Is life really elsewhere?

Dayne 2022-04-23 07:02:18

Maybe it's because I didn't live in that era and country. I can't understand how Marjane's parents insisted that she leave Iran and go to a country that they thought was better for her, and even hoped that she would not come back when she went. Somewhat disgusted me. I'm someone who has too much attachment to his country, and that feeling grows stronger as I get older and more knowledgeable, I can go out and study for a while, but eventually I'll have to come back here, in a certain In some countries, although the living conditions are indeed superior and convenient, and the environment will be more relaxed, I always feel like a passer-by, and even the air does not belong to me. Life is still here for me.

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Persepolis quotes

  • Marjane as a teenager: Promise you won't ask me any questions.

  • Marjane's grandmother: [watering flowers] Ha. Serves them right. Why you practically snipped off their little thingies. Will you please take off that god-awful veil? It makes me claustrophobic.

    Marjane as a teenager: [takes off her veil] I'm so used to it, I forget I'm wearing it.