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Sohrab’s Dad
Agha Rezaei, Sohrab’s uncle, owns a grocery store in Yazd. Darius is struck both by how stereotypically Persian Agha Rezaei looks (he has a lush beard and lots of chest hair) and how unusually tall he is. A kind man, Agha Rezaei has helped support Sohrab and Khanum Rezaei since Sohrab’s dad, his business partner, was imprisoned. Darius also notices that Sohrab seems more relaxed around his uncle, as if his uncle makes Sohrab feel like it’s okay to be a kid.
Sohrab’s Uncle/Agha Rezaei Quotes in Darius the Great Is Not Okay
The Darius the Great Is Not Okay quotes below are all either spoken by Sohrab’s Uncle/Agha Rezaei or refer to Sohrab’s Uncle/Agha Rezaei. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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A Holodeck Vision
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Nearly every car parked on the street (or occasionally up on the curb) was light-colored and angular, makes and models I had never seen before.
I wondered where Iranian cars came from.
I wondered what Stephen Kellner thought of Iranian cars, and how they compared to his Audi.
I wondered if he was still asleep. If he’d wake up and we’d be able to get along, the way he wanted.
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I couldn’t eat in front of someone who couldn’t eat with me.
“I’m okay for now. Can we come back after Nowruz? Then we can both have some.”
Yesterday’s Enterprise
Quotes
Sohrab glanced at me and turned back to Laleh. “Laleh,” he said. “It’s not polite to do that. Darioush can’t understand you.”
I blinked.
No one had ever made people speak in English around me before.
Not even Mom.
“It’s okay,” I said.
“No,” Sohrab said. “It’s not polite.”
“Sorry, Darius,” Laleh said.
“It’s fine.”
I looked at Sohrab. He squinted at me with his spoon in his mouth.
“Thanks.”
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Sohrab’s Uncle/Agha Rezaei Quotes in Darius the Great Is Not Okay
The Darius the Great Is Not Okay quotes below are all either spoken by Sohrab’s Uncle/Agha Rezaei or refer to Sohrab’s Uncle/Agha Rezaei. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
A Holodeck Vision
Quotes
Nearly every car parked on the street (or occasionally up on the curb) was light-colored and angular, makes and models I had never seen before.
I wondered where Iranian cars came from.
I wondered what Stephen Kellner thought of Iranian cars, and how they compared to his Audi.
I wondered if he was still asleep. If he’d wake up and we’d be able to get along, the way he wanted.
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
I couldn’t eat in front of someone who couldn’t eat with me.
“I’m okay for now. Can we come back after Nowruz? Then we can both have some.”
Yesterday’s Enterprise
Quotes
Sohrab glanced at me and turned back to Laleh. “Laleh,” he said. “It’s not polite to do that. Darioush can’t understand you.”
I blinked.
No one had ever made people speak in English around me before.
Not even Mom.
“It’s okay,” I said.
“No,” Sohrab said. “It’s not polite.”
“Sorry, Darius,” Laleh said.
“It’s fine.”
I looked at Sohrab. He squinted at me with his spoon in his mouth.
“Thanks.”
