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Kimiâ

This character is the narrator and protagonist of the novel. During the time when she is telling the story of the multiple generations of the Sadr family, this character is undergoing artificial insemination in order to help an HIV-positive male friend have a child. This character tells the reader that when she was a child, she knew that she was a girl, but she had also fully expected to grow up to be an adult man. This character decides to write her story by beginning with a discussion of her father's symbolic hatred of escalators.

Sara

This character is the protagonist's mother. This character is strong and selfless, doing everything she can to protect her children from detecting her fear or desperation in times of trouble. This character is fiercely proud of her husband's political allegiances and before her death, this character spends four years writing a book...

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