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There is only one picture Darius' family has of mamou's parents which are his great grandparents and it was hung up in their living room at home in Portland
Darius learns more about his family
Darius is going to Persepolis with Sohrab and his dad
They went to Persepolis and spent time together and Darius saw the man that he got named after and he didn't feel like he related to him at all, because he was not strong, brave, or intelligent.

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The community is rough for Darius, he feels like he does not fit in.
Darius gets called terrorist at school which speaks about the community and the school.
At the airport Darius was pulled aside in the airport because of his race, and the officer made racially motivated comment
The community in Yazd (Adults) is more welcoming than Portland
But when he went to hang out with other kids they all made fun of him for his body

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Darius has talked about Chip a few times and he always talks about how handsome he is, which may be hinting that he is into him in a romantic way.
Darius might have feelings he doesn't know about with Sohrab. He notices small things about him and thinks that he smells good, and he talks good about him.
Sohrab's cheeks were turning red, because of Darius. And Darius said 'It made me like him even more'
Darius had a lot of fun when he was spending time with Sohrab
When sohrab went to greet Darius he hugged him from behind and Darius' neck tingled
Darius seems to like a lot of Sohrab's features like his smile, he described his smile as a supernova
Sohrab asked Darius if he had a girlfriend, and when Darius felt uncomfortable Sohrab noticed and tried to make him feel better by saying he didn't have one other. But the fact that Sohrab did not have a girlfriend made Darius happy.

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Darius loves his younger sister even if he does not want to admit it.
Darius also loves his grandparents but things have been difficult since his grandfather got a brain tumor and he can only see them over video-chat since they live in Iran
Darius loves him family because he feels more similar towards them (His family in Iran)
Sohrab and Darius were blushing because of eachother.
Darius loves a lot about Sohrab

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There isn't a lot of friends that Darius has
His sister seems like one of the only people he talks to
He has one friend named javaneh
Darius met a new friend named Sohrab and they have gotten to be pretty good friends and they spend time together
Darius felt betrayed that his friend made fun of him along with his other friends
Darius feels like maybe sohrab isn't his friend after all and he is just like the boys that made fun of him back home
Sohrab apologized for making fun of Darius when he went over to his house to return shoes.
Sohrab and Darius are friends again and they spend time together at Darius' house
Sohrab talks with Darius when he is feeling down
They both open up to each other and talk about struggles with each other

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Darius doesn't feel close with his father, and sometimes doesn't even feel like his son.
"Sometimes I thought about how I didn't really feel like Stephen Kellner's son at all"
They are going back to Iran (Where his mother came from) to see his grandparents, which one of them is dying.
His dad was going to make a comment to Darius about his hair after Darius got picked on at school and his bag got ripped, but he didn't.
Stephan never sides with Darius when he opens up about something that happened to him
When Darius interacts with his grandparents, it is awkward to him knowing that he has never met either of them and he has to meet his grandfather while he is dying.
Darius' mom got to see her mother after 17 years, and it was a happy time for her
Darius met his grandmother for the first time and they bonded for the first time and they get along well and he feels comfortable.
His grandfather doesn't want him showing any emotion so he gas lights him through any tough times he is having
Darius and his dad start talking but it was a nice conversation compared to how they usually talk to each other, and they even laughed with each other
Darius feels betrayed when he sees lelah with his dad watching star trek, because that was their thing and now they were doing it together.
His family ruined his confidence because his uncle pointed out his weight to him, which took a toll on him.
Darius is happy to be part of the family
Babou started yelling and screaming at Mamou during Nowruz and it changed the mood of the scene. (Because of the brain tumor)
His dad fits into the family more
Darius caught his dad and babou talking about him when they were drinking tea, and they mentioned how Darius has never really had friends before Sohrab
Darius' dad was upset with Darius because of his sister and star trek. Darius was upset because they were watching star trek.
Darius' grandfather said that he was a good brother
After a night of not saying I love you to each other his dad said he loved him and he said it back

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Darius and Trent are a lot different from each other personality wise and looks wise.
Chip and Trent are also different, Trent is more straight forward and Chip stays in the back.
Darius is a lot different from his sister, and his dad points it out often
Darius looks different from other people so the airport security questioned him twice and asked him personal questions.
Lelah and Darius are different because Lelah is more cultured, he wishes that he could know Farsi like her

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Darius does not have a whole lot of confidence, he wished he looked more like his father.
Darius is overweight due to his weight and he gets made fun of for his weight.
Darius stands up for himself somewhat when Chip rips his backpack.
When darius got ready for Nowruz he said that he almost felt handsome, which could be a boost in his confidence.
His uncle patted him on the stomach and pointed out his stomach and asked where all of his weight came from. It was obvious that Darius was uncomfortable.
Darius thinks that he looks terrible, even when he smiles.
Sohrab boosts darius' confidence

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Farsi is a language that Darius' mother speaks as well as his younger sister, but he never got the hang of it and he gave up on it after he had been corrected on it several times.
Before they arrived in Iran Leleah and his mom had to put head scarfs on
Trent has made fun of Darius several times because of his ethnic background, and he has called him several slurs
Darius grandfather wants him to learn farsi but he does not really want to
It is now Nowruz, a persian holiday like New Year
Darius feels Persian for once during Nowruz
Darius' mom said that she regrets not teaching him Farsi because she wanted him to be american like his father.

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Darius has some kind of mental illness because he takes Prozac (could be OCD, panic disorder, bipolar disorder, etc)
Darius' father was diagnosed with depression but it was not talked about.
Darius hit a kid when he was at boy scouts after the kid said something about his mom, and that was a turning point on his mental health and his medications got switched several times (was an event branched off effects he had from the medication)
Darius constantly is getting picked on by several different people, and it takes a toll on him.
Darius has a toll on his mental health after the kids at soccer made fun of how he looked.
Stephen Kellner also takes anti-depressants and Darius' grandfather doesn't approve of it
Darius told Sohrab that he had depression and he told him a lot about things that have happened in his life, and he opened up about his dad mistreating him.
Darius thinks that his dad is convinced that he is going to kill himself
Darius talks bad about himself throughout the whole entire book, always putting himself down
Darius wonders if anyone would care if he was alive or dead
Darius found out that Babou was just as sad as he was