Baba dedicates his time and money to the strenuous task of building an orphanage for the children of Kabul. He can prove anyone wrong if they make assumptions about him, when he sets his mind to something, . His stubbornness is perfectly defined by, "Baba had drawn the blueprints himself despite the fact that he’d had no architectural experience at all” (Hosseini 13). He refused to listen and continued with the construction of the orphanage, no matter what people told him. Not only had he designed it himself, he paid "for the engineers, electricians, plumber, and …show more content…
This code of honor, states without it a man has no honor and without honor, a man has nothing. No matter what the man has done, he must try to be the most virtuous man he can be. And that, was exactly why Baba possesses the quality of a great man. Despite a few bumps in the road, he always attempted to be the most respected person he could. Baba proved his position, though dedicating his time to community projects, his generosity to the less fortunate, and his confidence to stand up for the weak, “.. it was a way of redeeming himself. And that, I believe is what true redemption is... when guilt leads to good” (302). Baba tried to make up for his sin with the Hazara woman, and he thought by doing honorable things he would find