Sage Griffee
Dr. Cobos
ELA
29 September 2017
Why did Marjane's parents decide to send her to Europe? Do you think this was the right decision? Why or why not?
The events leading up to Marjane being sent to Europe made it so that I was not very surprised when her parents approached her about the topic. Like Dr. Cobos said in class it might be a possibility that the adult Marjane was trying to only include these events to almost hint at her being sent away. Her friend and neighbor's house being bombed was probably the final straw. I think that her being sent away was the right decision. The danger of her staying was too much for her to remain in Iran. You also have to consider her acting out and her “punk” attitude, just prior to her being sent away she was stopped by the Guardians of the revolution on page 132. They stopped her because she was wearing “punk” clothing. This made me realize that it was probably unsafe for her to stay.
