Reading Blog Persepolis--------The Veil

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I have never been in a situation where I have to dress in a specific way by law. However I can see  how muslim women who are forced to wear the veil feel. I can understand why some devout muslim women would protest in favor of the Islamic veil, and others would protest against it. On this chapter I see again that the modern way of thinking ,and conservative religious values disagree  regarding many subjects. These subjects include dressing. This is specially shown when Marjane said that she is deeply religious but very avant garde. Here is a Hyperlink about the Islamic veil in France.

Banning of the Islamic Veil in France

 


  Another thing that was mentioned in this chapter, and I experienced was a child´s foolishness. This little girl wanted to become a prophet at an age we all want to become something that is not normal. One thing I can relate to in this chapter is the fact that some people went out into the streets and protested against the veil. This reminds me of when I wa part of a massive demonstration there was against the FARC. I also connect the fact that Marji wants to become a prophet later in life with some people who have been great religious leaders ever since they where born. A good example of this is Indian prince Siddhartha Gautama, who was later known as Buddha. Both he and Marji had the same aspiration of becoming a good influence on the world.

Another thing I can connect this to is when her grandmother plays along and tells Marji that she will be her first disciple. I can connect this to when we were younger and had foolish childish fantasies and our surrounding adults just played along with us. In the scenes where Marji talks with God, can be compared to imaginary friends that ost of us had when we where younger.