In the Novel How It All BLEW UP Amir, the main character is a 18 year old muslim boy. He has to deal with the expectations of his family and the fear of telling them he is gay. In the book Amir feels like he is in another world away from his family because there is something splitting them apart. He can't tell them. They will hate him. This is why the best Ted talk to connect to this book is The dark side of subjunctive by Phuc Tran. Phuc talks about how his life growing up is expected well from his parents and he has to go for something greater in life. His father is very judgmental. Phuc talks about how he is a rebellious high schooler, “I played in a punk band, I skateboarded, I worked at a gas station, I ran away from home, I got in a fight, I smoked pot, it was kind of like this Asian kid had been photoshopped into a John Huges' movie. (Laughter) But instead of being the punchline to a dick joke, this Asian kid wanted to be a leading man.” (7:53, Phuc tran). In the novel Amir is also on the same page as Phuc. He ran away from home “I let out a deep sigh. And then I watched through the rearview mirror as my house shrank smaller and smaller, until it disappeared.”(17 Ahmadi) this was because he couldn't face the reality of telling his parents or getting outed by the school bully.
What adversities does your character face in your novel? How do they deal with these adversities?
