Both of the two fathers in The Kite
Runner were high-powered, important men in Afghanistan: Baba was a rich,
important businessman, while General Taheri was an important military leader. They both
rubbed shoulders with kings. Both were very strict with their children: Amir was never
good enough or strong enough for Baba; and when Soraya ran off with her boyfriend, Gen.
Taheri tracked her down and took her back home. Both of the men had been relegated to a
more common status in the United States, meeting up with each other at the local flea
market. Both had made up with their children: Things were never better between Amir and
Baba, while Soraya had gotten over her hatred of her father and admitted that he had
saved her from a life of drugs. Amir never lived up to Baba's expectations, and because
" 'All the Afghans in Virginia were talking' " about Soraya running
away,
"no
suitors have knocked on the general's door
since."
However, as the
children grew into adulthood, their childish ways disappeared and their relationships
with their fathers grew stronger. Baba approved of Amir's choice for a bride, and
General Taheri seemed pleased that the son of Baba would become his
son-in-law.
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