Baba And Amir Relationship Analysis

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The affection between father and son could be one of the strongest bonds known to man. But, that is not always the way a twelve year old boy may see it. In Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner, Amir and Baba shared a relationship similar to this; however, Amir did not always comprehend it that way. He loved Baba, as Baba loved him, but he wanted to feel more passion and attention from him which was the reasoning behind all the pleas and attempts to attain Baba’s approval. Their relationship led to Amir trying constantly to prove himself, a great amount of disappointments for Amir, and ultimately, Hassan's rape. According to Amir, the relationship between him and Baba was a one-way street. Amir feels he has to prove himself to be better because …show more content…

It was a chance for Amir to make Baba proud and win, just like Baba had in the past. On the night before the event, Baba showed interest in Amir for one of the first times in his life. “I think maybe you’ll win this year. What do you think?” (56). Baba says this casually to Amir, with no push or inquiry from Amir to start the conversation. This is all Amir wanted. To be able to talk to his father. With this new hope he needed to win the tournament, and bring home the winning kite. After Amir does win and baba is celebrating Amir describes it as “the single greatest day of my twelve years of life, seeing Baba on the roof, proud of me at last” (66). But, the only way to totally make Baba happy, was to run, and bring back, the trophy kite of the final duel. Amir describes this kite as “The key to Baba’s heart” (71). He sacrifices Hassan for Baba’s love. “Maybe Hassan was the price I had to pay, the lamb I had to slay, to win Baba” (77). Amir says this while he watches Assef brutalize Hassan. Hassan had no choice, but Amir did, yet he chose to make Baba proud, instead of stopping Hassan’s rape. So, one could say that because of Baba and Amir’s unhealthy relationship and the need for Amir to make Baba proud, Hassan was

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