Debbie's questions

Marjane from Persepolis doesn't want to accept the truth that she is young. She wants to do what her parents do and other adults. She's nosey so she constantly hears stories about whats going on and all the latest news. She hears and read about how people are taking action to stand up for what they believe in. How people aren't afraid to go to jail or die for what is right. When she approaches her parents they tell her she is to young but she doesn't believe it. A 10 year should not be put in that place.

A hard truth I had to deal with was the break up of me and my boyfriend of 2 years. Everything was perfect we were best friends before anything but every girl knows when things change, and for us things were changing. Then 1 day he sent me a text breaking up with me. Yes it was heart breaking and I didn't want to believe it. I didn't want to talk about it with my friends, mom..... I didn't even want to hear his name. Eventually I got over him but now he try's to get back with me but i know that I would never want that because he put me through hell through that process. It wasn't easy to turn him down but hey you gotta do what you gotta do.

Jessica's question

Marjane deals with her stress by questioning and her curiosity. She goes to her room and think of questions, then approaches her parents with the questions. Through out my child hood Ive had problems with math. My mom would get me the best of the best tutors but i just didn't comprehend. I began to get the hang of it eventually but my grade still suffered from when I didn't understand it.

Everyone goes through a hard time in life you just have to find your way of solving it. Another problem I faced was riding a bike. Everyone on my block knew how to ride a bike with 2 wheels but I was still on training wheels. My next door neighbor would make fun of me and I'd run inside and cry to my mom. So 1 day i practiced in my basement. My basement was crazy huge. I practiced for hours, I remember my grandmother yelling down stairs "Renita if you don't come upstairs and eat dinner you wont have a bike." She just didn't understand how motivated i was to learn how to ride this bike. The next day I went outside while all the kids were outside. As I walked passed them I could hear them laughing saying "Renita cant ride a bike, Renita cant ride a bike". I got on my bike and proved that I knew how to ride a bike. It felt so good! I didn't learn how to ride a bike just to prove it to them and not be made fun of, I did it for me! I wanted to prove to myself that you can do anything if you put your mind to it. No one is perfect just always remember "practice makes perfect".