Symbolism could be found in the “gold” key used by the Iranian military. Mrs. Nasrine, the family maid explains that at school, the teacher gave her son a plastic key painted gold as a ploy to get him to join the Iranian army, “They gave this to my son at school. They told the boys that if they went to war and were lucky enough to die, this key would get them into heaven.” ( Satrapi, 99). The key was used as a scam to get underprivileged, poor Iranian boys to join the war and die as “martyrs”. The kids thought this would be the direct entrance to heaven and so they took it. The key symbolizes mystery. New opportunities aren't always as plenty good as the promise, as readers can see with the Iranian regime. The plastic key is an important
