They do not realize that beneath the superficial social or cultural differences and barriers, they are indeed very similar at heart.Īfter reading this novel, as I completely immersed myself in the two main characters who were telling their stories from their point of view, I learned how we have to experience someone’s life to understand how they feel about different issues, how they conduct their lives, or simply how they view the world around them. The ending of the book is tragic, as it shows how two good people can destroy each other as they misunderstand each other’s way of life. The story is told in the first person from each side of the conflict, with the reformed drug addict and the Iranian head of household being the main characters. The two families fight over the same house which the American woman inherited from her father but lost through a back tax problem. “House of Sand and Fog” is about the conflict between two families, one being a lower middle class American woman, a reformed drug addict the other being a peaceful Iranian family trying to build a good life in America. Now and then, there is a novel which makes me think about the human condition for days after I finish reading it, and this novel was among the most haunting ones. Several years ago, I read an excellent novel called “ House of Sand and Fog,” by Andre Dubus III, which later was made into a movie.
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