Describe symbolism in Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America by Firoozeh Dumas

One main symbol in the novel is the "nose", specifically, women's noses. For Firoozeh, noses are a symbol of xenophobia and even sexism. She tells us that Iranian women, who are judged by the shape and size of their noses, often have expensive surgery to rid themselves of that stigma.