Many individuals often have an idealistic perception of others and these perceptions are formed due to their ignorance and lack of knowledge concerning others. However, these initial perceptions will be irrevocably altered upon their sudden revelation of the cold, callous truth that actually everyone has imperfections and weaknesses that will eventually be exposed. In the novel The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini suggests that when individuals highly respect and worship the numerous accomplishments other have achieved, these feelings gradually dissipate upon their sudden revelation that their initial seemingly flawless, idealistic perception was a fallacious illusion formed to satisfy their worldviews. This is demonstrated through Amir’s initial idealistic perception of Baba where he perceives his father to be a confident,…show more content… When individuals have constantly spent their entire fortunate life around other successful people, their reverence for others drastically increases. Ultimately, this significant reverence they develop for others isolates themselves within a constricted, idealistic worldview. Amir’s massive affection and fondness of Baba is due to Baba’s immense achievements that he has accomplished throughout Kabul. Even though Baba constantly received the uncertainty doubt from others, he was able to defy these doubts and “[build] a wildly successful carpet-exporting business, two pharmacies, and a restaurant.” (16) As a result of his numerous accomplishments within a short amount of time, Amir’s affection for his father became significantly increased. His idealistic perception of his father also affects his own values and beliefs in which he wanted everyone to see “that [Baba] was [his] father, [his] Baba.” (16) It is through Amir’s life-long admiration for his father that further deludes his consciousness where is unable to perceive any fault in Baba. His lack of knowledge about Baba’s previous sins illustrates his