In both novels there is a significant relationship with place. Fathers and sons and The Kite Runner show how the setting can change the dynamics of the characters. In The Kite Runner there is a relationship with Afghanistan and the USA mainly. Baba and Amir have strong ties with Afghanistan and live a lavish lifestyle there. Their relationship with Kabul, Afghanistan symbolizes wealth and power as Baba is one of the richest men in Kabul and as they are the ruling Pashtun class of Afghanistan. Hosseini explores the importance of setting by highlighting the differences between both lifestyles they experience. The writer shows the contrasting relationship between Afghanistan and the USA and how that effects the characters wealth, class and
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The word "envious" suggests that Baba is a man of high position and one who is highly admired due to his wealth and class in society. This is a way in which Hossieni shows the power of wealth and class in Afghani society and clearly represents Baba and Amir's relationship with Afghanistan. Hosseini gives an insight into the lives of refugees and how that changes the dynamics for instance it shows how one is at the top of the social hierarchy in their country but how that can drastically change once they become an immigrant in a foreign country, this is a story which many readers will be able to relate to, this is supported by Sarah Moore's analysis of setting of the Kite Runner she states4 "Khaled Hosseini uses the setting in 'The Kite Runner' not to tell a story unique to Afghanistan, but rather to tell a universally relatable story. " This is exactly what the setting does, many readers must be able to understand this story as everyone has a relationship with a place, just like Amir and Baba. Another significant relationship in the novel with place is with the USA, however it has different representations such as poverty and hardship which is contrasting to …show more content…
Amir compares Baba to "the widower who never remarries but can't let go of his wife" Hosseini personifies Afghanistan to express how powerful the relationship was and presenting it as a marriage between Baba and Afghanistan. This shows that Hosseini is suggesting that America was the death and end of the past life in Afghanistan which Baba loved. Hossieni has shown different perspectives of what America meant to the characters. For Baba, America was a place to mourn his memories and for Amir it was a place to bury them. Baba who works long hours in a gas station and Amir who adapts rather easily, this is the total opposite to their lives in Afghanistan. This is how the relationship with setting effects the dynamics of the story. Another way in which Hossieni presents this is the change in ideology due to the adaption of setting, Hossieni does this by representing the American dream through the character of Amir. Amir becomes more "westernized" and starts losing character traces that connect him to his birthland, the effect of this is that it empowers Amir who starts taking writing classes which was something he was never allowed to do as it was frowned upon in Afghanistan. Amir says "America was
The word "envious" suggests that Baba is a man of high position and one who is highly admired due to his wealth and class in society. This is a way in which Hossieni shows the power of wealth and class in Afghani society and clearly represents Baba and Amir's relationship with Afghanistan. Hosseini gives an insight into the lives of refugees and how that changes the dynamics for instance it shows how one is at the top of the social hierarchy in their country but how that can drastically change once they become an immigrant in a foreign country, this is a story which many readers will be able to relate to, this is supported by Sarah Moore's analysis of setting of the Kite Runner she states4 "Khaled Hosseini uses the setting in 'The Kite Runner' not to tell a story unique to Afghanistan, but rather to tell a universally relatable story. " This is exactly what the setting does, many readers must be able to understand this story as everyone has a relationship with a place, just like Amir and Baba. Another significant relationship in the novel with place is with the USA, however it has different representations such as poverty and hardship which is contrasting to …show more content…
Amir compares Baba to "the widower who never remarries but can't let go of his wife" Hosseini personifies Afghanistan to express how powerful the relationship was and presenting it as a marriage between Baba and Afghanistan. This shows that Hosseini is suggesting that America was the death and end of the past life in Afghanistan which Baba loved. Hossieni has shown different perspectives of what America meant to the characters. For Baba, America was a place to mourn his memories and for Amir it was a place to bury them. Baba who works long hours in a gas station and Amir who adapts rather easily, this is the total opposite to their lives in Afghanistan. This is how the relationship with setting effects the dynamics of the story. Another way in which Hossieni presents this is the change in ideology due to the adaption of setting, Hossieni does this by representing the American dream through the character of Amir. Amir becomes more "westernized" and starts losing character traces that connect him to his birthland, the effect of this is that it empowers Amir who starts taking writing classes which was something he was never allowed to do as it was frowned upon in Afghanistan. Amir says "America was