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The role of identity plays into the story because her country is starting to have more control over their people. They are controlling the way that men and women can dress, which Marji and her family do not like.

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The political setting get more strict as the plot as progressing. This affects Marji's beliefs because her life is suddenly changing and she has to adjust to it. She is also forming her own opinions and deciding that she wants to continue to stand up for what she thinks is right.

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Both the poem and chapter 9 talking about dying nobly and with honor. 'If We Must Die' says " "Like men we'll face the murderous, cowardly pack, Pressed to the wall, dying, but fighting back!"

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Marji's dad believes that the Middle East will never have peace because there is oil there.

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Marji is trying very hard to understand people's different political views and what is going on in the world around her. She is exposed to people who think different things and from this, she tries to form her own opinions.

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Because the characters develop into their own person and this action was motivated by economic failure and the war.

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the political setting changes from the shah being in command to the Islamic republic taking control and this affects her character because she thought the shah was chosen by god but know he isn't in control and she is just confused.

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Both of them talk about honor and dying with honor. In the poem it is about fighting to die in honor for what you believe in. In chapter 9 it was about not dying and fleeing to be able to die honorably.

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Marji's dad believes that the oil industry's will cause a lot of differences between the countries that are not good

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Marji is trying to understand everyone's different political views and the set of views she wants to supports. She is being exposed to these events very quickly and she is trying to create her thoughts and opinions about all of these different events throughout the story.

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The role that identity is starting to play in the story is that everyone is starting to be controlled more, for example all the women now have to wear veils and the schools are changing their education because they want their students to learn their ways.

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as the plot progresses the political setting gets more strict and this affects the development of Marji;s character because she want to get more involved and speak up.

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The role of how important identity is is beginning to play into the story by the rules that the government is setting in. Marji and her mother believe they shouldn't have to wear a veil if the don't want to and because of this Marji's mother got in trouble. This shows that Marji along with her family wants to have their own identity and not do what everyone else is doing even though it is a rule.

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The poem "If We Must Die" connects themes with Chapter 9 "The Sheep" because they both portray the common theme of dying nobly and honorably, and to fight for what you believe in. For example in chapter 9, Anoosh was fighting for what he believed in and was executed and in the poem , it talks about how they were to keep fighting no matter what and if they were to die they would die in honor.

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the role that identity is starting to play in the story is that her country is starting to put more control on their people. For example the women have to wear a veil, which Marij and her mother doesn't.

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The role identity is starting to play into the story by some rules that are beginning to take place. Such as the way women and even men can dress. For example, Marji's mother got into some trouble for not wearing a veil. She believes that she shouldn't have to wear it if she chooses. All of which connects to the opposition their family has. They believe in having their own identity and not one forced upon them.

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The theme of identity is beginning played into the story by standing up for their beliefs and rights and not letting the new policies dictate their lives. Marji and her parents are keeping their identity and maintaining their lives even during war and with strict policies by the government and connects to the opposition by being against the new policies that the government is trying to enforce.

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Marji and her family value identity very much and they are trying to keep their identity they believe in. The government is trying to control all parts of their life and her family is trying to protect their last pieces of freedom and independence. Marji and her family have strong beliefs and their beliefs are against what the government is forcing upon everyone.

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The theme of identity is beginning to play in the story with Marji and her family's nationalistic pride for their country and their activism. This is connected to the opposition in Marji and her parents because Marji wants to go out and fight for her country and show her devotion for Iran while her parents want let the other people fight

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In the story, the theme of identity is starting to play into the story with her family’s connection to their country and their political activism and beliefs. The family has faith in their country, identifying as proud citizens of Iran. Marji and her mother are also embracing their identity as strong women who will defend their rights. Marji is beginning to shape an identity for herself as she grows older and more aware, taking part in demonstrations and using the world around her to shape her set of beliefs. The government is becoming more controlling and oppressive against the people in Iran, restricting how people can express their individual identity, and people like Marji and her family are trying to fight against that.

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The role that the theme of identity is beginning to play into the story is showing how Marji is developing her views of Iran and the revolution. It is connected to the opposition we see in Marji and her parents by Marji and her dad disagreeing about how much there army can still do to fight for Iran. Page 43 panels 6 and 7 are evidence that Marji and her dad disagreed about what they're country still had the power to do. Marji believed that they could bomb Baghdad and thought her dad was less patriotic than her for not thinking that Iran would be able to do that.

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The theme of identity is beginning to play a role in the story beacuse people are telling Mariji what to do and she doesn like it. Mariji is just now starting to form her own opinion and ideas that make her think about the world in a differnt way. So Mariji thinks that he should be able to dictate what she wants to do and how she wants to do it regarding her family. For example she wants to leave her home and go live somehwere else to where there is no more trouble but her family thinks differnt. Mariji just wants to be heard and not be tould to do something that she doesnt believe in.

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the theme of identity is starting to play a role because she is starting to formulate more opinions even though the world around her and her parents are telling her how to act and be. As the war occurs her opinions are changing and becoming stronger whilst her parents are telling her to not get involved. This connects to the opposition we see in Marji and her parents because in order to stay in control her parents choose to stay instead of leave which opposes Marjis opinion. While trying to maintain control of themselves they try not to get involved in anything while Marji on the other hand is very outspoken about it. Marji identity is being shaped by her own opinions and experinces.

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The theme of identity is beginning t play a role in the story because people are telling Marji what to do and she doesn't like that she wants to make her own identity. Marji seems to disagree with her parents on some things and she is create her own identity by doing that and it is showing us how she actually. they are all trying to survive but they have different ideas of how to get the control of their lives back.

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The theme of identity is starting to play a role in the story by Marji being told how to act and what to do. Marji doesn't like being told how to act or what to do because she has an opinion on everything. The way that everybody looks at things is based off war and the government. her family wants to stay in Iran but other people in their country want to go to a different country. Marji starts to get bewildered because some things that she believes in is the opposite of what her parents believe in.

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In the beginning of the story identity is a major part in Marji's family's life , they fight for identity in their demonstrations. As Marji and her family maintains to control their lives , they soon come to the decision that demonstrating is not for them, they rather represent what they believe in than demonstrate because it has gotten worse.

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Throughout the story Marji has tried to seat her identity in events occurring around her. During demonstrations and shootings she listened to the opinions of her close family members and friends. Those opinions soon turned into actions that shaped her personality and way of thinking. When the war began, she listened to the news and the lies she heard from the television instead of the facts from her family. Her focus on the war intensified and caused her to speak from emotion and act on a whim. Marji's identity was developed by her experiences.

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Because as long as there is oil in the Middle East, they will never have peace. Marji's dad says there is too much oil and that is all they care about.

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Because the characters develop into their own person and this action was motivated by economic failure and the war.

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As the story goes on she soon realized the political environment was not as it seemed, she saw that it was chaotic and unstable.After this she began to feel very confused of what to do because she wants to help.

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They both speak on dying with honor and fighting for what you believe.

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Because the leaders only care about the oil.

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She is trying to understand what's really going on her country and which side of the revolution is right and which is wrong.Because she wants to be apart of is but is confused.

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Marji is trying to understand why everyone's view on Shah is suddenly changing. For example Marji's teacher earlier in the story said that Shah was sent from God but then when Shah left, she told the class to rip all the pictures of Shah out of their notebooks.

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At the beginning of the story, identity is what motivates Marji's parents to take part in the demonstrations. As the story progresses, their identity pushes them to continue to fight their government in small ways. For example, she talks about how people who supported the government dressed and behaved, versus how people who didn't dressed and behaved. She then shows, through out chapters 10 and 11, that her family dressed like people who did not support the government. Another example is how she behaves at school. She says that she and her friends made fun of her teachers so much that the parents were called to the school.

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The role of identity plays an important part in this story because all the characters grow into their own. The war and poor government influences their personality and identity.

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The theme of identity is beginning to play in the story because Marji is becoming mature and is becoming aware of what is going on so she is figuring out what she believes/thinks about everything. It connects to the opposition because both her and her parents are trying to understand the depth of the conflict happening in her country. They are hoping to find a way around the war.

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The political setting continues to get more tense and strict as the story progresses. Marji's starts to question the beliefs of her parents and the people around her. She doesn't know if her beliefs are right.

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Marji is struggling to understand why everyone has changed their beliefs on Shah. For example, Marji's school teacher told everyone to rip out every page with him in it.

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The theme of identity is beginning to play in the story because Marji is getting older and starting to have her own opinion about everything that is happening. Marji and her parent don't agree with some of the things that they are forced to do like wear the veil. Marji and her parents are both trying to figure everything out and how to live around the war and everything else that is happening but its very hard for them to do.

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The theme of identity is starting to show up because Marji is being told what to do and how to act. She doesn't like this because she has an opinion on everything that is happening. Everyone's perspective is influenced by war and government and she is confused by some things her parents believe since she was taught the opposite in school. Her family wants to stay in Iran instead of going to a different country like other people have.

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Marji's dad thought this because the Middle East contained and consumed so much oil.

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The theme of identity is showing how Marji is becoming her own person. The entire story is her trying to find herself and what she should choose. This chapter is when she is older and starts to understand life more in general. Marji starts to become rebellious towards the teacher's and try's to show she won't back down. The veil is a symbol of her being restrained from the life she wants because of the laws

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The theme of identity is showing what role it plays by having women and girls wear a veil. Marji's trying to find herself and she cannot do this because of these laws. She wanted to help advance her country. She wanted to go to university and become a Chemist, this led to her not bein liked by some people. Her family is trying to find a way to make sure everyone is safe and the confusing thigs happening in the war.

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The theme of identity is playing into the story through the veil that she has to wear, and her forming a separate identity from her parents, who opposed her. The story also showed Marjane wanting to be a chemist, and fight in the war, unlike what everyone else wants her to be. Her mom was a modern woman and her dad dressed as a progressive man.

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I think that the roll of theme in this story is starting to take form. For example, Marji is trying to figure out who she is and what she wants to do to help the advancements of her own country. Her and her parents are both trying to make sense of all of the confusing things that are happening in their country. They are trying to figure out

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If we must die and The sheep are similar in the fact that they both discus staying strong in the face of danger. The speaker in If we must die talks about going down fighting and Maji's parents are discussing why they must stay thought the chapter despite the growing violence.

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The political setting is changing into a more stricter environment as the plot progresses. This affects Marji's character development by allowing Marji to better understand what life under a strict law and government and experiencing war is like. This would make Marji want to speak out about the issues and want to get more involved.

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The poem, "If we must die," connects to chapter 9, "The Sheep," by understanding that both text is about fighting and dying in a nobly and honorable way. In the poem, line 10, "though for outnumbered let us show us brave." This indicates that they would continue to fight no matter the cost and if they were to die, they would die with bravery and honor. This connects with chapter 9, "The Sheep" when people like Marji's uncle would sacrifice and fight for what they believe in. They would go through hardships but even after everything, they won't stop fighting for what's right.

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The political setting is becoming more intense as the plot progresses. People started being murdered for their beliefs and now there is a war. This has affected Marji's development with her own political views.

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Marji's father believes that due to the oil consumption in the middle east, they will never have peace.

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Marji is trying to understand other people's thoughts on the Shah. She seems too want to learn about the history that took place. However, she seems conflicted and confused when trying to figure out what is good and evil.

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A theme of the poem "We Must Die" dying nobly.   "Like men we'll face the murderous, cowardly pack, Pressed to the wall, dying, but fighting back!"   Chapter 9 of Persepolis shows people resisting and speaking out, but getting killed. For example , Anoosh is wiling to speak but eventually gets killed, but Marji's dad wants to hang in there and pretend everything will be ok.

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Her dad thought that because there is so much oil in the Middle East, there will never be peace.

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Marjane is trying to figure out what the Shah did to cause a revolution and how it happened. And she is trying to understand what world leaders do.

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The political tension of the country the story is being held in, is growing and is changing how the main character, Marji,is growing and finding what she believes in. She wants to understand how the politics in her country work and why they have to be the why that they are. This is what I think is changing and morphing the main character and shaping her opinion.

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the political setting is changing as the plot progresses because her country is going through a war and the laws are getting stricter. this effects Marij's character development by the more strict and controlling the government becomes the more she will want to rebel.

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The political setting gets more intense and stricter as the plot progresses because there is a war and the enforcement of the veil. Marji's character develops as the plot progresses because she is becoming more aware of what is happening in the world, and she wants to be a patriot.

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As the plot progresses the political setting becomes more intense and severe as in chapter 9 people were being murdered and executed because of their political view. This affects Marjis character in many ways she becomes vengeful and is slowly becoming more knowledgeable about the topics at hand (the horrible parts too). She is trying to figure out everything as the political setting becomes worse and more dangerous.

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As the plot continues Marji learns more and more how complex politics are and where she stands in this world. Marji starts to question her family's beliefs and is unsure if she is right. She has to figure out what her beliefs are about all of the events she's experienced.

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the political setting is changing rapidly and constantly as the plot progresses helping Marji understand that politics is very confusing and a tricky subject. Because of this Marji is often confused and unsure what is going on.

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As the plot progresses Marji sees the political setting become more unstable and she begins to realize the reality of how chaotic and tricky politics can really be. Because of this Marji begins to feel more and more confused and unsure of what to do and what her role in her own home is.

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The political setting is becoming more unstable and dangerous as the plot progresses. Marji’s eyes are being opened to the brutal realities in her country and she’s becoming more aware of what is at stake in this conflict. She is learning about her family’s involvement with all of this, as well as her friends’. She is beginning to feel like the world is falling apart around her as things continue to get worse and more confusing for her.

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Margi becomes confused at how quickly the political views of people around her are changing. Soon after the Shah leaves, the leaders of the Revolution quickly become enemies of the government. Margi is then confused and starts to get worried about her friends and family.

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the political setting changes from the shah being in command to the Islamic republic taking control and this affects her character because she thought the shah was chosen by god but know he isn't in control and she is just confused.

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As the plot begins to expand Marji's character starts to focus more closely on political issues that surround her country. She begins the search for what part she is supposed to play in her home and as a citizen of Iran.

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As the plot progresses the political setting changes because the Shah's rule came to an end and the Islamic Republic is put in place. This affects the development of Marji's character because as she has grown up she has been told that the Shah has been chosen by god so she is confused as to why the Islamic Republic has overthrown him.

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The political setting is changing as the plot progresses because things are getting much more realistic and everything seems to make sense now. Marji's knowledge about her family's past and generation is now increasing, she is learning more and more and she is now applying it to her daily life. Marji is now understanding that some things aren't as good as they sound, some things have a major and life changing meaning behind it.

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In the poem "We Must Die" it connects to Chapter 9 "The sheep" because it conveys a message of fighting for your rights and to be treated fairly, no matter what your social status is. In the poem "We Must Die" the speaker portrays a life learning lesson of dying with nobility. He believes in fighting with all you got so if you do lose the battle at least you went down honored and ready. And in Chapter 9, "The Sheep" , it talks about standing up and not letting anyone get the best of you no matter where you are in life, you have to fight for what's yours even if that means taking risks.

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The political setting in the novel progresses into a more serious context. As we dive deeper, war starts in Iraq. We see Marji become passionate with her country and starts to protest with her family. Even with all the obstacles she faces, she matures into a proactive young girl

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As the plot progresses the political setting changes because the Shah had gotten overthrown by the Islamic Republic and they were now in charge. This affects the development of Marji's character because she has been told the Shah was chosen by god but he has just been overthrown by the Islamic Republic so now she is more confused.

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As the plot progresses, the political setting changes since the Shah's rule came to an end and the Islamic Republic was put into place. This affects the development of Marji's character because she is confused since everything she learned about the Shah has been challenged since the Shah went into exile.

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Marji dad says that as long as there is the continuation of oil in the Middle East, peace of the people is uncertain.

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As the plot progresses, the political setting changed due the the Shah being overthrown by the Islamic Republic. This affect's the development of Marji's character because she is now questioning her faith and if he was placed in this position of power by God. She was taught that he was chosen but she ends up getting confused because the Shah was overthrown and she thought what they said was true.

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Marji is trying to understand why people thoughts about the Shah are finally changing. She thought everyone hated the Shah after all the bad and cruel thing they have done. She is confused about a lot of thing but her family doesn't really want to go further into details about it because they know how skeptic and critical Marji can get.

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As the chapter progresses, Marji becomes confused at the rapidly changing political views of those around her. Shortly after the Shah leaves, the leaders of the revolution are quickly made enemies of the government. This confuses Marji, and she starts to worry about her friends and family.

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The political setting changed in the plot with the Shah's rule then being overthrown by the Islamic Republic.  This disillusioned her with trying to decide that if the Shah was a good man chosen by God or not.

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Her dad says that as long as there is oil in the middle east there will never be peace.

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She is trying to understand why people change and why their opinions of the Shah changed. She is trying to understand why people seemed to be so happy when talking about death and martyrs.

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if we must die and chapter 6 -9 are both similar by showing that when you die and how you do you should die in nobly. also they both say to not run from the battle and stand up and fight it. In chapter 9 they say  to stand up for what it is right and t not let people continue to treat them badly. they both say you should fight for what you belive in and not back down. also in chapter 9 Anoosh says "everything will be alright" which tells us that no matter the curcumstances they will not give up.

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‘If we must die’ connects to themes in ‘the sheep’ by speaking of dying nobly and not in vain. As well as being brave and fighting back. In chapter nine some of the people who fought back and had previously been in prison are being murdered. It also mentions in the beginning of ‘If we must die’, “If we must die, let it not be like hogs. Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot,” and in ‘the sheep’ it mentions people fleeing from the danger so that they wont be hunted and killed.

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They both connect by the themes of bravery and courage. They were both taught on how not to run from battle and to stay and fight now matter what the circumstance is.. In chapter 9 it talks about sticking up for what it is right and that they can not just run and let people continue to treat them like they are nothing. The author is trying to tell the readers that running away from the problem is not gonna solve anything but staying and fighting for what you believe in will help.

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According to her dad the middle east will never have peace because other leaders around the world only want there oil.

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She is trying to understand what people are actually thinking and trying to understand as well why there thoughts keep changing. One example is her mom Marji's mom tells her that people need to learn how to forgive but later she says people need to pay for the things they did that were wrong.

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According to her dad the middle east will never have peace because everyone wants their oil.

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She is trying to understand what peoples actual opinions are on things because they seem to keep changing. For example, her teacher and her mom. At first her teacher told them that the Shah was chosen by God. Then she is having them rip out his picture in their books. Marjis mother tells her that people need to learn to forgive but then later she talks about people having to pay for what they have done.

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The poem ¨If We Must Die¨ and chapter 9, ¨The Sheep¨ both share the theme of fighting back for yourself and what you stand for. In the poem, the poet states "Like men we'll face the murderous, cowardly pack, Pressed to the wall, dying, but fighting back!" this connects to the chapter by sharing the theme of not going down not honored.

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Both talk about honer and dying with honer. In the poem it is about fighting to die in honor. In chapter 9 it was about not dying and fleeing to be able to die honorably.

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According to Marji´s dad, the middle east will never be at peace because other leaders in the world only care about the oil.

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Marji is trying to understand the way everyone switched up on their opinion of Shah, for example her teacher who told them to rip out every page he was in, when she was the one who told her students that he was sent from god.

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They connect by saying you should fight for what you believe in even if you are against more people than with because it’s what you believe in. The quote about the sheep is basically saying you shouldn’t give up and put up a fight for what you want

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Marjis dad says the Middle East won’t ever come to peace because they have good resources like oil and other things that other country’s and people would do violent acts for

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She wants to know why everyone’s opinions and take on the shah changed from positive to negative really fast

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He clams oil is the reason their will never be peace in the middle east.

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She is trying to figure out how every one changed the minds over night. She does not understand why she cant talk about what had been preached to her anymore.

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The Poem and chapter 9 both connect to each other by sharing a common theme of honor and being a hero. In lines 13 and 14 the author states "Like men we'll face the murderous, cowardly pack,

Pressed to the wall, dying, but fighting back!" The quote from the poem connects to chapter 9 of the novel by giving a common theme that you must fight back and be brave for what you believe in. The poem and chapter 9 of Persepolis connect to each other by sharing a common theme of bravery and honor.

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according to Marji'a dad the Middle East will never have peace as long as they have their oil imports.

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Chapter 9 'The Sheep' and 'If We Must Die' connect to the theme of people won't go down without a fight when it involves what they believe in. In the poem the author writes, "Like men we'll face the murderous, cowardly pack,

Pressed to the wall, dying, but fighting back!" This shows how they weren't going down without a fight. In Chapter 9 the author says,  "When they found his body, only his head was underwater." This shows how the guy went down with a fight. In summary, both of the quotes show how people weren't going down without a fight.

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According to Marji's dad the Middle East will never have peace because they have resources like oil and other countries will go to any lengths including violence to get the resources.

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The theme shared between George McKay's poem and chapter 9 is resistance. Neither party is willing to go down with out a fight or honorable victory. In the poem, the speaker describes a scenario demanding justice, "If we must die, O let us nobly die,So that our precious blood may not be shed In vain; then even the monsters we defy." In the same way chapter 9 introduces a new character that fled from Iran in order to protect himself and others from authorities that sought him. He later was captured and taken to prison, although he endured many years in prison he still came out on the other side fighting. In both instances these two parties were not going to bow down to their enemies, instead they were prepared to do whatever it took fight nobly and without reproach.