The fearlessness of Nuri
While at the refugee camp in Athens, Nuri knows that refugees are prohibited from engaging with smugglers, but he is courageous enough to take the risk. The reader realizes that Nuri is fearless and wants to take any possible risk to find a better place for his family. Despite the sexual assault against Afra by one of the smugglers, Nuri’s risk bore fruits because he got passports and flew his family to London, wherein he reunited with the rest of his family members.
The smugglers
The smugglers are found at border points to exploit refugees before they help them cross the border. The reader finds it paradoxical that the smuggler had to assault Afra sexually before processing passports to enable Nuri and his family to fly to London from Turkey. Therefore, smugglers are sarcastic people who want to take advantage of those already traumatized and hopeless for a safe refuge.
The irony of war
The reader asks the question, 'What is the objective of war if the innocent people are the ones who end up as victims?' According to the West, the objective of the war was to flush out the terrorists in Syria. Ironically, the war killed many innocent people whose livelihoods were destroyed. For instance, Nuri and his family are examples of people who had to run away from their country to seek asylum in the United Kingdom. During the war, innocent people were killed, including children like Sami. Therefore, the war on terrorism is a satire because it does not serve its objects. On the contrary, innocent people end up paying for the price of war.
