Parental Figures Play a Major Role in the Growth of a Child
Parents can be instrumental in helping a child figure out who they are. Without having someone serve as a parental figure, children would lack an example; they would not understand how to approach things; however, if those children have someone to help them, their path would be much easier to follow. Amir, from The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, and Holden, from The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger, both look to adults for the parental guidance that they do not receive, but while Rahim Khan helps Amir become a more responsible and truthful person. Holden’s would-be mentors fail him and his dad is not there for him. When someone tries to mentor Holden, he lets that person’s advice …show more content…
Baba wants Amir to become more independent in the choices Amir makes. Baba knows he will die soon; he is concerned about Amir. Baba exclaims, “You’re twenty-two years old, Amir! A grown man! What’s going to happen to you, you say? All those years, that’s what I was trying to teach you, how to never have to ask that question” (Hosseini 157). Baba is worried and infuriated with Amir because although Amir is twenty-two years old, he does not take responsibility, and he does not live on his own. Lacking independence will cause someone to make more wrong decisions. Having experience in something comes from being able to do things …show more content…
Holden and Amir both have to learn what to do as they both move on in life. Holden has to meet certain goals that he misses while in school, while Amir has to figure out how to deal with his own life. Antolini advises Holden to stay humble, and not be too outgoing. Antolini suggests, “the mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one” (Salinger 214). Holden lets all of Antolini’s advice come in
Parents can be instrumental in helping a child figure out who they are. Without having someone serve as a parental figure, children would lack an example; they would not understand how to approach things; however, if those children have someone to help them, their path would be much easier to follow. Amir, from The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, and Holden, from The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger, both look to adults for the parental guidance that they do not receive, but while Rahim Khan helps Amir become a more responsible and truthful person. Holden’s would-be mentors fail him and his dad is not there for him. When someone tries to mentor Holden, he lets that person’s advice …show more content…
Baba wants Amir to become more independent in the choices Amir makes. Baba knows he will die soon; he is concerned about Amir. Baba exclaims, “You’re twenty-two years old, Amir! A grown man! What’s going to happen to you, you say? All those years, that’s what I was trying to teach you, how to never have to ask that question” (Hosseini 157). Baba is worried and infuriated with Amir because although Amir is twenty-two years old, he does not take responsibility, and he does not live on his own. Lacking independence will cause someone to make more wrong decisions. Having experience in something comes from being able to do things …show more content…
Holden and Amir both have to learn what to do as they both move on in life. Holden has to meet certain goals that he misses while in school, while Amir has to figure out how to deal with his own life. Antolini advises Holden to stay humble, and not be too outgoing. Antolini suggests, “the mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one” (Salinger 214). Holden lets all of Antolini’s advice come in