sanity‚ and sacrifices Hassan. Believing these costs to be worth Baba’s love‚ Amir easily surrenders them. However‚ it is not until after he has already given up everything does he come to realize
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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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