The United States being liberalist, encourages women to be independent and self-reliant. Muslim countries like Iran want women to depend on men for definition and liberation, however, Parvin never played into this submissive role. “Her nostrils flared in the middle of her rough, square face. ‘Men of God,’ she said” (198). Parvin is intense and fierce; she is not willing to back down for her cause because she is not intimidated, by men, society and its norms. The irony in this story is the role of these women portrayed is twisted. Ideally, Western cultures allow women to be liberated and gain independence, Sarah, on the other hand, did not fit under this description. “Roya was wrong: it wasn’t Paul who had broken her heart. Her heart had come already impaired.” (211) Sarah claimed that because her heart has come “impaired”, she was unable to come in relations with her truest self because she lacked an authentic
The United States being liberalist, encourages women to be independent and self-reliant. Muslim countries like Iran want women to depend on men for definition and liberation, however, Parvin never played into this submissive role. “Her nostrils flared in the middle of her rough, square face. ‘Men of God,’ she said” (198). Parvin is intense and fierce; she is not willing to back down for her cause because she is not intimidated, by men, society and its norms. The irony in this story is the role of these women portrayed is twisted. Ideally, Western cultures allow women to be liberated and gain independence, Sarah, on the other hand, did not fit under this description. “Roya was wrong: it wasn’t Paul who had broken her heart. Her heart had come already impaired.” (211) Sarah claimed that because her heart has come “impaired”, she was unable to come in relations with her truest self because she lacked an authentic