In chapter 2, the speaker gives a description of each main character. His childhood friend Hassan is an innocent and loving child. He and his father Ali ar Shi'a Muslim, they dont revolve around violence like the Sunni, which is the speaker and his family. Ali and Hassan stay in a hot on the speaker's property. The speaker comes from a wealthy family, and his father is a business man. Saraubar, Hussan's mother, doesn't claim neither her child no Ali as her husband. She has no respect for them because of their imperfections, Hassan with the cleft lip and Ali with paralysis and being unable to have movement in some muscles.
In chapter 3, the speaker talks about his strong and brave his Baba is. Baba is athletic and strong.