Pasha

Pasha is 17 and is wondering about his future. The book, initially, depicts him as full of hope, optimistic about his potential in the world. He is a deep thinker as evidenced when he tells Ahmed that he believes that all people are the same deep down, regardless of where they live. He understands, even at his age, that it is often the people in power who don't act in accordance with the will of the people. He does not blame the people in a country, only their leaders. He likes to sleep on the rooftop in the summer. First, it is cooler up there, but secondly, he likes to look at the stars. The reader gets a sense that Pasha is a very sensitive, intelligent, deep thinking individual, one who would be the furthest ideal of a good soldier.

Pasha is a very passionate person, both in his...