The Kite Runner: Like Father, Like (Actual) Son

In The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, Baba and Amir seem to come from two different worlds. Baba is tough and strong, and Amir is weak and timid. In actuality though, they are the same: " 'Your father, like you was a tortured soul, Amir jan" (Hosseini, 301). Both Amir and Baba contained secrets that, if revealed, would completely change the world they lived in. Amir's secret is the winter of 1975. Hassan revealed to Ali and Rahim Khan what had happened then. Baba also held a devastating secret: he was Hassan's real father. Ali happened to be infertile and Baba cheated on his wife, giving Ali, Hassan. All those years, Baba held onto that terrible secret, driving a wedge between him and Amir. He took his frustration out on Amir, creating a gap between them. In return, Amir became angry at his father for this gap and created a cycle of anger. In the end, they became angry at themselves too. To the end, they were much the same.