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

In The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, Amir, Hassan, and Sohrab are connected in a more abstract and parallel way. The friendship between Hassan and Amir was, at first, great. Hassan loved Amir greatly while Amir slowly grew to dislike and hate Hassan because of jealousy and hatred for what he (Amir) failed to do.When Hassan left, it was essentially the end of their friendship. Fast forward several years, Amir and Sohrab have a similar relationship except, Amir is like Hassan and Sohrab is like Amir. Amir is given a chance to make up for his past by taking care of Sohrab. He wants to adopt the child and at first, the child agrees. Then, their relationship shatters and almost end completely because Sohrab attempted suicide. Sohrab wishes that " 'you [Amir] had left me in the water' " (Hosseini, 355). Amir decides to not let this relationship end like it did between Hassan and him. Amir does everything he can and eventually Sohrab begins to accept him again, like Amir eventually realized that he still wanted to be with Hassan.