Amir and Baba in America

Baba liked the idea of living in America because like everyone else, America is the land of freedom. Unfortunately for Baba who was used to being treated like royalty it was different. Baba was used to getting anything and everything he wanted, he was respected by everyone back home and he was used to living his life the way he wanted to. unfortunately when Baba came to America he had a low paid job and was not living the life that he was used to. In chapter 11, Baba does not have enough money to pay for his oranges and when he is asked for his ID he becomes very defensive and starts to shout which scares the shop owners. This shows how agitated Baba was, he was used to getting what he wanted and was treated with so much respect.

As an international student i thought that coming to America would automatically be an easy life, but i came to realize that like everywhere else, one has to work hard. Everyone i have met that has not come to America thinks of it as some kind of luxury, but in actual reality America provides people with a lot of opportunities but you still have to work hard if not twice as hard to achieve what you want.