Persepolis

Reading Persepolis there were a few things that surprised me. The first was that Marj's family was very wealthy and even had a maid. I would have envisioned it being told from someone in poverty who had a very hard life. Although, it taught me that even the wealthy were against the Sha and wanted a democratic government. Also Persepolis changed my perception on Iran. Before reading i thought of Iran as a place of religious extremists and terrorists. The book taught me that not everyone there was like that. Like Marj said, she doesnt want her country to be represented by a few extremists. I was also surprised that the government made it mandatory to wear the veils. I thought that it was part of their religion and they chose to wear it. I did not know that it was obligatory and at first people like Marj did not even know why there were being forced to wear it. One thing i can relate to in the book is when Marj has her talks with god about what she wants to be when she grows up and things happening in her life. When i was younger i had many talks with god about many issues going on in my life, one being my grandma dieing. This is one connection i can make with Marj.