Uncle Khosrove and cousin Mourad have one very important point in common-their craziness. Mourad’ was considered the natural descendant of uncle Khosrove in this respect. The second similarity is their dominating nature. Both use pet words and phrases and roar aloud to quieten the hearer. While uncle Khosrove says, “It is no harm; pay no attention to it,” Mourad boasts, “I have a way with horses/dogs/farmers.” Khosravi shouts at his son Arak, the barber and farmer John Byro. The narrator is a patient listener to Mourad’s assertions.
The difference lies in their age groups and physical build-up. Uncle Khosrove, a middle-aged person is an enormous man with a powerful head of black hair and very large moustache. Mourad is an athletic young chap of thirteen. Khosrove is irritable, impatient and furious in temper. Mourad is reasonable in conversation.