“Children betrayed their parents by becoming their own people.” According to Leslye Walton. The relationships between fathers and sons are is an important influence on all of the events throughout the novel. Amir’s major motivator throughout most of the novel is his desire for his father’s approval. The strained relationship between Amir and Baba lead to many problems in the novel due to Amir’s obsession for his attention. First of all, the cruelty that sometimes appeared in Amir towards Hassan, was due to the jealously he felt towards him. Baba and Amir had little in common and Baba even goes so far as to say, “If I hadn’t seen the doctor pull him our of my wife with my own eyes, I’d never believe he’s my son” (25). On the other hand, Baba
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He describes the scene like this, “Hassan was standing at the blind end of the ally in a defiant stance: fists curled, legs slightly apart. Behind him, sitting on piles of scrap and rubble, was the blue kite. My key to Baba’s heart” (75-76). Although he is witnessing his life-long friend being threatened by the older boys, his first thought is not of Hassan’s safety and wellbeing, but of the blue kite’s. Assef tells Hassan that he will forgive him of everything that happened in their last encounter, if he gives them the blue kite. Hassan then tells them, “Amir agha won the tournament and I ran this kite for him. I ran it fairly. This is his kite” (77). Hassan refuses to give the kite up out of loyalty to Amir and in return, gets raped by Assef. Amir watched it all happen, and the reader is left unsure why he doesn’t step in and help. The most obvious possibility being that he was simply terrified of what would happen to him in return. However, what is even more detestable is that afterwards, Amir pretends to to be ignorant about what happened to Hassan and accepts the blue kite from him even after everything that …show more content…
In his arms, I forgot what I had done. And that was good” (84). Amir’s utter obsession with pleasing his father had warped him to the point where the betrayal of his most loyal friend was acceptable. Finally, because of the their contrasting interests and personalities, Amir is forced to constantly strive to be more like Baba. Always feeling like a disappointment to his father causes Amir to be harsh towards those who don’t deserve it. After Amir has a problem with Baba he lashes out on Hassan. “The next morning, as he was preparing my breakfast, Hassan asked if something was bothering me. I snapped at him, told him to mind his mind business” (25). This was right after Amir overheard his father speaking about him to Rahim Khan. Furthermore, it frustrates Baba that Amir loves things such as poetry, while he loves soccer instead. Amir tries to gain attention by many means. He pretends to be a fan of soccer and even tells his father, “I think I have Saratan” (15). Although he tells his father he has cancer, and is a clear plead for attention, his father is preoccupied and tells his son to “get the soda” himself. The best example of their clashing natures is when Baba defends and saves the young wife in the truck from a Russian
He describes the scene like this, “Hassan was standing at the blind end of the ally in a defiant stance: fists curled, legs slightly apart. Behind him, sitting on piles of scrap and rubble, was the blue kite. My key to Baba’s heart” (75-76). Although he is witnessing his life-long friend being threatened by the older boys, his first thought is not of Hassan’s safety and wellbeing, but of the blue kite’s. Assef tells Hassan that he will forgive him of everything that happened in their last encounter, if he gives them the blue kite. Hassan then tells them, “Amir agha won the tournament and I ran this kite for him. I ran it fairly. This is his kite” (77). Hassan refuses to give the kite up out of loyalty to Amir and in return, gets raped by Assef. Amir watched it all happen, and the reader is left unsure why he doesn’t step in and help. The most obvious possibility being that he was simply terrified of what would happen to him in return. However, what is even more detestable is that afterwards, Amir pretends to to be ignorant about what happened to Hassan and accepts the blue kite from him even after everything that …show more content…
In his arms, I forgot what I had done. And that was good” (84). Amir’s utter obsession with pleasing his father had warped him to the point where the betrayal of his most loyal friend was acceptable. Finally, because of the their contrasting interests and personalities, Amir is forced to constantly strive to be more like Baba. Always feeling like a disappointment to his father causes Amir to be harsh towards those who don’t deserve it. After Amir has a problem with Baba he lashes out on Hassan. “The next morning, as he was preparing my breakfast, Hassan asked if something was bothering me. I snapped at him, told him to mind his mind business” (25). This was right after Amir overheard his father speaking about him to Rahim Khan. Furthermore, it frustrates Baba that Amir loves things such as poetry, while he loves soccer instead. Amir tries to gain attention by many means. He pretends to be a fan of soccer and even tells his father, “I think I have Saratan” (15). Although he tells his father he has cancer, and is a clear plead for attention, his father is preoccupied and tells his son to “get the soda” himself. The best example of their clashing natures is when Baba defends and saves the young wife in the truck from a Russian