We can see in the novel, Rahim Khan defends Amir relentlessly against the degrading remarks and desires of Baba for another child. It is from Rahim Khan’s love and compassion that we can see Amir thrive and grow as a person. During his childhood time, Amir looked up to Rahim Khan as the perfect father figure because Rahim Khan is always interested in Amir’s love for writing and encouraged him in whatever he does.
In the story, we can see that Rahim Khan is the one provides Amir with the foundation and encouragement that he needs from his father. In this essay, I will write about how these two characters, Baba and Rahim Khan significantly influence and shape Amir’s attitudes, beliefs and values. In many cases, father, is the one that a child will look up to. A father is a person whose viewpoint is valued and respected.
I believe that father, is a very important role in the life of a child. Even though Baba is Amir’s biological father, Amir thinks that Rahim Khan has the idealistic fatherly figure that he has longed for. Throughout his life, I think that Baba and Rahim Khan have shaped Amir’s growth an acted as his mentors. ‘I don’t think I’ll see the end of this summer,’ he said.” (201).In the novel The Kite Runner, there are many people in Amir’s life have helped to shape his character. When he nodded, I knew he had read the next question on my face. He wiped his mouth, blotted his sweaty brow from one wasted temple to the other with his sleeve, and gave me a quick glance. When Amir asks Rahim how he is doing, he replies that he is “ ‘Dying, actually,’ he said in a gurgling voice. When he spat into his handkerchief, it immediately stained red.” (201). Rahim also suffers from “coughing fits.” “A violent coughing fit gripped Rahim Khan and rocked his gaunt body back and forth. He got this scar at a soccer game in 1998 in Ghazi Stadium. “He pointed to a scar above his right eye cutting a crooked path through his bushy eyebrow.” (198).
“Then, a thing made of skin and bones pretending to be Rahim Khan opened the door.” (197). Rahim has changed a lot physically since Amir last saw him. He had come to say good-bye the night Baba and I had fled Kabul.” (196). “I thought about the last time I had seen Rahim Khan, in 1981. The last time Amir had seen Rahim Khan was in 1981. I think this is a foreshadow into what will happen later in the book. In the beginning of the book, it starts out with Amir getting a phone call from his old friend Rahim Khan to come visit. At the end of his letter, Rahim tells Amir "bravo" and this means a lot to him. He also reads Amir's first written story, and gives him a letter which says how talented he is and encouraging Amir to keep writing. Rahim has been the softer hearted father figure in Amir's life, and refers to him as "Amir jan", which is dear Amir. 32) Amir feels a lot of guilt for feeling this way. "When they left, I sat on my bed and wished Rahim Khan had been my father."(pg. Amir looks up to Rahim, and sometimes wishes that Rahim was his father instead of Baba. He could possibly be the foil character to Amir's father, Baba, due to the fact that they are such different characters and have much different roles in Amir's life. He is Amir's father's best friend and business partner. Rahim Khan- He is fairly flat character in The Kite Runner so far.
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