A Brief Comparison Of Kite Runner And Father

Imagine having an unhealthy relationship with either one of your parents. In the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, briefly explains the relationship character Amir has with his father and struggles to maintain a decent relationship because of his love for literature. In Father by Alice Walker, narrator Alice explains her endeavor to be in good terms with her father also because of her love for literature. Both the novel and poem show the internal conflict both narrators go through to build a good bond with their father. Even though both narratives have similar plot structures, there are still differences regarding their families condition.

To begin with, in The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, main character and narrator Amir shows his experience trying to gain his father’s attention since he believes his father does not love him. On page 14 it states, “... I always felt that Baba hate me a little. And why not? After all, I had killed his beloved wife, his beautiful princess, hadn’t I? The least I could have done was to have had the decency to have turned out a little more like him.” This explains how Amir felt that his father hated him because as soon as his mom gave birth to him, she died. He felt guilty for taking a life his father valued. Also on page 25 it states, “... His glare made my throat feel dry. I cleared it and

told him I’d written a story. Baba nodded and gave a thin smile that conveyed little more than feigned interest.” This shows how Baba, Amir’s dad, is not very interested in the story Amir wrote. From this one can conclude that Amir is not feeling the love he wants to feel and he feels guilty for not being slightly like him and instead prefer writing than being social and playing with other children.
Furthermore, in Alice Walker’s Father, narrator Alice explains how much she strived for a good relationship with her father but could not get it because he was taken away too soon and because she loved to write. For instance, on paragraph 1, it states, “ I’m positive my father never understood why I wrote… It is frustrating that, because he is now dead, I will never know.” This shows the frustration Alice has when she understands that she will not be able to know whether her father was proud of her for writing a successful poem. Also, in the last paragraph it states, “In my heart, I have never wanted to be at odds with my father, but I have felt, over the years especially when I was younger, that he gave me no choice.” This explains how Alice wanted a good relationship with her father but she felt like she had no other choice but to have the opposite. Consequently, her father passed away before she could have a chance to rebuild their broken relationship.
In addition, both pieces of literature show the internal struggles the narrators have trying to have a better bond between their fathers due to their love for writing.

Although they have many similarities, they also have many differences. For example, in Father it gives readers an idea of how Alice’s family was regarding wealth. On paragraph 3 it states, “... Both my parents, poor people…” From this, one is certain that she came from a poor family. However, Amir’s dad is rich meaning Amir came from a wealthy family. This changes their situations and how much help they need financially and it also changes how they were

educated.
To conclude, both pieces of literature explain the struggle the narrators go through to build a better relationship with their fathers. They do it similarly by both narrators not feeling loved by their dads. Also, by believing that their love for writing was the main reason they were neglected. Although they have many similarities, they are still different by the wealth of their families. Both writings show how one should understand their parents and try to have a good, or decent, relationship with their parents before it is too late.