The biggest impact on Amir would have to be Baba. Amir always looked up to him and felt the need to always impress him. The reason Amir always felt this way towards his father was because Amir believed that Baba blamed him for the death of his wife, “his princess” (Hosseini 16). Always having this need to please his father has affected Amir to make decisions on his behalf instead of thinking for himself. Amir never stood up for himself and that's what Baba wanted him to learn, he even said "there is something missing in that boy," (Hosseini 24), referring to the fact that he was not exactly like him. All Amir wanted was for his father to be proud of him which never seemed to happen until Amir won the kite tournament. Amir going through with
