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Caeden Downey
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I was suprised in chapter 8 when a random man came up to Changez and said that he is an Arab and made comments to him like he was a territorst. Changez wasn't even an Arab but because he looked Muslim and had a beard the man assumed he was responsible for 9/11 and hated America. Changez even said that after they both looked at each other and that Changez was throbbing with anger. I wonder how Changez deals with this?
— Jan 25, 2026 05:18PM
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Caeden Downey
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I was not suprised at all that Changez went back home to Lahore. Throughout the book Changez never fit in America life. He wasn't like anyone else in NYC. From examples like the scene when they were all in the limousine but Changez knew that he didn't belong. He belonged out on the streets with the other lower class people. Overall Changez knew that he needed to go home because that is where he fit in the best.
— Jan 29, 2026 05:07PM
Caeden Downey
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I don't understand why Changez can't get over Erica. Especially as her mental health declines, Changez wants to be their for her and make sure she's okay. Even after multiple times of Erica telling him that she can't get over Chris , but Changez still can't get over her and is tempted to see her and spend time with her. Changez doesn't understand why she can't get over Chris.
— Jan 28, 2026 05:32PM
Caeden Downey
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After Changez flew back from Pakistan I was suprised that he decided to grow out his beard. After all that has happened people will thing that he is a terriost and hates America. Even Jim and Wainwright said that he should shave it because it made the people around him uncomfortable. People were scared that Changez had something going on and grew out his beard for a certain reason.
— Jan 27, 2026 05:54PM
Caeden Downey
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I was confused on why Changez was smiling after he heard about 9/11. He said he wasn't happy about all of the people that died but he was happy that America got attacked. He said that it proved to America that they aren't invulnerable from the world. That they can be attacked at any moment. He was happy that it showed it wasn't just Pakistan that wasn't the perfect country. America also had its weaknesses.
— Jan 23, 2026 05:45PM
Caeden Downey
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Changez keeps on comparising Pakistan and America and his personal view of it all. Something I saw was when Changez was talking about the flying creatures as immigrants and some survive and some don't. He mentioned them stuggling and crashing into a large building. He is referenceing what happened on 9/11. The flying creatues symbolize the plane and then the large building symbolizes the twin towers.
— Jan 21, 2026 05:56PM
Caeden Downey
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I was confused on why Erica's dad was testing Changez's pateince. Changez said that he felt calm when he was with her parents and in her house. He said he felt at ease. Then Erica's dad was saying some pretty harsh stuff about Pakistan and this made Changez really frustrated. He also made some remarks about fundamentalism which also made Changez unhappy. I wonder why this happened? Did her dad not like Pakistan?
— Jan 18, 2026 06:50AM
Caeden Downey
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While Changez was on vacation, the group and him discussed what their dreams were. Everyone gave serious answers and discussed what they wanted to do in life. While Changez was joking around and said he hoped to be the "dictator of an Islamic Republic with nuclear capability" Page (29). I wonder what his actual dream is or if he even has one. If their is something he wants to do with his life.
— Jan 15, 2026 05:46PM
Caeden Downey
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I was confused at first on how everyone could tell right away that he was American. It said the way he just carried himself and went on about life. You could also tell because he acted scared. He thought that maybe something was going to happen to him. I learned though that every culture or religion has their own way that they do things. How they act, talk, eat, etc. The American just didn't follow those patterns.
— Jan 13, 2026 05:46PM
