Although they defended before the teacher, they asked her about it at home and she simply lied that she meant to become a doctor. Once, when she was fantasizing about the prophethood in front of other students, her teacher overheard and called for her parents. She shared this idea at school and people mocked her. Marji always fantasized of being the last Prophet even though there are no female prophets. In spite of their modern ideas, the family was religious. Marji was so proud of her parents and westernized ideology. Her mother protested against the veil in the streets which was captured by the newspapers and magazines. She studies in a French co-educational school with non-religious teaching and her parents being very liberal and open to western ideas. When this takes place, she gleefully sees the unfolding of the Islamic Revolution and the rise of religious extremism that takes its toll on the young girls.

The movement is about ousting Shah and sending him into exile. She immediately reverts to the political orientation of her family, which leads her to take part in the existing political mobilization against the regime of Shah. Tehran was ruled by Shah, the dictator who imprisoned many Princes one among them was Marjane’s grandfather who happened to be a Persian Prince.Īs a member of an elite social class, Marji is mostly involved in reading books and educational material which make her come to know western political thoughts. It happens that the author goes through the turbulent period of religious extremism and the ensuing war between Iran and Iraq. The novel is set in the 80s, detailing the experience of the young girl during the turbulent periods of the Islamic Revolution of 1979 in Iran when she first learns about the veil and status of women.

The storyline of the first book introduces a ten-year-old girl, Marjane, who happens to be the protagonist of the novel.

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