Throughout The Kite Runner the father and son relationship between Amir and Baba isn’t always positive. At the beginning of the book, Hosseini makes it very clear that Amir is looking for the love, approval and respect that he feels Baba never gave him. On the other hand Baba feels that Amir isn’t living up to his expectations (physical, social, and religious) and therefore is emotionally absent throughout his life. Due to Baba’s absentness Amir looks for that relationship within Rahim Khan, who shows the qualities he’s seeking. The relationship between Amir and Baba seems to be a lot more successful in America due to the fact that Baba is no longer a person of power and influence, the lack of really close friends, his loss of Hassan and him
