Chapter 24 & 25

Mostafa must find a way to smuggle the remainder his family out of Iran.   The wrestlers continue to seek asylum in America.

1. Sacrifice 
2. Forgiveness 
3. Loss

1. Why does Reza want to come to America?
2. What dilemma does Abbas face?
3. Who helps to save the Abedi girls?  Speculate on his motivation.
4. What is the snag Ardeshir faces in his quest to be admitted into America?
5. What are some similarities and differences between Iranians and Americans?

Fold your paper into eight squares.  Title each square with a character: Abbas, Nimtaj, Mostafa, Reza, Hassan, Soraya, Pari and Ardeshir.    Draw a symbol in each square to represent that character.*

1. The door behind them opened and Mostafa landed with a thud on the cement floor. Abbas reached for him, but Mostafa waved him off.  He rose to one knee and limped to the second wooden chair in front of the desk.  His blood crusted hands rested on his thighs.
2. The Elite Guard continued, “You have six months to get your family out. After that, I cannot help you.”  He tucked the folder under his arm and headed toward the door.
3. Ardeshir rested his head in hands, rubbing the fresh shave of his hair.  He looked up. “I know.  And I wish I could talk to those people and tell them, I’m not like that.  That’s why I left Iran.  I’ve cooperated with the CIA when we first came here and gave them all the information I know.  Why would I do that if I was still loyal to the guard?”

Irony is an implied discrepancy between what is said and what is meant.  Three kinds of irony: Verbal irony is when an author says one thing and means something else.  Dramatic irony is when an audience perceives something that a character in the literature does not know.  Situational irony is a discrepancy between the expected result and actual results.

Write a paragraph in which you discuss an example of irony using specific examples from the story. 

Against the dramatic landscape of world altering events, Reza’s heroric journey unfolds.