Father-Son Relationships

Father-Son Relationships

1. Baba-Amir

   • Amir seeks his father's love throughout the book.
     • This leads to him not stopping Hassan's rape.
   • Baba feels bad treating Amir well when he can't acknowledge Hassan as his son
     • He treats Amir like he would not be his son and Amir believes that this is because his mother died while giving birth to him.

2. Baba-Hassan

   • Baba can only show his love for Hassan indirectly
     • He takes Hassan out for movies when he goes with Amir
     • He pays for his lip surgery
   • He treats Hassan like he should treat Amir.

3. Hassan-Sohrab

   • Most loving relationship
     • Hassan was a better father than Baba
   • Hassan loved Sohrab very much and never made him think otherwise.

4. Amir-Sohrab

   • Amir attempts to become a substitute father for Sohrab
     • Probably another way he is trying to redeem himself
     • Sohrab stuggles to open up to Amir
       • Amir and Sohrab find common-ground in a game Hassan and Amir used to play, once again showing us how similar Sohrab is to his father and how close Amir and Hassan where
   • Sohrab is still recovering from the loss of his parents and the abuse he went through