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After the death of Baba, Amir reflects about Baba, “Baba had wrestled bears his whole life . . . In the end, a bear had come that he could not best” (174). Here the bear symbolizes the cancer and illness Baba had to struggle through. This shows that the bear did not just symbolize the power and success of Baba but the struggles he had to face. Baba had to struggle with losing his wife, raising a son on his own and leaving his home country, but he still manage remained strong. The symbolism of the bear demonstrate that power and success do not show how strong Baba is but the things he had to endure shows his mentality and strength as a person not as a business man. Hosseini wrote, “…but even then he lost on his own terms.”(174) this shows that Baba still died with strong character. Even though he died he was still in controlled and died with dignity and honor. Even in his death Baba still achieves to be a strong character, which is shown through the symbolism of the
