She has maintained who she is and allowed it to become evident through her actions. Samady challenges people who do not recognize that he is more than his appearance to "look at his effect on the world" (13). He was the father who cared for his children, respected his wife, and put his family's needs before his own. Samady is proud of her father for his altruism and for possessing this important characteristic even after the war. He was the man who could hold onto so much of himself when loss was inevitable. He could have given up his chances of becoming an engineer; however, he refused to lose sight of what was needed to take care of his own