“The Plane Booking” is a story by Massud Farzan, an Iranian author. Farzan is an accomplished poet, critic, and short story writer who currently works as an English professor in Belgium. In this story, he talks about the challenges that his story's main character Morad faced in his home country and the conflict between his parents resulting from poverty. Farzan also used this medium to shed light on the cross-cultural disparity between Iranian and Western cultures. Morad, after many years living in the United States, decides to return to his home country, Iran. As a middle-class American nobleman, impressing people was not his top priority, but it was the joy of seeing his family that he had long seen. When he arrived in Iran, he was disappointed to hear the taxi driver ask for a tip. This was because he seemed more American than Iranian in both his accent and his clothing. Therefore, the taxi driver stereotyping him as a foreigner meant that more money than usual was expected of him. Morad lives on 23rd Sadness Street. The name alone describes the ongoing excitement of the surrounding environment and its occupants. Morad's family is not rich. There was no furniture in his house and the floors were covered with traditional carpets. The toilet was simply a dug pit with no seat. However, Morad's mother appeared to be a devout Muslim because she reported that her mother's prayer was lying on the floor. She was very religious. Meanwhile, his father is considered a dreamer because he always likes to think and meditate without being disturbed, especially when he is sitting in the bathroom. His father also likes to be creative and inventive with his thoughts. His father's failed inventions made his mother believe that eve... middle of paper... together. As he sat on the grave, Morad thought about “putting the beans together in peace and harmony” (24). A long-term argument or conflict has finally been resolved. Now he could book a plane back to the United States and even get his shoes shined. Like any emigrant who plans to return home, a lot is expected of us by our families. For example, we are expected to look better than before we left, both physically and financially. We can conclude that this story evokes sadness because there is a strong bond of unity between Morad and his family. Both family members felt disappointed at some point because so much was expected of each of them. Therefore, when we worry too much about what society has to say, we neglect the small efforts and sacrifices that each family member makes, to make our home a happy and peaceful place..