Examples Of Reading Lolita In Tehran

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The idea of rebellion was treated by authors were all diferent in some ways.
The three texts we are going to talk about are "cario: my city ,my revolution" , " reading lolita in tehran" , and "persepolis 2"

The first text we are going to talk about is "Cario : my city , my revolution". The text is about the author in the mass protests in Cario. The idea of rebellion in this text is very violent. An example of this is in lines 10-13 it says " We look back at where we were just minutes ago, on 6 October Bridge, we see a central security forces personnel carrier on fire , backing off , four young men chaseing it, leaping at it, beating at it's windshield."

The next text we are going to talk about is "Reading Lolita in Tehran". The text is

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