Reacting to Lahiri's quoted segments

"He's your father You've known him all your life." said Adam. And yet, until now, she had not known certain things about him...

I find it pretty amazing how a person can hide under a mask for so long and show so much dedication for what the person loves. Everyday her father has to go home and she would see him, but yet she knows little about him. Everyday her father would go home and he would shield her(his daughter) from all the horrible things of real life. But also at the same time I feel sad for the daughter not knowing her father from all these years. ..