Differences Between Amir And Baba In The Kite Runner

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The constant changing in culture and government structure in Afghanistan over the last 60 years killed many, changed the lives of many, and formed many terrible cultures. Many of these displaced and confused people put their lives on the line with their family to hold on to their own culture in a new and safe environment. If these people survived when they seeked asylum in a safer place, they were usually welcomed to a stable rest of their lives. In the novel The Kite Runner, the deteriorating government in Afghanistan allowed Baba and Amir’s relationship to flourish to a united American family.
In Afghanistan Amir and Baba spent minimal time together as their personalities were very different and they lived very separate lives. In an ideal

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