Father and Son

1
Father and Son

• Relationship between them.

2
Amirs feelings for Baba

• The sky over Kabul fills with colorful kites and
  the whole city watches as Amir triumphs, at last
  feeling his fathers pride.

This is an important theme as the main character
of the novel spends his life trying to win the
approval of his father.
It is a struggle for Amir to find his father's
acceptance and then this changes with the
revelation towards the end.
3
Baba-Father

• Baba is the main father figure in the story. He
  is father to Amir, the main character and from
  whose point of view the story is told.

Baba is a good person but a hard, discouraging
father at the beginning of the story. He is a
single parent whose wife died while she was
giving birth to Amir. Baba wants Amir to be like
him who hunts and plays football, but Amir would
rather stay home or play with his friend Hassan,
recite poetry, read a book or write stories.
Babas cold attitude as a parent makes Amir
unable to love his father and in the process sort
of fear him too and hate him a little.
As a result Amir quietly defies his father and
decides he will not succumb to his fathers
molding ways.
4
Amir-Son

• Amir, our main protagonist and storyteller is
  initially the weakling son and friend who cant
  fend for himself against his bully playmates.
• He later commits a grave sin against his friend
  Hassan.
• As an adult towards the end, he makes up for it
  all, finds a way to be good again, and finally
  stands his ground not only for himself but also
  for Sohrab, Hassans son, who by now has become
  his own adopted son.

5
Conclusion

• Although we may not admit it, I guess there is a
  Baba in all of us even as we want to become like
  Rahim or Hassan.