(pg. 31) "I was lucky to have come to America years before the political upheaval in Iran."
This quote is important because it shows how they think they were lucky to leave their home country before the political upheave, and Sundara's family is lucky to leave their home country before they were killed. I think that this quote shows how lucky Firoozeh's family is, compared to Sundara's. I could connect this to my own life because one of my friends left her country before a war started. I think that we're very lucky to live in America and have the lives that we have today.
(pg. 36) "These Americans felt that they knew all about Iran and its people, and they had no questions, just opinions."
This quote shows how fast people can get opinions on people, and how judgmental people can be. This quote can be related to Children of the River because people had their opinions on Sundara because they thought that she got Jonathan to quit football. Every day in high school people are judged for their looks, or how they talk just like Firoozeh is being judged for being Iran.
I think we always need to be aware of how we judge and what our biases are-everyone. We need to always keep ourselves in check.
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