Daddy issues: insigh to the relationship between Amir and Baba

Like any child, Amir grew up looking up to his father admiring everything everything about him. He loves him dearly, however he struggles with the acceptance of him. So far in the book we see numerous instances of Amir trying to prove himself to Baba in order to receive his affection. Baba struggles to relate to Baba, he expects to be a certain way and when he isn't, he becomes a little disappointed. " He signed me up for soccer teams to stir the same passion in me. But I was pathetic, a blundering liability to my own team, always in the way of an opportune pass or unwittingly blocking an open lane," states Amir. Baba hoped that his son would grew up to be like him. Amir in the process of trying to be accepted would do anything for it. We see this with the blue kite, as Hassan gets violated, Amir does not protect him and only wishes to present the blue kite to his father, which he ends up doing and finally gets a glimpse of the acceptance he wanted. As the novel continues I can infer that the relationship between Baba and Amir continues along the same path, with the struggle of acceptance.

POSTED BY: Mario Hernandez