looking up to the father

The father figure is a very important quality that is in many cultures. Fathers are looked up by their sons. In Palace walk the father figure is greatly used through out the book as Ahmad's journey is told through this book. The one part of the book that really caught my attention to this father figure theme was when Yasin saw his father at the store and Ahmad was smiling and having fun. Yasin was shocked seeing his father who he knew as a very controlling man. Mafouz uses pathos to bring out that emotion a son has for father and how he looks up to him.