Iran & Islam
The title of the ruler of the Islamic Republic of Iran; means "king."
What is "the shah"?
An object that represents an idea or concept (think: veil, key, etc).
What is a symbol?
Ebi & Taji
Who are Marjane's parents?
The neighboring country that Iran went to war with in the 80s.
What is Iraq?
Marjane wanted to be this when she was little. (Before she developed an interest in politics.)
What is a prophet?
The name of the 1979 revolution ignited by religious fundamentalists.
What is the Islamic Revolution?
An example of this might be a panel in which Marjane is depicted as small and minuscule when compared to another character who seems much larger in size.
What is character size and positioning?
The uncle who Marjane was absolutely obsessed with --she visited him in prison and he made her two bread swans.
Who is Uncle Anoosh?
These powerful men from this Western nation manipulated Iran's government (with the help of Reza Shah) and were fundamental in establishing the Islamic theocratic state.
Who are the British?
This was a gift from her Uncle Anoush that he made in prison.
What is a bread swan?
The name for the type of head covering that conceals a woman's hair, just leaving the face uncovered.
What is a hijab?
A sequence of three or more panels that enhances readers' understanding of a character, theme, or historical event.
What is a panel progression?
She worked as the family maid, leaving her own family at age eight to come and live with the Satrapis. She was like an older sister to Marjane.
Who is Mehri?
The year that it become obligatory for girls to wear the veil at school.
What is 1980?
This event impacted Marjane by causing her to turn against religion and her relationship with God (for good this time).
How did Uncle Anoosh's death impact Marjane?
Decks of cards, chess, movies/films, alcohol, records
What was forbidden under Islamic law?
A symbol, image, or pattern that is repeated multiple times, imbuing a text with deeper meaning.
What is a motif?
He was heartbroken after his teenaged son escaped the war in Iran by fleeing to Holland. Ended up dying before he could receive medical treatment abroad.
Marjane's Uncle Taher.
Young boys from poor areas of Tehran were given this object to coerce them into joining the war effort against Iraq.
What is the key to the gates of paradise?
Marjane's parents smuggled posters of these two musical artists into Iran from Turkey.
Who are Iron Maiden and Kim Wilde?
A memorial erected to honor an unmarried man who died in the war in which his spirit is meant to symbolically achieve "carnal knowledge" in the afterlife.
What is a nuptial chamber (memorial)?
The act of placing two panels or patterns side-by-side to emphasize their differences.
What is juxtaposition?
The names of the political activists released from prison who shared their stories of torture and suffering with Marjane.
Who are Mohsen and Siamak?
Fill in the blank: "To die a _______ is to inject blood into the veins of society."
What is a martyr?
In Marjane's imagination, this political philosopher resembled God quite a bit (his hair was just curlier). He also wrote The Communist Manifesto.
Who is Karl Marx?