Firoozeh Dumas’ novel Funny in Farsi tells the story of Firoozeh and her family’s many experiences in America, of all the characters in the memoir one of Firoozeh’s most influential and favorite family members is her father, Kazem. Throughout her life in America her father has stood out to her the most, even referring him as the “main character”(191). This Coat of Arms represents Kazem’s ambition and good luck in America, great love towards his family, and his generosity towards others. One of the first things noticeable in the Coat of Arms are elephant trunks/tusks, which represent “good luck and ambition” according to the family trees and crests website. Throughout the book Firoozeh includes tales by her father and how his incredible luck has allowed him to get a Fulbright grant, which let him study abroad in America. While he did not speak english his luck allowed him to make a Pakistani friend in which both of them bonded over food and their similar situation of not speaking …show more content…
The color maroon, according to Betty Rhodes, describes how one is “patient in battle, and yet victorious”, Kazem does not fight a literal battle in the book, but his patience has allowed him to overcome feats like surviving in America and finishing his education. He is also “patient” with his money, saving it up for important purposes only and not necessarily for himself. His act of saving ties in with the golden colored reguly line, the color gold representing “generosity” and the reguly line is connected with hardships and difficulties. In the book Kazem uses his saved up money for those who really needed it, “he paid for surgeries … and medicine”(186). The gold represents his generosity towards those who are needy which is why the color gold is on a raguly line, it shows how he uses his wealth and generosity to pay for the difficulty of others instead of