Part 1, Chapters 16 - 21 Summary

Part 1, Chapter 16: Nilufer continues to stress over the cut above Ismail's eye. Ismail leaves the tent to play soccer with the other children, and Nilufer tells Sinan that they need a doctor. Irem tells her mother about the American camp and says that they should take Ismail there. Sinan is angry that Irem has made such a suggestion but Nilufer is filled with hope. Nilufer cooks the lamb and Sinan wrestles with the idea of accepting the generosity from the Americans or staying in their own private tent.

Part 1, Chapter 17: Sinan begins looking for a job but finds that there is nothing available in the devastated city. He runs into another business owner named Kemal who says that his cousin can get Sinan a job. Kemal calls his cousin on his cell phone and the next day, Sinan reports...