The Kite Runner Baba And Amir Relationship

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Head of Our Head Ever since kids were enrolled in school, they sometimes get pushed by their parents to get better. This issue in school is somewhat similar to Amir’s problems in the thrilling, historical fiction, Kite Runner by author, Khaled Hosseini. This dramatic story talks about a young boy named Amir who lives in Afghanistan, struggling to gain his father’s affection. Amir’s father, Baba, expected his son to be good at soccer like him. However, Amir never matched his physical prowess, having a talent for writing and academics, disappointing Baba in the process. Also, Amir is somewhat of a coward, letting his best friend get hurt while he runs away. However, as Amir grows up, he starts to develop courage and thrive on his goals. Parents …show more content…

He was also very skilled in physical activities to the point where he expects his son to be like him. However, Amir was not physical skilled, therefore he struggled throughout his whole childhood. To make it even worse for him, he was so weak that he wasn’t able to protect his best friend from bad people like Assef. In fact when his best friend Hassan was attacked by Assef, Amir just ran away while Hassan got raped by Assef. That day was a day he regretted throughout his entire life. This pain got stronger when Amir expected to get hit by Hassan, but only heard him saying, “Are you satisfied?”(289). Later on, Amir starts becoming more mature, becoming the head of his head as he wanted to pursue his dreams regardless of his father’s expectation by becoming an author instead of a doctor. “He was my half-brother… illegitimate.”(Hosseini pg. 237). After hearing that Hassan was indeed his brother, he felt more guilty than the time Hassan was attacked. Amir felt very ashamed of his old self when he threw pomegranates at him, calling him a coward. Later, when he goes to Afghanistan to save his half-nephew, he faces Assef and stands up to him, taking every hit Assef gave him, and keep moving on to save his half-nephew. The “I would not leave Afghanistan without finding Sohrab.”(255), proves how much courage he gained as an adult. In the end, he becomes somewhat like Hassan and promised Sohrab that he will be …show more content…

However, unlike Amir, I am not cowardly, and if I was in a situation where a friend or myself was in danger from a guy like Assef, I would just stand up to those people and make sure they don’t do that same action ever again. I am somewhat similar to both my mom and dad. I have my dad’s huge interest in technology and my mom’s personality as a quiet person. However, I don’t want to be a mechanical engineer like my dad. Instead, I want to become a biologist. Also, I am not really an all nighter and stand up like my mom. I am pretty skilled at chemistry, biology, and math. I am very good at soccer, in which I prefer to be in a defensive position. I am somewhat good at playing the trombone and baritone, but I still need some work in that field. I feel very understood and accepted by my family, as I have interests that my parents accept and approve since they know that I get to choose to be whoever I want. They are also confident that I can make good decisions that can prepare me for my future and my current well-being. If not, then I can trust them to help me repair my wrongdoings as they are people I look up

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