Bashir writes a letter to Dalia while on his way back to Palestine. Before this, Bashir gave Dalia words of wisdom teaching her a bit of history behind all the hatred.
Throughout the story I knew that what Bashir experienced through his years was more than words could explain; only words did explain. Bashir explained in the form of stories and a series of questions, “The ship was sunk before it sailed. They sunk it so that we would not return…why aren’t we given a right to return? (218)” Bashir went on about his childhood life and I could not help but feel sorry for him. No wonder he was so cold, anybody who had to go through suck torture and terror as a child has the divine right to be stubborn. These Arabs were forced out of their homes, never to see their family or homeland again. It was sad to see Bashir react so sensitively with Dalia. When we think of true suffering, we think the hollocaust, wars. In reality, there was so much more. These Arabs lost everything, some even lost their hands like Bashir. The Jews took over their land, their home, and they were selfish.
