In the story “With a little help from my friends” Firoozeh Dumas comes to America from Iran with her family and gains friendships with the people there in her hometown. “They wanted to know about even more important things, such as camels. How many did we own back home? What did we feed them? Was it a bumpy ride?” (Dumas 5) The quote here shows how the Americans didn’t know anything about Dumas’s home country but were very optimistic to educate themselves more about it and create conversation. In the quote, people in the town where Dumas is currently residing, the people are eager to share conversation with her on the topic of Iran and what her life was like back there. They ask her about camels, and if she had any. Obviously, this is totally