This shows how much hatred there was for immigrants, specifically iranians at the time. It is horrible to think that someone would viscously attack you because of your religion, race, etc. I don't believe that their is ever a reason to be violent towards others unless it is defending yourself. I just can't imagine being an Iranian and being in that situation, it must have been horrifying.
"We're afraid we are going to get beaten up. Could you please help us get back to our hotel? Pg.113
I feel like this is something that a kid or teenager might say, minus the hotel part. We hear about kids being threatened, bullied and beaten up. But there should never be a situation where a family has to ask for protection, especially to a place where they were invited to welcome the someone significant from their country. Just because someone has a different religion or race than you does not make you better then them and it doesn't give you the right to discriminate against them and violently threaten them. It was just surprising to me that a family would have to ask for protection when they were supposed to be their for a happy occasion.
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