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I read the story of Rostam and Sohrab that was mentioned in The Kite Runner, and I must say, I believe it to be very similar to a certain Greek play that I had to read this summer. The dramatic irony that was laced throughout this story was highly representative of Sophocles' style of writing. Oedipus didn't know what he was getting himself into when he killed the Sphinx, saved a city, became a hero, married a princess, and gained reverence throughout his realm. He unwittingly married his mother and gave birth to his children/siblings. His search for the truth about his family and, ultimately, himself, parallels that of Rostam. The Pehlavi could not have known that Sohrab was his son, though one would think that he would have checked things out if they looked suspicious--he must not have read Oedipus. This ignorance, in both stories, results in an act that would weigh upon the conscience of both men. The mothers/wives/mother-wives also had to face great agony after finding out what had happened to their sons/husbands/husband-sons. I guess that there is only one story after all...

Okay, that's it, I have officially referred to all three summer reading books :)