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"sometimes i dont even feel like Stephen Kellener's son at all" said darius  C2 pg 14

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"sometimes i dont even feel like Stephen Kellener's son at all" said darius  C2

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Darius and his dad don't know Farsi unlike his mom and sister  C3 pg 20-21

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Mom-Shiran
Dad-Stephen Kellner
Sister-laylah
Gramma-Mamou
Grammpa-Babou

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Tea is important to Persian culture  C1

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grandfather has a brain problem

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Farsi is very specific language C2

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him and his dad are depressed and his dad takes meds for depression

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insecure about his weight

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Trent called him a terrorist C6

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Chip is started to be nicer to him but Darius is rejecting his kindness C6

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chip ripped his bag and he stood his ground C6

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dad is very different from his son "Stephen Kellner was a paragon of tectonic masculinity"

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him and his dad get into a fight about cutting his hair. C7

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Darius original name is "Darioush"

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He cant explain how excited he is to meet his grandfather because of the language barrier. C7

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TSA guy was making fun of his pimple C8

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he plains to bring the finest tea leafs to his grandma C8

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darius and his sister have a different social status C9

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Darius is worried about the trip that is to come C9

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His mom tries to comfort him about the tension between him and his dad C9

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His dad wants him fit in more C9

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people in Iran don't look at mental health the same way and will treat you differently C9

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Darius gets taken by airport security into interrogation room with four lights   C10

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Airport security makes fun of his weight and of him being depressed C10

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Airport security found his dad being an architect interesting C10

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"For Fariba Bahrami, love was an opportunity, not a burden" C11

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"Taarof" is an Iranian social cue of putting other before yourself    C11

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Darius is comfortable with his grandma and scared to meet his grandpa C11

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Darius meets Sohrab C12

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Darius meets his grand father on the roof getting ready to water his figs C12

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dad encourages him to leave his room C16

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its common for boys to be circumcised C16

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Sohrab came over to drop off his shoes and say sorry about laughing at him C17

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Probs is gay

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They went on a family trip with Sohrabto see some ancient ruins C18

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Sohrab compliments on being a good brother C18

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Learned more about his name Dariuosh C18

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Greeks and Persians have a history

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He is starting to embrace Persian culture  C21

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First time in the book he feels Persian C21

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defs is gay

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wearing ties in Iran isn't common

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Iranian gov is rasist towards other religions C23

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First time Darius tells anyone about his depression in detail the someone being Sohrab C23

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"That was the closest thing to a hug he had ever given me"
Babou gives a small hug to Darius C27

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They used to cremate people at the top of a mountain  C27

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Sohrab feels he can show his feelings to C29

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Darius doesn't want to go back to the US and he enjoys life more in Yazid C32

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Navid and Parviz are the only ones that see Darius as a true Persian Pg264

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The family went to a flame that was lit for 1500+ years but babou didn't feel well so he stayed in the car C33

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Darius and his mom sat together and memorized about how life was better as a baby C33

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Darius went over to Sohrabs to give him cleats then later found out Sohrabs dad had died in prison and then Sohrab kicked Darius out the house C34

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Darius says there is no walls between him and his dad for once C35

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Sohrab comes back again to say sorry about what he did to darius C37

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Darius and his dad finally talk about there depression together and his dad explains why he didn't show any attention towards Darius because he was on heavy medicines. C37

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Darius has said multiple times he loves Sohrab

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Darius and family say goodbye and have a lot of emotion between them C38

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Darius has gained more confidence C39

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Darius beats trent in Futbol and is more confident C39