Amir and Baba's Relationship

           This image represents the relationship between Amir and Baba via the distance between the flower and the tree, the stark contrasts between the tree trunk and bright flowers, the way the flowers are turned away from the tree, and the connection between the flower and the tree. With the distance between the two objects, we can see that Amir and Baba have been distant for almost their entire lives. While the flower is in focus, the tree is blurry and in the background, indicating that the two are vastly separate entities. With the extreme differences between the flower and the tree, it is shown that Baba sees his son as less masculine or sturdy. After all, he wrestled a bear and built an orphanage while his son couldn't even stand up for himself or others. This evident difference in character is also shown through the difference between flowers and tree trunks since one is delicate and easily damaged/walked on and the other is deeply rooted into the ground and difficult to bring down or move. Further, the way the flowers are turned away from the tree indicates how Baba is ashamed of Amir and therefore rejects him. At the beginning of the book, he talks to Rahim Khan about how he wouldn't believe Amir was his son if he hadn't seen his wife give birth to him and how he was too cowardly. Moreover, later in the book, we find out that Baba saw his shame in Amir and so had more reason to turn him away, thus being represented by the flower which faces away from the tree. However, in the end, when they had gone to America, they gained the opportunity to bond and realize they were more connected - like how a flower is connected to a tree.