Amir recalls the following from Baba's funeral: "I realized how much of who I was, what I was, had been defined by Baba..."
(174). Later, when Amir is considering adopting a child, he
reflects on his own father: "What sort of father would I make,
wondered. I wanted to be just like Baba and I wanted to be
nothing like him" (184). What "sort" of a father was Baba?
(Consider both positive and negative qualities). What qualities
do you think are most important for a father to have? Does Baba
have these? Does Amir have them?