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In five pages this paper examines the similarities and differences between father and son Baba and Amir in The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. There are no additional sources listed.
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Amir that appear to be as different as night and day. Each has on occasion disappointed the other, but it is not until Babas death and the revelation that
father has harbored a dark secret from his son that Amir comes to the conclusion that, "Baba and I were more alike than Id ever known" (200). As Amir
will discover, this realization has both positive and negative impacts because it prompts him to not only to reevaluate Baba, but also to reassess his own flaws as a son
and as a human being. Baba is physically imposing, "a force of nature... all six-foot-five of him" who can wrestle a bear
with apparent ease (Hosseini 11). He is a man of strength, determination, and seemingly uncompromising principles. In sharp contrast is the passive Amir, who wishes to become a
writer someday. He cries easily and never outgrows carsickness. Despite their differences in social class, father and son maintain close relationships with servant Ali and his son Hassan.
They discuss with Ali and Hassan hopes and fears they could not share with each other. For Amir, Baba is an aloof figure, more hero than human being.
But unfortunately for Baba, Amir is all too human. When he accompanied Baba to the annual Buzkashi tournament, in which the equestrian skills of the chapandaz (riders) are
showcased, Amir witnesses the trampling to death of a chapandaz. His emotions overtake him, and he sobs controllably. He recalls, "I will never forget Babas valiant efforts to
conceal the disgusted look on his face" (19). When he is still suffering from carsickness at eighteen, he knows that Baba views this "as yet another of my array
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