' If I hadn't seen the doctor remove him from my wife with my own eyes, I would never believe that he is my son. » (23). Baba's expectations from Amir became so high that he even guessed that Amir was his own son. He saw how well he always got away with it, but he never defended them. Amir was always told the story of Baba fighting a 'bear', realistically this wasn't the case, but the way it was used showed that Baba was strong enough to beat a bear. Baba always wanted Amir to be as strong as him physically or mentally. Baba, his mind was on power and business, the more you worked, the more recognition you got, the more great achievements you had, the more you were