When a child grows up with rebellion on every street corner it is only to be expected that rebellion will be in that child's everyday life as they grow older. As Marjane ages she starts to realize that simply being a prophet with a book that for bays elders suffering will not help her fix the changing world in any way. Turning away from religion, Marjane starts to rebel a little at a time. This rebellion starts with the help of her parents gifting Marjane something that most governments find to be their greatest enemy; books. As she ages Satrapi found that educating herself on the politics and the past of Iran was not enough to make a difference so, Satrapi took it a few steps forward. First it was a simple cigarette stolen from her uncle, then Marjane turns to something a little more dangerous, outward rebellion. Wearing jeans to tight, 1983 Nikes all laced up and, a jean jacket was as close as Satrapi was going to get before she would have to join the actual protesting.
