Like father like son is a strong theme that is prominent throughout The Kite Runner. Amir shares many qualities with Baba that become more clear as the novel progresses. Yet at the beginning of the Kite Runner, it would have been ironic to say that they were at all alike. Baba says, “If I had not seen the doctor pull him out of my wife with my own eyes, I would not believe he’s my son” (Hosseini 25). Though nearing the end of the novel after Amir had matured and come to face his mistakes, he realized he and Baba were incredibly similar. They shared the same traits of withholding the truth, betraying their best friends and a deep yearning to make up for their
