By : Mike, Jacinda, Eric A, Chris
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PARENTS AND
CHILDREN IN THE KITE RUNNER
THESIS STATEMENT
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The authors intention is to make us aware
about the relationship between parents and
children. Throughout the novel the
relationships between parents and children are
either strong or weak, and they change
throughout the novel.
BABA AND AMIR
“If I hadn't seen the doctor pull him out of my
wife with my own eyes, id never believe he's me
son.”
 This quote shows the relationship between
Baba and Amir and how they are not that close.
It also shows that Baba believes that him and
his son are complete opposites.
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HASSAN AND BABA
Page 111: the scene when Hassan is accused
for taking amirs watch and money.
 This passage supports the theme because this
part of the story is when Baba thinks Hassan
stole Amir’s Watch and money and he agrees
that he did, even though Amir set him up. Since
Hassan is Baba’s son, he forgives him, just like
every parent would forgive there child.
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HASSAN AND ALI
Page 112-113
 Ali treats hassan like a son even though Ali is not
really hassans father. Amir gets jealous because
baba pays the same amount of attention to him as
he does Hassan. Rahim Khan tells Amir that he is
Hassans step brother and that’s why he has to pay
for his un-atoned sins. Amir and Baba are very
alike; they betrayed their trusted friends. Ali and
Hassan leave the house.
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AMIR AND RAHIM KHAN
“My door is and always will be open to you,
Amir Jan. I shall hear any story you have to tell”.
 This quote is very important because it shows
the relationship between Amir and Rahim
Khan. Amir’s real father Baba does not take
interest in his sons writing, but Rahim Khan
does. It appears that Rahim Khan is more of a
caring father then Baba is.
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AMIR AND SOHRAB
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The relationship between Amir and Sohrab is fragile. When
Sohrab meets Amir, he trusted him to keep him safe, until
Amir broke his promise to never put him back in an
orphanage. Sohrab tries to end his misery by bleeding to
death instead of being back in an orphanage a little longer
until things get settled out, and become a citizen of
America. Amir tries to be a better father with Sohrab than
Baba was with him. It will take time for Sohrab to gain his
trust again, however throughout the end of the novel,
Sohrab starts to smile while he fly’s his kite.
“home for kids?” he said, his smile fading. "you mean an
orphanage?”
when Sohrab loses Amir’s trust by
putting him back in an orphanage.
HOW THE THEME EVOLVES
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The theme of parent and children relationship
evolves because at the beginning of the novel
Amir and Baba didn’t really have a good
relationship, but near the end of the novel,
before he died, their relationship improved.
Also Amir wants to give Sohrab a better
relationship with him, then the relationship he
had with Baba.
CLASS ASSIGNMENT
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For the remaining of our time, our group would
like you to get out a piece of loose-leaf and do a
visual representation (drawing) of one parent
and child relationship in the novel. You can
draw any relationship you want, it can be either
one of the ones we covered or maybe one we
missed. The best piece of artwork and the most
creative will win a cookie