HIS 100 Lecture Notes - September 11 Attacks, Dowry, Iranian Revolution
Document Summary
Marjane is shown wearing a veil in school during the 1980"s, along with the other girls at her school. This was during a time that it was mandatory to wear a veil to school, but the girls were confused and not very happy with this new rule. Marjane is playing with her friends and describes the iran revolution as a bicycle, saying that when the wheels don"t turn, it falls. After getting books about the revolution, she is able to get a better understanding about what is happening in her life such as the burning of the local cinema. The idea that the king was chosen by god is taught in marjane"s school and she has her own strong beliefs of this. On the other hand, her parents are involved in a mob that retaliates against the king by throwing stones at the army.
