Analyse Quote: We woke in the mornings to the stirring of olive trees in the breeze…the air cool and the sun a pale rim of persimmon to the east. -- Narrator

This line of narration describes a memory from the narrator's peaceful, apparently happy childhood. He lived in a farmhouse with his family, and the surrounding area was quite beautiful, so he and his brothers sometimes slept outdoors. These pelasant memories contrast with the tragic events of the Syrian Civil War.