Keri's fourth reaction

In the next section of "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini, Baba and Amir's relationship starts to develop. Baba continues to give Amir the affection he has been so desperately wanting. Once Hassan and Ali leave and connection between the two families is lost, Baba takes a trip with Amir to Jalalabad. Although I was sad when Hassan and Ali left, it was great for Baba and Amir. This trip brought Amir and Baba closer together and taught the readers various lessons about Baba. Readers begin to see his resilience and his tendency to stand up for what he believes is right. He stands up to the bus personnel who refuses to let them pass unless he can have his way with one of the passengers. While everyone else, including the woman, is willing to comply, Baba stands up to the the screwed up man even if it seems dangerous. Amir worries for Baba's safety and discourages him from fighting with the man. Baba refuses to back down and survives, protecting the woman from this man. This situation told me that in reality, Baba has the correct intentions unlike the readers think.
Shortly after this, Amir and Baba find themselves living in horrible conditions. This infuriates Baba and plants the idea of moving to America. They move to the states and Baba suddenly becomes well versed in all American relations and politics. He develops opinions of the presidents and of Israel. For me, the commentary on Israel was most intriguing in this part in light of the controversy surrounding this topic in current events. Baba believes that the Arabs complain about Israel when they are not doing a single thing to help the Palestinians. It is funny how this relates to today's news since this novel was written long before the activity with Hamas. This a prime example of how history can repeat itself.
Once Baba and Amir get settled in America, Baba really begins to show Amir his affection. Baba buys Amir a new car. Amir immediately uses this to get away from his every day struggles and stress. Soon after, the topic of college comes up. Baba is at first dissatisfied with the fact that Amir wants to major in creative writing but lets him anyways showing unconditional positive regard for Amir. This is definitely not what he would have done in previous years. It shows the true progression that these two have experienced.