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How does Amir finally stand up to Baba?
For Amir, America was an escape from his memories of Hassan. How does Amir finally stand up to Baba? He stood up to Baba by telling him that he wanted to be a creative writer instead of a doctor or lawyer.
How does Amir make Baba proud?
While Baba is forced to do menial work, Amir flourishes, achieving his goal of graduating high school and, then, college. The two bond with one another on weekends at the San Jose flea market, and Amir makes Baba proud when he falls in love with Soraya, the daughter of the important Afghan General Iqbal Taheri.
What does Amir say he has realized about Baba?
Summary: Chapter 18 Baba had said that theft was the only sin, and Amir thinks how Baba stole from him a brother, from Hassan his identity, from Ali his honor. Amir realizes he and Baba were more alike than he knew. They had both betrayed their truest friends.
Where do Amir and Baba finally settle down?
From Jalalabad, they were transported in the tank of an old oil truck before finally reaching Peshawar, Pakistan. Baba and Amir would eventually fly to the United States, where the two settled in Fremont, California, not far from San Jose.
What does Amir give Sohrab after he finds him?
When they find Sohrab outside the mosque, Amir sits down next to him, and they talk. After Amir says that Sohrab must miss his parents, Sohrab asks whether Amir misses his. Then Sohrab admits that he is beginning to forget his father’s face. Amir gives Sohrab the Polaroid photo of Hassan.
How did finally cut the blue kite?
Answer: A gust of wind lifted Amir’s kite to his advantage. He fed the string, pulled up and looped his kite on top of the blue kite. Soon, he loosened the grip on the string and finally cut the blue kite.
What does Baba say is the greatest sin?
Baba tells him that there is only one sin: theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft. Murdering a man, for instance, is stealing his life.
Why is Baba so hard on Amir?
Rahim Khan then says that he knows Baba was hard on Amir, but part of the reason for this was Baba’s own guilt. He could not love Hassan openly as a son, and Amir represented his privileged half, so when Baba was being hard on Amir he was also being hard on himself.
Are Hassan and Amir brothers?
Hassan was actually the son of Sanaubar and Baba, making him Amir’s half brother.
Why did Sohrab run to Islamabad?
Sohrab runs away because he is still unable to trust anyone, even after he watched Amir get beaten for him.
What city is Amir taken to so he can receive medical treatment?
Amir can go to Kabul, find Sohrab, and bring him back to Pakistan where he can be taken care of. The request is not Rahim Khan’s alone. Hassan said in his letter to Amir that the most important thing for him was to survive so that Sohrab would not become an orphan.
Why does Baba say he can’t relate to Amir?
He says, ”He needs someone who…understands him, because God knows I don’t.” With this comment, Baba admits that he cannot relate to Amir. At the same time, Baba doesn’t want to neglect Amir, he is happy that someone can connect with him, even though it isn’t him doing the connecting.
Why is Amir jealous of Baba in the Kite Runner?
He thinks Baba wishes Amir were more like him, and that Baba holds him responsible for killing his mother, who died during his birth. Amir, consequently, behaves jealously toward anyone receiving Baba’s affection. His relationship with Hassan only exacerbates this.
Why was Baba willing to sacrifice his life?
When he and Amir flee Kabul, he is willing to sacrifice his life to keep the Russian guard from raping the woman with them, and in doing so he sets the example that Amir will follow later when he must choose between saving himself or doing what he knows to be right.
Why did Baba not stand up for Hassan in Kite Runner?
Baba notices Amir’s lack of courage all the more because Baba himself is willing to risk his life to prevent others from being harmed. Amir, on the other hand does not stand up for Hassan when he is assaulted and raped. Years later, after Baba is diagnosed with cancer, Amir freaks out and asks Baba what he is going to do when Baba dies.