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Marjane's grandpa
The overthrown emperor, where Marjane's grandpa was the prince -
Period: to
Persepolis
Marjane's life -
Marjane and Mehri attend a demonstration
during Black Friday -
Mehri’s love story/heartbreak
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Massacre
Massacre after Black Friday -
The islamic revolution
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Father taking pictures of the demonstrations against the revolution
The father comes home late and the family is getting worried -
Liberation of political prisoner
Marjane has a certain obsession with the former political prisoners and sees them as heroes -
The ‘last prophet’
Marjane believes to be the last prophet -
Parents busy with demonstrations = tired = no time for her “It is never the right time!”
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End of Shah's reign
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Cultural revolution
Veil became mandatory at school and bilingual schools were shot down -
Release of Anoosh after years of imprisonment
Anoosh tells Marjane the story about his past -
The arrest/execution of Anoosh
Marjane was the last to see Anoosh her uncle before he died -
Beginning of war
War between Iran and Iraq -
Closure of universities
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Veil mandate for everyone
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Fundamentalist vs. Modern
Marjane point of views on the citizens -
Marjane’s first (and last) demonstration with her parents turned violent
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Vacation in Italy and Spain
Last vacation before the war worsens -
Border towns were targeted by Iraqi bombers
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Iran carried out bombing raids on Baghdad
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Border towns were targeted by Iraqi bombers
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Refugee streams to Teheran
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Marjane went to her first party
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Marjane skipped school to hang out with friends
Her mother made it clear that learning is very important -
Official announcement of Iran-Iraq war
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It seemed like the war was ending, with Iraq proposing a settlement and Saudi-Arabia being willing to fund reconstruction. The Iranian government refused.
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The government admits that their survival depends on the war, and their regime got more repressive
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Marjane smoked her first cigarette, to symbolize her own adulthood
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The internal war had become worse than the Iraq-Iran war, the regime was incredibly strict
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Marjane doesn’t take much care in following the rules/laws
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The Guardians of the Revolution
Founded in 1979, but panel does not take place in 1979 -
Iraq started using ballistic missiles, targeting Tehran
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The Iranian currency lost all its value due to the war
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Marjane started rebelling more
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She left for Vienna
