Hosseini’s characters‚ Amir and Baba‚ in “the Kite Runner” provide mirrors for me. Also Walter Isaacson’s “Steve Jobs” – the authorized biography of Apple’s genius – allows me to see inside the façade of the public Steve Jobs‚ and gain some understanding of myself. The relationship between Amir and his father‚ Baba‚ in “The Kite Runner” allows me to better understand why my own father was like he was‚ when I was growing up. In Afghanistan‚ before Russia invaded that country‚ Baba was a rich and powerful
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1) The weak relationship between Amir and Baba as well as the events influenced by this relationship‚ demonstrates the necessity of a fatherly figure in one’s life 2) No real connection weak relationship Baba is frustrated that Amir isn’t more like him “He’s always buried in those books or shuffling around the house like he’s lost in some dream…I wasn’t like that.’ Baba sounded frustrated‚ almost angry” Baba is emotionally distant from Amir because he feels there’s no real connection between
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Kite Runner” the main character Amir and his father “Baba” almost seem not related. You could never tell Amir was the son of the strong and powerful “Baba”‚ even mentioning in the book “you are no son of mine”. He always cherished the moments when they talked due to how scarce it happened. While Amir was a cowardly boy‚ his father scolded him for not being as he was as a child. They were almost polar opposites‚ making them character foils. Baba was admired for his strength and bravery. There were
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are used in the novel to highlight particular moments in key relationships. For example Kites‚ the Pomegranate tree‚ Scars and the Slingshot are each used to put emphasis on specific moments in the relationships between Amir and Hassan and Amir and Baba. Through using symbolism and metaphor to present these key relationships‚ Hosseini is able to show the reader these relationships through ‘a matter of the extraordinary rather than ordinary language’ giving the novel depth and diversity. Firstly
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shape an individual’s identity and play a significant role in one’s life by shaping personal values‚ determining one’s own potential and self worth. Khaled Hosseini conveys how hardships shape individuals identities through the characters of Amir‚ Baba‚ Hassan and Ali in his novel The Kite Runner. Like every individual they go through a series of incidents and hardships that shape who they become and how well they deal with struggles in life. Life is not about finding one’s own self‚ but about creating
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Home Is Where the Heart Is In the book Clear Light of Day‚ Anita Desai develops an extended metaphor of the Das family house to symbolize the entrapment of the Das children: Bimla‚ Tara‚ Raja‚ and Baba. Desai’s book follows each of the children as they grow up‚ but when the family gathers at the Das house for Raja’s daughter’s wedding‚ it is the first time the family had been at the house together since childhood. The house‚ kept the same through the years‚ then morphs into a prison‚ causing each
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Amir became what he is today through Baba’s upbringing and his surroundings. Baba influenced Amir in positive and negative ways. Rich surroundings made Amir feel superior. But in America‚ he was poor and forced to work hard for a better life. Lastly‚ Amir’s character was greatly influenced by his move to America. Baba’s upbringing influences Amir both negatively and positively. For example‚ Amir couldn’t understand why Baba treated him and Hassan the same as he thought he was Baba’s only son and Hassan
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relationship between Amir and Baba : This relationship was kind of weak relationship between the father and son and the main reason is that Baba’s wife died when she gave birth to Amir‚ and Baba blames Amir for this death. The relationship on the branch between Baba and Amir is represented by yellow leaves and some of green leaves; it shows how these yellow leaves are withered and how Amir is sad because of this relationship. 2) The relationship between Baba and Hassan : The fact
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are Baba living a humble life in the United States of America‚ Assef joining and being one of the leaders of the Taliban and finally Hassan being able to see the flaws in stories that Amir writes. Irony could be considered one of the main topics of the book. Throughout the book certain stories come true and people from Amir’s childhood come back to affect his life forever. The first example of irony is one that you do not understand until closer to the end of the novel. This is when Baba and Amir
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