Moreover, it is Rahim who fights Amir's corner and offers a rational opinion to Baba's one track mind. Baba misunderstands Amir and fails to comprehend why he does not share his interests. Rahim says, "Children aren't coloring books. You don't get to fill them with your favorite colors" (21). Rahim accepts that Amir will be his own person and not follow the footsteps of his father. It is naive on Baba's part to assume that his son will form the same likes and dislikes. Baba cannot accept that his son has passions independent from his own. This is part of the reason why Baba has never put forth much effort into forming a bond with Amir, because he cannot relate to him. Rahim Khan knows that a father has no control over his son's passions, they must merely support them through thick and thin, a concept foreign to the old fashioned Baba. When Amir seeks Baba's attentions, he neglects him without a second thought. A prime example of this is when Amir attempts to join Baba and his friends in his "smoking room". "He'd close the door, leave me to wonder why it was always grown ups' time with him" (5). This shows Baba's reluctance to include Amir in his down time, which is usually when a father bonds with his son. Baba is very emotionally distant from his son and feels no genuine connection between them. This is in stark contrast to Amir's emotionally intimate relationship with Rahim Khan, who actually makes a concerted effort to involve himself in Amir's life. During his life, Baba is essentially a control freak and prefers to maintain everything to his liking. "With me as a glaring exception, my father moulded the world around him to his liking" (15). Amir is the polar opposite of what Baba expects his son to be. Amir is not the slightest bit athletic, much to the chagrin of his father. Baba is not sensitive to Amir's feelings and as a result fails to understand how much Amir desperately craves his approval.
I have read the book The kite runner written by Kahled Hosseini. ... Hassan was the best kite runner in Kabul, and seemed to know exactly where a kite will land before it came down. ... Amir continued to search and eventually found Hassan in an alley. ... This time Amir is not the kite flyer but the kite runner. ... It was Hassan who developed Amir to become a brave Kite Runner....