English blog #1

             Marjane found it hard to fit back in with Iranian society because she had gotten used to a completely different culture and way of life. Most of the things that were banned in Iran, weren’t where she had just come from. She got used to her new way of life; therefore when she came back home, it was like she was starting all over in a new society. She had to get used to Iranian society once again. She had to get used to the veil again, being almost fully covered again, and all the other strict rules. She was scared that when her family came to welcome her back, they would know about her "European failure(satrapi 258)."  She was catching up with her friends, and they were asking about Europe , and she was very uncomfortable talking about it because she had made extremely poor decisions and was ashamed of the things she did.             Her father told her about the war and everything that happened. She was ...

Marjis parents sent her to Europe because they thought it was too dangerous for her to stay in iraq. I think it was a bad decision because she had to live on her own and she made horrible choices and fell down some really bad paths. She got in with the wrong crowd and got into drugs and sex and just nothing good. I think she should have stayed with her parents or her parents should have come with her. Or at least a relative to stay with her so she wouldn’t have to figure all of this new life out alone. It was so new to her because all of this stuff was banned where she came from , so she went crazy with it.

In the book Persepolis , women have to be fully clothed at all times. They have to wear veils to cover their hair. They’re not allowed to show any skin or hair. The adults think that any hair women show , stimulates men, which is not true. Any women caught in public not wearing a veil would be punished  by the government. They might even be killed. They can’t kill virgins though. The veil is called a burka or hijab. Headscarves are now seen as a sign of modesty and a symbol of religious faith. There are different types of head scarves the women must  chose from to wear.  They have a hijab, niqab, burka, al-amira, shayla, khimar, and the chador.