Along with the rule in Marijane’s country, women have to wear restrictive clothing. In Iran, Marijane is forced to wear a veil at young age after the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Of course, she did not understand why she had to wear the veil so it’s no surprise Marijane and her friends played with the veil instead(1). However, Marijane never agrees with the clothing standards and goes against them constantly throughout her life in Iran. One of the earliest encounters of her getting caught for her clothing violations is in the chapter Kim Wilde. During this chapter, her parents bring back various gifts of western influences to Marijane knowing a lot of the items are banned (126-130). She then decides to strut her new clothing to buy illegal tapes …show more content…
Luckily, she escaped the encounter but, that’s not to say she learned anything from the situation. In fact, because she despises the mandatory clothing, she is encouraged more to go against rules. This is an example of how headstrong Marijane is and how she does not let things (like the ban) affect her from doing as she pleases. Another example of how Marijane rebels against the clothing ban is when she is accepted into art school and the council discusses how female students should still follow the clothing restrictions, not considering how it is already difficult for the students to work in their clothing (296). Despite the fact she could as well be expelled, she decides to speak her mind anyway. She states “Why is that I, as a woman, am expected to feel nothing when watching these men with their clothes sculpted on but they, as men, can get excited by two inches less of my head-scarf?”(297). Knowing very well how wrong it is to talk down to a superior, Marijane felt entitled to do so because of her opinions. Not to say this is a wrong characteristic, but Marijane makes the choice to do so either aware of the consequences or, too ignorant enough to think