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" it felt good to have a thing with my dad, when i could have him to myself for forty- seven minutes, and he could act like he enjoyed my company for span of one episode" -18 pg

" Sorry. i don't know how to explain it. it's... i just want you to be prepared. people in Iran don't think about mental health the way we do back home" -pg56

" Dayi Soheil kissed me on the cheek again, patted my belly once last time, and when inside. i was so ashamed."pg 171

uncle told Darius "You are not very Persian," he said " not like Laleh."- pg 182

" Stop crying! you're always crying! Pedar sag. nothing bad has ever happened to you . you do nothing but complain. you've never had anything to be sad about in your life."-pg 279
"Everything he said was true. no one wants you here. i knew it was true. i stumbled out the back door. no one wants you here. i ran."-pg279

" but the walls weren't just inside him. they were between us"-pg 294



]]> 2023-03-13 12:25:48 UTC https://padlet.com/biselinger26/bselinger/wish/2514326891 biselinger26 https://padlet.com/biselinger26/bselinger/wish/2514327200 "Sometimes I didn't feel like Stephen Kellner's son at all"-pg14.
mom:            - parents "Mamou and Babou/ Fariba/ Ardeshir
dad: Stephen Kellner
sister: Laleh
mom works as a UX designer at a firm in downtown Portland-pg 15
Darius and dad watch always watch a single episode of star trek.
Darius thinks he's a disappointment to his father and his sister is the better kid and he knew he wasn't an accident.

Darius is invested in everything about his family-pg178

celebration-pg 189/ felt left out, not true Persians

Babou-"i hugged and kissed my grandparents, and Babou surprised me when he kissed me back on the check. he held me by my elbows and looked at me. " Darious," he said, so soft, only i could hear him." Sorab is hurting right now. but its not your fault." "um" " you are a good friend, Baba. And he is lucky to know you"



]]> 2023-03-13 12:26:03 UTC https://padlet.com/biselinger26/bselinger/wish/2514327200 biselinger26 https://padlet.com/biselinger26/bselinger/wish/2514327518 After Sohrab said sorry for making fun of Darious and now Darious has a new friend pg-131

back and forth friendship?


]]> 2023-03-13 12:26:14 UTC https://padlet.com/biselinger26/bselinger/wish/2514327518 biselinger26 https://padlet.com/biselinger26/bselinger/wish/2514328207 (he didn't talk back to chip when he ripped open his bag- pg 35)
"I wore my dark gray dress pants and a turquoise button-up with these subtle leaf pattern on it, the kind you could only see in a certain light. it was kind of slimming. I liked the way it looked on me. I almost felt handsome. almost"]]> 2023-03-13 12:26:47 UTC https://padlet.com/biselinger26/bselinger/wish/2514328207 biselinger26 https://padlet.com/biselinger26/bselinger/wish/2514328555 " The thing about Farsi is, it's a very deep language: deeply specific, deeply poetic, deeply content sensitive" Pg 20 

" as flight attendants wandered the aisles collecting all the tiny plastic bottles of alcohol, the women on the flight started pulling headscarves out of their carry-ons and covering their hair"- pg 62

" in Iran - especially in older homes, you were supposed to squat over the toilet instead of sitting on it."-pg 82

"taarof  is the primary social cue for iranians"-pg78 

Nowruz-pg 167

"i felt very Persian indeed"-168

(Persian casual)

the day after nowruz you visit your friend.-pg 205]]> 2023-03-13 12:27:02 UTC https://padlet.com/biselinger26/bselinger/wish/2514328555 biselinger26 https://padlet.com/biselinger26/bselinger/wish/2514329308 Darius is calmer then his dad

Laleh is liked by everyone a popular social 8 year old compared to Darius a quitter and not popular brother.]]> 2023-03-13 12:27:33 UTC https://padlet.com/biselinger26/bselinger/wish/2514329308 biselinger26 https://padlet.com/biselinger26/bselinger/wish/2514329547 i bet he's gay.

pg 171-172 - described everything about Sohrab]]> 2023-03-13 12:27:42 UTC https://padlet.com/biselinger26/bselinger/wish/2514329547 biselinger26 https://padlet.com/biselinger26/bselinger/wish/2514329954 2023-03-13 12:27:59 UTC https://padlet.com/biselinger26/bselinger/wish/2514329954 biselinger26 https://padlet.com/biselinger26/bselinger/wish/2514330559
"so you don't have a girlfriend, Darious?"
i swallowed "no"
i tried to keep my voice neutral, but no matter how you answer that question, people will always read too much into it.]]> 2023-03-13 12:28:19 UTC https://padlet.com/biselinger26/bselinger/wish/2514330559 biselinger26 https://padlet.com/biselinger26/bselinger/wish/2514330882 the towers of silance-pg 226]]> 2023-03-13 12:28:31 UTC https://padlet.com/biselinger26/bselinger/wish/2514330882