Persepolis prompt 2

    I think Marjane chose to leave Iran because of the liberties taken away from the public. Her life as a child was filled with things like chess and parties and having that taken away from her would already be shocking, but then her parents send her to Austria. In Austria, she found those liberties like playing chess and cards again and also found a new freedom, the ability to think for oneself that comes with being an adolescent. With all this behind her, returning to an even more conservative Iran would be terrifying to anyone. The simplest act could land you a fine, for example talking to a person of the opposite gender that has no familial or marital relation to you. Her decision to go to France was one that I would also make had I been in her situation.