What are the similarities between the novel, The Kite Runner and The Great Gatsby?

Both novels are coming of age stories that involve the
maturation of the major characters - Jem and Scout and Amir. Both novels are narrated in
the first person by the main character of the story. Both novels involve family
relationships. Both novels have a father as a main character (although Atticus and Baba
are quite different). Both novels involve characters who learn important lessons about
life and themselves and both novels have local color. In To Kill a
Mockingbird, the local color involves a small town in the southern United
States and in The Kite Runner, the local color involves Afghanistan
and later, California.