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11/15/2023

 * "Iran" --> origin of the Aryans. Cyrus the Great founded the Persian empire until 1935, when Reza Shah took over. Attacked for years cuz of wealth & geography, but survived. West wanted their oil, so they invaded Iran when they refused to be an ally. Satrapi concludes that Iran should be remembered for its culture, and not for the CIA's destructive coup & Islamic revolution.
 * She was in a French non-religious school when the Islamic revolution took place. She wanted to be a prophet and dabs into her delusion [pg. 13].
 * She felt like she knew a lot about Palestine & previous dictators and wanted to carry on her goal as a prophet, despite her school discipling her. She wanted to protest against the Shah and his atrocious attack on the theater (to which he blamed it on religious fanatics), but her parents were wilding out against her.

The Water Cell (page 22)

 * Her parents protested and were mad tired, so they couldn't play monopoly with the little girl. The little girl is educated by her father on what truly happened (low ranking officer became the king & was easily influenced by the British for oil) vs. "the Shah was chosen by God".
 * Her grandfather was an educated prince & became a Communist. The mom comes in and gives her 2 cents of the story, detailing how her dad was always in prison. The little girl goes and takes a long bath.

Persepolis (page 30)

 * Grandma has a story time of how she was poor as a kid. She goes into a bit of history but avoids talking about grandpa. Her father was taking pictures of the demonstrations, which was harshly forbidden. The father details the widow of a man who died and was treated as a 'martyr', despite dying from cancer - they just wanted to protest against the Shah.
 * At the end of this chapter, the girl laughs randomly.

The Letter (page 37)

 * She realizes her privilege (she has a maid).
 * The maid, Mehri, has a crush on a boy [Hossein]. She can't read or write letters, so the little girl has to do it.
 * Father gets a hold of the gossip, so she talks with Hossein who didn't realize she was a maid. Hossein lost interest in the maid.
 * To protest against the love barrier [social classes], Mehri and the little girl go to demonstrations & then get slapped by the girl's mom 'cuz they protested on 'Black Friday' ('Israeli soldiers' aka the Shah's men were rampantly killing protestors) . [lmao]

The Party (page 44)

 * The Shah, a supporter of democracy, tried to 'understand' the revolts - but to no avail. He was kicked out and sent to Egypt.
 * The next day, they were commanded to get rid of the pictures of the Shah.
 * A friend of her's, Raman, was the son of someone of the secret police - who killed 'communists'.

The Heros (page 51)

 * Political prisoners were released. They reunited with the girl's family and they spoke of torture and extreme pain & hardship.

Moscow (page 58)

 * The girl's uncle talks about his extravagant life story.

The Sheep (page 66)

 * Ebi is the child. They want to make Iran Islamic.