104. “Baba loved the idea of America. It was living in America that gave him an ulcer.” This quote shows that Baba thought of America as a dream come true, but when he gets there it isn’t what he expected.
105. At Mr. and Mrs. Nguyen’s grocery store Baba doesn’t have enough money to pay for some oranges and he gives them a check to pay for them. When they ask for ID Baba gets mad and breaks some objects. Baba responds in this way because he has been buying their fruit for two years and they still want to see his license. Amir replies that it is what they are supposed to do.
106. Baba refuses to take the food stamps because of his self pride.
107. Baba says that he is proud of Amir and curls his arm around Amir’s neck. He also gives him a kiss and his eyes gleam.
108. Baba says that he wishes that Hassan had been with them tonight. Amir is greatly disturbed by this.
109. Amir wants to be independent and he still wants Baba to be proud of him, but it is not as strong as before. The last time he did something for Baba, he hurt himself in the process.
110. Baba wants Amir to go to college, but he is disappointed in him becoming an author.
111. Baba tells Amir that no suitors knock on the general’s door looking for Soraya and that her life changed within a few days. She ran away with a man a while and that changed her life.
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