Once Amir and Baba came to America it became clear that their life there would be very different than their lives in Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, they were considered to be very wealth and they were well respected in the community. Their house was seen as one of the best in the city and they even had their own servant's hut. However, when they came to America they saw, “homes that made Baba’s house in Wazir Akbar Khan look like a servant’s hut.” (Hosseini 135) This is ironic since Baba and Amir’s house in Kabul was seen as masion like, but in America it is comparable to a hut. The irony in “The Kite Runner” is used to show the difference in lifestyle in Afghanistan and America. In Afghanistan, they were used to living a lavish lifestyle with
