Masculinity In The Kite Runner

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The Kite Runner connects various themes and characters. Pride and honor, envy and power, these larger topics overshadow the more notable themes of failure and redemption through Amir and Baba. Hypocrisy binds the father and son duo in a way that the expression “like father, like son” needs definite notability. The great divide between the two, can only be comprehended by the untold parallels that both seclude. Thier secrecy is emulated by the notoriety their self-consciousness practices by “guilt-tripping’ towards the mistakes they’ve committed. Baba attracts the reputation of being the ultimate example of “masculinity”. Wrestling bears, building charities, having a respectable code and above all, withholding what’s expected of him. The codes
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