Kathy's husband Nick recently left her, and Kathy is friendless. They have arrived with a man from San Mateo County to evict her from her home, for failure to pay a business tax she never owed. Kathy Nicolo Lazaro wakes up one lonely morning to policemen pounding on her door. After struggling with several low paying jobs to ensure a proper marriage for his daughter Soraya, he is now looking to save enough money to put his fourteen year old son Esmail through college, and see the smile return to Nadi's face. All he wants in America is what he once had in his former life, respect and comfort. Like the great ancient stories of tragedy, it's the main character's inability to see their own flaws which bring about their downfall.Ĭolonel Massoud Behrani fled Iran with his family after the fall of the Shah. But if only either of them decided to better understand each other's situations.if only either of them decided to let go of his/her self-righteousness and pride for a moment.if only either of them decided to be more honest with their family members.if only either them decided to give up the fight and see this fight was not worth it.could tragedy have been avoided.Īnd while some might argue the ending is too depressing, that's kind of the point. Indeed, both characters have a right to the house. You definitely won't always agree with their decisions, perhaps they'll even anger you like they did for me, but you will always understand why they're making them. What makes the story so tragic is you're able to understand where both characters are coming from as they fight over the house. But what I will point out about the story is how it illustrates even one bad decision (or lack of decision) can create a ripple effect of negative consequences. With all that said, there are some fantastic summaries and analyses of this book already posted here on Amazon so I won't add one of my own. They bring their all to the film, and it shows! I lastly have to point out the amazing performances of Jennifer Connolly and Ben Kingsley which bring the characters to life. The ending has also been tweaked but in my opinion it's a better one (and arguably more tragic because you sympathize with the characters more than you will in the book). The fat from the book is trimmed down, from additional dialogue to scenes that slowed down the pacing in the book. In other respects, the movie is superior to the book. The characters are much more fleshed out, you learn a lot more of their histories, and each chapter (minus any chapter numbers) is told through the perspective of one of the characters so you're always inside someone's head. In many respects, the book is superior to the movie. I had been wanting to read the book for a while, and I finally took the chance this past month to do so. Nevertheless, it's one of the best feel-bad stories I've ever read/watched!įull disclosure: I first saw the movie adaptation when it came out, and it was a movie that haunted me. There is no happy ending, and you'll feel as emotionally wiped out as the main character does by the end.
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