don’t learn this until later in the novel when Rahim Khan opened it up to him. We learn that Baba is Hassan’s real father and that Amir and Hassan are brothersAmir is constantly trying to measure up to Baba‚ because he does not realize that Baba is so hard on him because of his guilt over his own sin. Baba tries to redeem or amend his sins to Hassan by “Hiring Dr. Kumar to fix Hassan’s harelip‚ Baba never missing Hassan’s birthday…and weeping when Ali announced he and Hassan were leaving” (288)
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who he is now in America. There are various types of shame displayed in the text which all have a destructive force damaging them forever‚ this includes Amir’s shame felt from watching Hassan get raped and doing nothing about it except running away‚ Baba felling shameful for sleeping with Ali’s wife and getting her pregnant and Soraya is shameful for running of with an Afghan man disobeying her parents. The novel shows Amir feeling shame throughout the whole novel as one bad decision as a child
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kites in his childhood. When Baba passes Amir wondered‚ "Baba couldn’t show me the way anymore; I’d have to find it on my own" (Hosseini 174). Baba was a man of great honor and in Amir’s eyes he seemed to make little to no mistakes. Because of his high amount of respect for his father‚ Amir feels as though he should right his wrongs with Hassan because he knew that Baba loved and truly cared for Hassan. When Hassan and his father‚ Ali‚ left it devastated Baba. As Baba mourns their departure Amir states
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a long time before Amir arrives in America. Amir grows up in Kabul with his prosperous father‚ Baba‚ who has two servants‚ Ali‚ and his son‚ Hassan. Amir and Hassan are best friends until Hassan is raped‚ and Amir doesn’t help him. Amir can’t get over his guilt‚ so he takes it out on Hassan and treats him very badly. Thus‚ Hassan and Ali leave Baba’s house. During the Soviet invasion in Afghanistan Baba and Amir flee to America. Many years later‚ Amir goes back to Kabul and rescues Sorhab‚ Hassan’s
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the way. (BS-1) The Kidnapping of Nur and Baba-jan and the loss of Habib and Mada-jan has crushed her.(BS-2)The absence of her family members have striven her to get to Peshawar to find Nur and Baba-jan. (BS-3)The life taken of Baba-jan has made Najmah to go back home to the hills. (TS) Najmah has been affected from the losses of loved ones and is not the same girl from the beginning.
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Literature Circles #5: Captain Connecter Connection #1: Pages 164-165 say “Dr. Schneider said Russia. Baba lost it”… “I don’t care where he was born‚ he’s Roussi”… “I swear on your mother’s face I’ll break his arm if he tries to touch me”. This quote shows great similarity to the image above. The image above shows Rosa Parks doing her laundry. The washing machine gives the option of washing colored clothing and white clothing. To this she shows great disapproval. It shows that sometimes
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in school. His father baba is not a deeply devoted Muslim. This might have an impact as to whether Amir will be a believer. -Amir is expected to behave a certain way‚ greet guest‚ use proper names‚ call everyone
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peace within him. The novel is a story of redemption with the tale of Amir’s life which comes in full circle and redeeming himself for all the sins he had committed and had to live with‚ Amir learns stand up for himself and accept Hassan’s tragedy. Baba also redeems himself and helps Amir not to make the same mistakes he made. “Your
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parallels of the secrets of Baba‚ Amir‚ and Soroya the author demonstrates how guilt can physically and psychologically push a person to search for a way to redeem them self. Baba and Amir‚ father and son‚ don’t have the strong bond a father and son should have. Baba wonders why Amir is not more like he was as a child‚ sporty and manly‚ not poetic and shy. “He needs someone... who understands him” (Hosseini 20). All Amir wanted was his fathers love. He blames himself. Baba was portrayed as a good
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Assef’s later rape of Hassan shows the depth of this hatred. Both Hassan and his father Ali accept their position without question‚ and while they may feel pain when they are personally insulted‚ neither questions his lot in life. It was acceptable for Baba to have sexual relations with Ali’s Hazara wife Sanaubar‚ and Ali doesn’t question or condemn Baba’s actions‚ is an indication of this internalization of lesser status. Instead Ali becomes the loving father of his master’s
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