Examples Of Sacrifice In The Kite Runner

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The Sacrifices of a Child In the novel “The Kite Runner”, Amir sacrifices many different things in order to make his father happy. Baba is disappointed by Amir’s decision to become a writer. Baba and Amir have divergent views on what it means to be a man. Baba believes that men should be strong and athletic. “ Real men didn’t read poetry- and god forbid they should ever write it! Real men- real boys- played soccer just as Baba had when he had been young”(Hosseini 20). However, Amir’s one real passion in life is writing. Ultimately, Amir was right to follow his passion, and ended up becoming a great, published writer. Amir had made many substantial sacrifices for his father in the past, and he was right to follow his dreams and become an established