Marjane and Nujood The authors of both The Complete Persepolis and I am Nujood write about places where women have little or no freedom. Women in Iran and Yemen are supposed to behave a certain way and do not get as many choices as men. Also, women are not given a good education or expected to have a job. Plus, they do not have any religious freedom. Everyone is expected to believe in whatever God their countries worship. Marjane Satrapi and Nujood Ali, the main characters, are both living in countries where they have no freedom and are expected to wear certain clothes, act a specific way, and worship in a particular religion. In the book The Complete Persepolis, the Iranian law states that all women, including Marjane, are to wear a veil
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If they rebel against these expectations, they are usually punished. In Iran, if a young girl acts out and defies the government, she is arrested, which is one of the worst things that could happen to a girl. Marjane rebels against the government several times before her mother tells her about what happens to a young girl when she is arrested. She says. “A guardian of the Revolution marries her…and takes her virginity before executing her” (145). Punishment for women is crueler in form than it is for men. They are not only killed, but they have their innocence taken away from them. Also, women are not allowed to be seen with a male who is not family or her husband. While Marjane is out walking with her boyfriend, she narrates, “It must be said that during this period, young couples who showed themselves in public were running a risk. If they were married, there obviously wouldn’t have been a problem…The troubles began if the two young people were not united by sacred ties” (288). The police would stop the couples and ask them for any proof that they were related or married. If they had no proof, then they were asked questions about their partner. If any of the questions were answered incorrectly, then they would be arrested and not able to leave unless their parents came and paid a
If they rebel against these expectations, they are usually punished. In Iran, if a young girl acts out and defies the government, she is arrested, which is one of the worst things that could happen to a girl. Marjane rebels against the government several times before her mother tells her about what happens to a young girl when she is arrested. She says. “A guardian of the Revolution marries her…and takes her virginity before executing her” (145). Punishment for women is crueler in form than it is for men. They are not only killed, but they have their innocence taken away from them. Also, women are not allowed to be seen with a male who is not family or her husband. While Marjane is out walking with her boyfriend, she narrates, “It must be said that during this period, young couples who showed themselves in public were running a risk. If they were married, there obviously wouldn’t have been a problem…The troubles began if the two young people were not united by sacred ties” (288). The police would stop the couples and ask them for any proof that they were related or married. If they had no proof, then they were asked questions about their partner. If any of the questions were answered incorrectly, then they would be arrested and not able to leave unless their parents came and paid a