Osamah Autobiography

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Religion plays a major role for both Marjane and Osamah as they both had a religion they followed. Marjane lived a more avant garde lifestyle in the safezone of Iran and Osamah lived in the Iran-Iraqi border as a poor boy. Osamah as a child spend his time under the direct effects of war and boombings, losing a family member first hand and when he moved to Iran he was treated as a lesser kid as people tended to treat him even worse such as the teachers. Marjane on the other hand lived in the middle of Iran safe from most attacks as she was of a higher class and wasn’t majorly affected by the war in contrast to Osamah’s childhood. Osamah’s social context affects

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