At the beginning of the story, Nariman's character is depicted as one who has been greatly influenced by the Western culture and material goods (1932 Mercedes-Benz, which "he called the apple of his eye", whistling of an English song, "Clark Gable moustache" - page728). Ironically, he presents his listeners with two very distinct stories: one representing the need to stay strong and resist conformation, and the second, the story of Sarosh and the alienation that (can) come out of integration with the Canadian culture.
When describing the compound in which the Parsi sub-culture lives, Mistry presents the reader with an image of a drab place, a place with "blocks", which compels me to envision the complex as a sort-of prison, with cell blocks and an "iron gate where