# data[].attributes.body
"Like most peasants, she didn't know how to read or write." (34) any peasants didn't learn how to read or write because they were told that they simply did not need the education because they would not be able to get out of their current class.

# data[].attributes.body
"And then suddenly, in 1980... 'All bilingual schools must be closed down. They are symbols of capitalism. Of Decadence." (4) When the schools shut down, people went with it. Teachers and parents believed the government when they told them that the schools were "capitalistic" and "decadent."

# data[].attributes.body
"They gave this to my son at school.  They told the boys that if they went to war and were lucky enough to die, that this key would get them into heaven." (99)
"They told him that in paradise there will be plenty of food, women, and houses made of gold and diamonds." (100)
Because the boys were told that if they died for their country they would get into heaven where they would find women, food, and gold houses, they were more likely to go to war willingly.

# data[].attributes.body
"I realized then that I didn't understand anything.  I read all the books I could." (32)
At this point, Marjane realizes that she is not as knowledgeable about what is actually going on in the revolution as she thought. She just knows what the Shah and the Islamic Regime has taught her.

# data[].attributes.headline
Without education, people will believe anything if it is presented to them in a persuasive manner.

# data[].attributes.subject
Without education, people will believe anything if it is presented to them in a persuasive manner.