Praise at Last

In the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, Amir finally receives the praise that he deserves. After years of being a kite flyer, Amir finally wins a local tournament. Winning that tournament brought many sought after items to Amir. Amir was able to advance to the next round in the kite running competition. The win also brought along the greatly sought praise from his father Baba. We learn throughout the course of the novel that Amir has spent a majority of his life flying kites, along with Hassan as his kite runner, hoping to revive the relationship between his father and himself. Even though he has always loved this great activity, he had never had the satisfaction and praise that he believed he greatly deserved. The relationship between him and his father was never concrete, but he believed that the idea of kite flying would bring them closer together. After Amir finally got the praise he believed he deserved, the relationship between him and his father strengthened greatly. But as they say, all good things must come to an end. As time went on, the relationship between Baba and Amir slowly diminished back to its original relationship. Amir states "We'd actually deceived ourselves into thinking that a toy made of tissue paper, glue, and bamboo could somehow close the chasm between us" (Hosseini, 87). Even though the relationship returned to its previous state, I believe that Amir's view of his father was changed after the praise he finally received.