Baba and HassanSarika Sethi and Keren Vardi
Baba is Hassan’s father, but their relationship is restricted because Hassan is both illegitimate and a Hazara. Therefore, their relationship is like a net or barrier, blocking Baba’s true love for Hassan. Hassan, though he has Ali, does not not have true friends to help him through his bullying, and therefore is in isolation like the space and distance in the picture. In the image, the person represents Hassan, alone, looking forward into the future which he must travel alone. Baba may want to reach Hassan, tell him the truth, but the net, his pride is holding him back, not letting him reach his son. Hassan’s father figure is Ali, though his true father is Baba, which truly does restrict their relationship. Baba cannot love Hassan openly, so he uses simple, small acts of kindness to show affection for Hassan, like getting him surgery to fix his cleft palate and noticing how he sticks up for Amir. Baba understands that he has made Hassan’s life a rough one, and wants to do whatever he can to help Hassan while still preserving his own reputation.
This is a really good description of Hassan and Baba's relationship! I like how you used the soccer net to show the barrier between them.
ReplyDeleteI really like the metaphor with the net, it is very creative but also very accurate. I think the blurry and grey background can show how Hassan is part of a world that is very different to Baba and it is somewhere a lot more depressing
ReplyDeleteI like how this image represented the relationship between Hassan and Baba. I also wonder if this could work with Baba and Amir, except the person in the picture would be Baba. Amir always desired Baba's attention and love as a child, but Baba was turning his back towards him.
ReplyDeleteI like how you showed isolation by emphasizing a small figure in a large,out of focused space. I think the net can also represent the fear that prevents Baba from revealing his secret to Hassan, with the net acting as a divide and Baba's own moral dilemma
ReplyDeleteI liked how you used a net to show isolation between two sides. I think in some ways, this net can also be applied to Sohrab, who is alone and isolated from others as well.
ReplyDeleteI think it's interesting how you used the net to depict not only the disconnect in Baba and Hassan's relationship, but also Baba's pride. I think this could also be used to show Baba and Amir's relationship, as Amir is looking through the net and trying to find ways to get through it, while Baba seems to be alone and untouchable on the other side.
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