I thought the exercise in class today was pretty helpful. Looking at the pictures more throughly and analytically helped me to find deeper meanings in the pictures. Before this point I had pretty much just viewed the pictures and had not thought very deeply about their importance. I enjoyed having to discover the meaning in the pictures today. I really connected to the importance of only using black and white. It made a lot of sense to me. I also liked the idea of using the big pictures (whole page) to convey very important events in the author's life.
One of the reoccurring ideas in these pages is how the narrator is forced to grow up fast. The revolution and the resulting war combined with her parents all force Marjane to grow up faster than a normal child her age. Her parents have an effect on this because of how involved they are with the revolution and keeping up with the happens of the war. Marjane sees them doing all of this and figures that she should do the same. Satrapi knows a lot of the current events for a child her age. One idea that confirms her growing up happens when one of Marjane mother's friends come to stay with them for a week. She has two young boys that are about seven years old. Even though there is only a two or three year gap between the boys and Marjane, Marjane acts much older. The boys are surprised to find that she doesn't have any toys to play with. In response to that she says "I'm all grown up. I have books."
Besides being mature for her age she is also very compassionate. She cares a lot for certain people including her parents, her uncle, and her parents friends. She is always willing to help out the people who come to her house. She makes them tea and takes care of their children. She is especially compassionate towards people who have died fighting for the revolutionaries, such as her uncle. Because she feels so strongly about the cause the revolutionaries are fighting for she understands the sacrifices they are making.
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