Characte

r Role Impact on Audience Features Theme

Audience sees Baba as a strong and
Amir's father and powerful figure who is also a Father-son
Baba a wealthy complex and flawed individual. He is relationship, guilt
businessman in a symbol of the traditional and Proud, strong, and redemption,
Afghanistan patriarchal society in Afghanistan and traditional cultural identity
Audience relates to Amir's struggles
with guilt, redemption, and self-
acceptance. He is a symbol of the Naive, guilty, Father-son
The narrator and immigrant experience and the and searching relationship, guilt
protagonist of longing for acceptance and for and redemption,
Amir the story belonging. redemption cultural identity
Audience feels empathy for Hassan's
struggles with poverty,
discrimination, and the Friendship,
Amir's childhood consequences of Amir's actions. He Loyal, betrayal, and
friend and is a symbol of the marginalized and innocent, and sacrifice, cultural
Hassan servant oppressed groups in Afghanistan selfless identity