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Sarah: Every one has a connection to one another, whether it is big of small we all share at least a few interests, opinions, etc. Culture is what connects us all, people share the same nationnal cultures and then those nations share simliar parts of about their cultures and then all the sub scultures are also connecting us. People from different worlds are into the same music, movies, games, activities as everyone else which allows people who share similar passions to be able to relate to each other and have a coversation about it pretty in depth. Not only that but small interactions also help just taking small acts of kindness or rudness or just indifferentness. They all affect how we see everyone around us...how we make stereotypes on people or how we don't. Small interactions are sometimes more signifcant than the big ones. They add up together and being a huge whole that makes an impact that we didnt notice thans to the small additions being put together slowly. in Persepolis, its the small subtle hints of their culture that connects you to all the characters in the book. ON a few occasions they give specfic odd little conversations and reinofrce the fact that they are no different than other people. On page 91 Marjane has a conversation with Mail's two sons about Star wars which isnt very important to the narrative itself but later on the next page the boy farts showing even more that even though majran kinda grew up fast thats not the case for all the kids and they are still kids. Oddly enough Marjane finds the talk about farts hilarious and kinda gets to be a kid again. Being a kid again reminds me much of myself when I see kids playing , not washing, just watching cartoons all day, makes me kinda want to go back to my childhood but I can't so I don't dwell on it. Marjane's exposure to "american" culture over time has made a huge impact on what she thinks and how she views the world. She begins listening to the rock band, iron maiden, wearing nikes, earing american clothing. She doesn't represent an entire culture by herself but she does make u think about just a few times of exposure can change a person tottally and the more it happens to more people the more diverse and open the world can become.

In Persepolis, Marjane and her family are more and more discouraged to go outside with rising of violence, but they know that they cannot live in fear and growing up and old is something that must be done. Marjanwas getting older so she has been going out and about alot more. Marjane is coming to be herself and doesn't want to change any that and she knows that its becoming much safer for her to acutally do so. Even so they still worry and stay aware. The older I get the more I go out on my own. I am becoming much more aware of my surrounding but I am not in fear of my surroundings, just cautious. @ night my level of awareness jumps up a notch because I know that things are not as safe as they seem with me just being aware. Now unfortunately my awareness has also added to a bit of a paranoia problem. For example I was walking down western one day and I'm sure this crackhead dude was trying to attack me, and even if he didnt attack me Im glad I was safer than sorry. on page 145 Marjanes mother tells her mother they she doesn't want anyone to touch her or she'll kill them. She shows that she is scared and cares but knows that she can't hold her daughter back forever. Slowly as the book progresses the situation doesn't seem as grim as it had looked once before.