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Ardeshir Bahrami

Grandfather of the narrating protagonist, this character suffers from a brain tumor. The news that said tumor will be his cause of death sets the major action of the novel into motion. His status as a fading patriarch puts many other relationships in the novel into stark contrast, highlighting much about them.

Fariba Bahrami

Grandmother of the narrating protagonist, this character serves as a unifying force for the various characters in the book. She represents a more stable tie to the protagonist’s heritage than does her husband, whose failing condition can be read as emphasizing the destabilization of the narrator’s connection to his family background.

Trent Bolger

A classmate of the narrating protagonist, this character serves as something of an antagonist in the novel. His popularity in the shared school and his disdain for the protagonist lead others to exclude him, and the protagonist’s...

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