“The Veils” and “The F-14s”-Mohamed Zokari

Reading “The Complete Perespolis” I have two favorite chapters so far which are The Veil and The Sheep. The Veil chapter was a great way to start off the story it shows how the main character Marji’s life dramatically changes when the Islamic revolution takes place and the divided view on the veil and if its a sign of oppression or not. I like how the main character is very spiritual and determined to make a change in not only her and her family’s life but other people’s lives as well, and that is why she wants to become a prophet and that was her destiny.  As the story progresses and war breaks out my other favorite chapter is The F-14s because of how chaotic it got, and it shows how living in a war-torn country destroys innocent people’s lives. For example, in the chapter when Marji is at her dad’s office at work and fighter jets flew by to attack was a surreal moment, Marji was angry, and her father rushed home to check on Marji’s wife. That was a sort of edge on my seat moment, I was eager to see if the mother way okay or not. Also, another reason why this was one of my favorite chapters was because of how I could relate to how war can destroy people’s lives. I’m from Yemen and my family that live in Yemen are terrified because of the civil war that is happening there and I’m sure that they can relate to Marji and her father when they heard the explosion from the jet attacks.