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What does the neighbor boy’s reaction to learning Mehri’s social class reveal about social classes in Iran?

What does the neighbor boy’s reaction to learning Mehri’s social class reveal about social classes in Iran?

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Mehri is writing letters to her crush, a neighbor's son. When Mehi's father finds out he tells the boy that the letters were really from his maid. The boy loses interest in the relationship. This tells us that social class is very important in Iranian culture.