Comparing The Kite Runner 'And Father'

    Amir had been disloyal to Hassan his whole life. He did not stand up for Hassan when he needed it most and Amir even ran away when he could have helped Hassan. Amir constantly tortured Hassan as he tried to make Hassan eat dirt, throw fruit at him, or even when he tried to get Hassan to punch him. Amir wanted Hassan to stoop to his level and beat him up, so his guilt would disappear.

Amir has a conflicting relationship with Hassan not only because he is always in a position of servitude towards Amir, as a Hazara and as his station, but because of his breeding (when Amir thought his father was Ali.) However, Amir does not understand why his Baba still treats Hassan the way he

Amir view Hassan? What separates them? Hassan view Amir as a master and a good friend. Hassan knows he is a servant and his duty is to help out Amir.

This clearly proves that Alice always felt distant from her father. She has always wanted to have and grow a strong relationship with him however was not able to

He tried to avoid Hassan as much as possible. Amir did not have the heart to face Hassan after what he had seen.He sent Hassan away from his life by blaming him for stealing his money. Hassan left and so did Amir’s innocence. He was no longer that pure and innocent Amir who once read stories to his friend Hassan. He was a completely new boy, who had lied to his father because of Hassan’s Rape. Amir had betrayed Hassan.Amir was not naive

Amir, Hassan’s childhood friend, watched on as he saw him being harassed and inwardly hated Hassan too. It would be fair to say that Amir’s treatment was worse, as he would ignore Hassan in public, but hang out with him in private. This duality shows Amir’s hesitation between good and evil. He knows what would be the honorable thing to do, but he is too afraid of the opinions of others and fitting in to act.

Have you ever observed your friend and found out that you have very similar personality traits? The same thing happens with the Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and “Father” by Alice Walker, the narrators relate the events about their Journeys, which builds mystery in a form of conflict, which then builds tension. Although both stories have differences both also have similarities like the feeling that fathers did not understand them, and coming to understand their fathers. To begin with, the “Father” written by Alice Walker has some similarities with the Kite Runner. On paragraph 2 of the “Father” is states “I Am positive my father never understood why I wrote.”

It is reasonably hard to watch this struggle as Amir’s desire to feel appreciated and loved becomes the most projecting thing to his attention, and as a consequence, he neglects other dealings. This is seen when Amir discovers Hassan being struck in an alley. Hassan was always admired by Baba. Hassan has a substantial role in the novel, he generates childlike behavior from Amir causing in emotions of distrust and weakness. Additionally Amir’s wariness is revealed in the phrase “even put his arm around his shoulder” highlighting

As a child, Amir struggled with jealousy and ultimately that ruined his friendship with Hassan. He had always assumed that Baba had loved Hassan more than him because of his brave personality. In the time period of this novel, Amir was more favoured societally because he was Pashtun and not Hazara like Hassan. This added to the reason why he was jealous that Baba had favoured Hassan more than him. He felt Baba should love him more because he was Pashtun and his son. This racial tension in the country led to Hassan getting beaten and raped by a group of boys. Amir watched his supposed friend get harassed and he did nothing about it because in the moment he was only thinking of himself. Though Hassan had always stood up for him, the one time

Literary Analysis Essay Believe it or not, there can be many similarities and differences between people and their daily live. Two examples of this are The Kite Runner written by Khaled Hosseini and Father by Alice Walker. Both writing pieces had many similarities such as both characters did not understand fully their parents. A difference is that both of their parents had different financial situations and one of the characters did get to know both parents. There are both similarities and differences between the characters and the stories.

The issue is that his father wished amir would be tougher, like he is, and he blamed him for killing his mother when she died in labor, and anytime that his dad showed affection towards anyone but Amir, which is mostly Hassan,

In Khaled Hosseini's book the kite runner the Amir returns to Pakistan to visit an old friend Rahim Khan who brings home some good news.

She is hard on herself, often even blaming herself for being taken away by Ray. She thinks that she is a stupid little girl, a girl that should not even be alive. Alice contemplates each and every day to stick that haunting kitchen knife into her heart. She is only filled with pain,

Does your father have a big impact on your life? The father figure in the novel The Kite Runner has a significant impact on most of the events that happened in the novel. In the book “The Kite Runner” Baba and Amir’s relationship lead to Amir not reporting the rape that happened to Hassan, Baba and Hassan's relationship lead Amir to Sohrab later on at the end, and finally Amir and Rahim Khan’s relationship shaped Amir into the writer he is today and lead Amir to Sohrab.

Amir and Baba never got along, which caused Amir to believe that all father-son relationships are like his. Amir does not understand that parents are supposed to unconditionally love their children, like the love Hassan receives from Ali. Showing the differences in Amir and Hassan’s reactions to this story due to their relationships with their fathers explains the significance of having a bond between father and son.