Persepolis

was the only uncle she had in Spain

would take her to a demonstration

was a hero

lived in the US

was not wearing a veil

refused to bow to a statue of the Ayatollah

yelled at some students who were burning books

tried to keep two boys from fighting

610 A

800 A

1980

2000 B

turned traitor

went back to his wife and family

was executed

joined the Iranian police force

he was arrested in the demonstration

his mother had to ask the judge to release him

a man died of cancer but was called a martyr

his camera was taken from him

marrying an American

witnessing police brutality

protesting the government

writing subversive articles

knew her parents had protested to preserve the old aristocracy

was ashamed to ride in her father's Cadillac

knew why her parents had wanted to flee the country

wanted to be a social worker

heard her grandmother reveal a confidence

saw that her father believed in social class

thought the boy seemed like a kind person

believed her letters were not good enough

it meant that her father would one day be rich

she learned that her grandfather was a prince

it proved that God chose the king

she now could tell her friends who the king really was

nothing, but Marji wrote something for her

a letter about her promises to her dead father

the historical context of the Arab conquest

a poem to Uncle Anoosh