Throughout the book, Marjane has kept a positive attitude. This is consistent until she hits rock bottom. Marjane comes of age when she realizes seeking medical help for her depression instead of hurting herself. It happens in Vienna, when she makes the decision to become homeless until she starts coughing up blood. Marjane has a hard time confronting her shame and this flaw eventually causes her to hit rock bottom. “[She] preferred to put [herself] in serious danger rather than comfort [her] shame.” (...) This displays that she is still a child and moving her to a different country didn’t change the fact that she still acquires the innocence of a child. If she had matured, she would have taken the responsibility of owning up to her shame