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This panel shows tha Marji is a very independent-minded girl with a strong sense of morals/ethics. She is heavily influenced by her Zoroastrian religion and decides to write a holy book like other prophets. Even though she is young, she is already noticing things that she finds unfair, even when it comes to her own family. For example, in her holy book, she says that maids will always eat with the family, since it makes her sad when her maid has to eat alone. Her father has a car, but she feels strongly that everybody should have the privilege of owning a car.
Her strong sense of ethics is infliuenced by the Iranian revolution at the time. As we learn from the chapter, her parents are actively involved in protesting, and Marji grows up listening to her parents discuss injustices under the new regime. Because of this, she creates her own set of values and a Holy book  about how things should work.
The authors choice to have Marji stand in front of her Grandma in the picture and read her the rules shows that Marji grew up in an environment where she was encouraged to think independently and have her own opinions. This will probably lead to troubles later on, and she will likely have trouble adjusting to the new regime.

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This shows the author's life before the revolution, it shows her being in a non-religious French school. The type of school she went to before the revolution, which banned these type of schools in 1980. This is important because we can see why the author was confused about the veil on the first page of the book. She never had to wear a veil and had more personal freedom before 1980.
We can also interpret her trait a little more from this picture, she may have a higher chance of being more rebellious since she is being forced to go to a whole different type of school, which was never part of her life during her early years.
The author drew a picture of boys and girls playing in a French non-religious school. It compared to the other picture, how the whole school changed. After 1980, kids being separated between gender, wearing a veil, compared to before 1980, the kids being mixed in together, not being forced to wear a veil. This is important since it shows the readers how much the author's surroundings changed.
-Haruki N.

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This panel shows that Marjane is confused and doesn't understand the changes that is happening. She has a neutral expression and her hands are up, like she is shrugging her shoulders. She is wearing her veil and sitting at a table showing she is at school, she is also by herself. I think this is to show her individualism even though she is accepting it. Like before, she doesn't understand why she has to wear a veil and is going through the motion of it, even if she doesn't like wearing it, she can't do much about it. - Sasha

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This panel shows the half life that she is essentially living when it comes to her religion and beliefs. She's being half influenced by her family's traditional religion, one that she grew up with. On the other side, she is being influenced by her family's modern beliefs that were created due to the political ideas of Iran. She's split between these two personalities in a way. Marji is in the middle between religion and modernization. She grew up with one, but has to get used to the other. I think that because she is this way, her ideas are that she enjoys being religious and taking part in her religion, while also finding out to see what modernization is doing to and for her. Her personality is shaped by this. She wants to be kind to others and make the world a better place by being that religious prophet. She also isn't opposed to the modernization and is kind of aware of what is going on.

The author did a really good job of showing that she is being split between two different identifies by splitting her in half. Essentially, one side of her is religious, one side of her is modernized. The background of the modern side is black, trying to show a darkness, while there is more white on the religious side showing a bright light. We would most likely interpret this as one side being better than the other, but not really since she's okay with both ideals.

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This panel shows Marji's perseverance and motivation. In this panel, Marji is saying, "No, no, I will be a prophet but they mustn't know." Marji just lied to her parents about wanting to be a doctor, which confuses God. Instead of lying to him and giving up on her dream job, she exclaims that she won't give up.

Marji has to lie during this time because the Islamic Revolution has caused Iran to become more westernized; therefore, abolishing religious views and hopes of ever becoming a prophet. Despite this, Marji believes that she can accomplish her dreams.

The writer is showing Marji standing on her bed with her arms out, and a smiling face, showing her enthusiasm as she expresses her determination.

The author draws the panel with mostly black. The only white coloring is of Marji, god, the window, and the bed. I think the author is trying to block everything else out in the image so that the audience only focuses on the fact that she is talking to god in her bedroom. This way nobody is looking at the floor of her room or out the window, just at what is important.

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This panel is a great representation of how she is divided between the sides of modernization and religion. You can also see from her facial expression that she is confused and doesn’t know what the right decision is. On the left side of the panel, you can see industrial tools with a black background, while Marjane is wearing a long sleeved shirt. On the right side of the panel, Marjane switches to religious clothing as well as a design that most likely represents her religion. The contrast of this picture is used to show the separation and different sides of the debate but is also connected by Marjane since she supports both sides. During this time, there was a great conflict between modernizing and becoming more religious which shows why Marjane is so lost and wants to support both but feels like she can’t due to the atmosphere.
-Kosta

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On page 6, on the bottom left panel, she says "I wanted to be a prophet... because our maid did not eat with us." This is her traits showing how her environment affects her because she wants to be prophet because their is social classes that she believes should not exist. These classes are probably due to the politcal or religious reasons.

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This panel represents her faith to God, and guilt she feels for no longer wanting to become a prophet when she's older. I think this is important because it shows the connection she feels with God is strong, but confusing. She is surrounded by a dark black background, while she and god are both depicted in white. This is significant that they are the same color. Her parents raised her to be religious, but to follow a career path that makes her feel accomplished. Her guilt towards God shows she still has those values. - Francisca

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I think based on what she hears in the news about this revolution, she realizes that people aren’t being treated fairly in her country. This photo shows her sense of gratitude towards people she cares about. You can assume the reason that God picked her to be a prophet was because of how selfless and nice she is to others. But in these three photos you can see that she is influenced by revolutionary beliefs, and feels that no idea is too small.  - Ella

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This shows how at such a young age Marjane is already very sure of herself and confident with what she wants to be when she is older. She seems to get this concept of being a prophet and a “a child of god” from her school. From this and the panels after I can infer that she is rebellious, which I can assume she gets from her parents. Her parents attend demonstrations and protests, which she is aware of. - Marianna

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This photo interprets how Marjis is being shaped by social, political, and religious backgrounds of the story. This panel shows how Marjis is separated from the advancements in Iran to that of the past. Her trait is kindness she wants to help others. That is being influenced by social how her maid is eating alone and how she should be able to eat with the rest of the family. She also wants for people to be treated equally she sees all this political separation how boys don’t have to wear veils how their going to different schools receiving different educations. The writer is showing that she is being pulled both ways between the future and the old and doesn’t know what to do. You can see it in her face she doesn’t look happy. All she wants is for people to be treated fairly and equally, that’s what she wants to be a prophet but their hasn’t been a prophet in years and people make fun of her and the teacher is disturbed the prophets are the past she should focus on the future so instead of telling her parents the truth she lies to them and tells them she wants to be a doctor. - Eddie V

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I really liked this section in the chapter. She has a very close relationship with her Grandmother, and she's really the only person she talks to about wanting to be a prophet. She wants to help her grandmother, and help people. She sees that people aren't as privileged as her, she knows that not everyone has a car, or that some people are maids who don't sit at the table with the rest of the family. So she's aware of course not extremely but somewhat aware of the political, and economic issues of Iran at that time. There is a lot of white in these cartoons showing this is a more positive memory.

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This panel shows the confusion that Marji is facing. She doesn’t understand much about the veil, so she is torn between her religion and the modernization. I think this could make Marji confused about the revolution. The veils protest because they could be influenced by religion, while anti-veils protest because they could be influenced by modern ideas. Since Marji is aware of her two values, I think this could confuse her greatly. She is not sure where she should turn to because she values both ideals. I think her trait could be determined. Even though she seems torn between the two, she still continues on with her religious beliefs of becoming a prophet. - Sarah

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This shows she is torn between religion and moderization. On the left half of the picture, you can see many technical tools, including a ruler and a hammer. These represent modernization. You can also see her hair is short and being shown. In contrast, n the right side of the picture you see she is wearing a veil. This represents her potentially wanting to be religious.

This very much is influenced by the past. Around this time period, there was a lot of debate about whether Iran should become more religious or adapt and modernize. This image seems to represent that struggle for balance. -Emmet

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Different political and religious views are coming at her from all directions and for a kid, that can be especially confusing. This is an example of different views from different people making her feel like she has to hide certain aspects of herself from people even if she was proud of that aspect of herself before. This is shown by her talking to God by herself in a dark room. (There is also a contrast between the room being dark and God being dressed in white) This thinking is likely to carry on when she gets older. - Serena

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Marji's traits are greatly determined by the social and political background of the story. Panel 1 on page 6 says, "I really didn't know what to think about the veil. Deep down I was very religious but as a family we were very modern and avant-garde." The home environment she grew up in was very much towards freedom, but she had different people influencing her to lean her towards the veil side. She believed God spoke to her in her dreams, so her relationship with God was very strong, leading her to the veil side. Overall, her environment was leading her to both sides, which is why she felt her identity was almost 'splitting.' The way it's illustrated shows the pull of both sides. Half her body is white, the other half is black. The side of her that's white, is placed in the predominantly black side, and vice versa. This shows that, no matter what side she is on, she feels like she doesn't belong because the religious side, or the family side is pulling her the opposite way,

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I think this panel does a great job of showing how Marji's traits have been shaped by the social and political events of her decade because she is very much in the middle. Marji is conflicted between religion and modernization because she feels like it is black and white. She feels she must choose between either or but does not necessarily want to because she believes she can be both. I think this is because of the confusion of the decade she is growing up in. Especially considering that the regime of the king and the new theocratic state are two sides of the same coin. I think that she is also a happy and joyful person but because of the social/political turmoil she is caused to feel strained and is having a cloud form over her childhood.

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She is influenced by both her revolutionary family and spiritual beliefs, which makes her rebellious and creative.

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She is influenced by both her revolutionary family and spiritual beliefs, which makes her rebellious and creative.

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I think that the influence from her family’s revolutionary tendencies and her traditional beliefs will make her prone to supporting the revolution. Her family also influences her to be a leader and to make change on her own.

Her traditional tendencies will make her proud of her own country and be against any foreign influences. But, her familial culture will lead her to channel that prideful spirit into more secular and revolutionary thinking, which might create conflict in the future.

I like how the author contrasts shape and color in this panel. On the right, the edges are sharp and geometrical with a black background, giving off a scientific or almost sci-fi vibe. On the left, the veil is in harmony with the fluid curves of the black design on the white background. Both of these contrast each other, which shows hoe she is influenced by these factors and how they are almost tearing her apart internally.

- Liam

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This shows she is generally someone who tells the truth and by lying to her parents it made her feel guilty. It also shows that she is a faithful person since she always talk to her god at night. The artist helps us interpret this because she makes her facial expression seem sorry and guilty. We can see how her mouth is an upside down smile, and her eyes are not looking at her God, almost as if she was ashamed to look at him since she essentially lied.-Zavier

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What this panel shows is how Marjane is gaining confidence and is able to be talk about her goals with someone. This is really important because during this time her parents are out protesting and she isn’t sure if she can open up to them so having someone like her grandma to fall back on is really important especially during the chaotic times she is in. Another key thing to note is that she opens her arms and seems very passionate about what she is talking about which really goes to show how she is developing towards the person she wants to become and how she seems very engaged in the conversation she is having with her grandma. Lastly, the fact that both of them are smiling shows the positive relationship they have with each other and that the grandma is happy to listen to her ideas.
- Nick Waller