The Veil

   

     In this comic, Marjane Satrapi described her situation in Iran in 1980, after the Islamic revolution. She talked about the main results of this revolution which were the requirement of veil in all the schools.  This requirement of veils was a shock for all the girls. Before 1979, Marjane was studying in a French non-religious school where boys and girls were studying together. However, after 1979, the revolutionaries call for a Cultural Revolution in which bilingual schools should be closed. Some people had accepted this idea, so the children were divided between sexes. After that, Marjane Satrapi thought about being a prophet, and had many conversations at night about her dream with God. At the end of the story, Marjan Strapi ,in an imaginary vision,  holds a scale of justice, makes a sign of love, and holds a sword and shield and declares that she wants “to be justice, love, and the wrath of God all in one.

     What liked in this reading is that it informs us about many things that happend in Iran in 1979 such as women situation, the Islamic revolution or the raise of Islam in Iran and how it affected people. However, I did not like the way she described the veil, and how people thought about it, and also I did not like the image she give to god and the prophets, it would be better to not draw theme.