Relationship Strengthened

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini 

Hosseini stresses the awkwardness that lies in the relationship between Amir and Sohrab in The Kite Runner initially. Sohrab is very tentative because of his corrupted childhood up until this point in his life. He is finally interacting with an adult who seems to care about him since his parents had passed away. Amir truly cares for Sohrab. However, Sohrab is having trouble grasping the fact that Amir is not going to abandon or hurt him. Sohrab believes that Amir will not continue to care about him, but Amir wants to dispell all of Sohrab's trust issues. It is through both Amir and Sohrab's hardships that they have faced in their lives that they are able to become closer. "Now, as the boy's pain soaked through my shirt, I saw that a kinship had taken root between us too"(Hosseini, 320). This shows that through Sohrab's emotional release, Amir is able to finally connect with him on a deeper level. I feel as though Amir and Sohrab's relationship will not stay this strong for long though. Once someone shows signs of trust issues, I feel as though those trust issues may take some time to disappear.