Baba And Amir Relationship Analysis

Early in the novel, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, Amir’s relationship with Baba wasn’t strong, but as the novel progressed, they grew closer and held a stronger relationship. Amir begins his life very distant from Baba vying for his attention. Once Amir wins the kite competition with Hassan, Baba sees more in Amir and they become closer in their relationship. By the time of Baba’s death Amir has grown a very strong bond with Baba and they have been as close as they ever were. Amir and Baba’s relationship was evolving constantly as the novel progressed, and they became much closer.

Beginning early in his life, Amir was distant from Baba and Baba even felt some resentment for Amir. For example, in chapter three when Baba takes Amir to the Buzkashi tournament, Amir cries after seeing one of the men get trampled and killed by the horses. On the drive home Amir talks about how he will never forget “Baba's valiant efforts to conceal the disgusted look on his face as he drove in silence.” This shows that because Amir was a little soft and sensitive to the sight of someone being killed, Baba despised Amir. …show more content…
As a result of Baba’s hatred, Amir grew away from Bab, hurting their relationship. Another example of Baba’s resentment towards Amir is his belief that he killed his “princess.” In chapter three Amir says “I always felt like Baba hated me a little. And why not? After all, I had killed his beloved wife, his beautiful princess, hadn’t I? The least I could have done was to have had the decency to have turned out a little more like him.” This shows how Baba shows resentment towards Amir, and Amir knows it. Amir can feel Baba’s resentment for killing his wife and it hurts him and he feels as if Baba doesn’t love him. After winning the kite competition Baba showed more affection towards Amir. Immediately after the competition when Amir walked into the study, he was shown the most affection from Baba he had ever experienced. “Then a smile played on my father's lips. He opened his arms. I put the kite down and walked into his thick hairy arms. I buried my face in the warmth of his chest and wept. Baba held me close to him, rocking me back and forth. In his arms, I forgot what I'd done. And that was good.” This shows that Baba was finally proud of something Amir had done and this …show more content…
In Chapter 11 at Amir’s High School graduation Baba had shown much pride in Amir. “I smiled for him – in a way, this was his day more than mine. He walked to me, curled his arm around my neck, and gave my brow a single kiss. "I am moftakhir, Amir," he said. Proud.” This quote from after Amir’s graduation exemplifies how Baba has grown to be very close and affectionate to Amir. Baba realized Amir’s accomplishments and let Amir know how proud he was that he was able to achieve such an accomplishment. Then, a quote from chapter 13, “Not tonight," he said. "There is no pain tonight." these last words from Baba come on the night of Amir and Soraya’s wedding. Now that Baba and Amir are much closer and Baba has fulfilled his duties as a father, he is free of pain, and he peacefully dies in his sleep that