Letter to Marjane

Dear Marjane,
I would like to inform you that your book Persepolis was interesting and extremely educational. Before I even finished your book I was already learning what you were about. I learned about your culture, religion and your childhood history in Iran. I didn’t know why women from your country wore the veil. I didn’t even know what it was called. Reading your book has helped me gain knowledge and change my entire mind about your race, culture and history. I didn’t even know if you had a religion or not. Yes, I realize I was a stereotype and most of that was because the lack of knowledge. After reading your book I understand why you keep your culture, traditions and beliefs alive. The message you were trying to send to the West has been successfully received in my perspective. In fact there were various scenes from Persepolis that caught my attention. A scene that touched my heart was when your mother was crying in your father’ arms because some guys had threatened her to rape her in the street or give her a beaten for not wearing the veil. I haven’t gone through a similar situation but my mother as a young girl married my father and he prohibited her to wear tight close such as jeans or shirts. My mother talked about her situation. My mother’s experience was almost about the same as your moms. My dad was a control freak. He treated my mom as if she was a child. Ever since he left she started to realize how dumb she was to have listened to everything he was telling her to do. Women should have the right to dress, speak, and leave where ever they want. The difference between the USA and Iran is that the government systems. In Iran there are a lot of requirements to live by. In the United States everyone does whatever they want as long as it is legal. Women and men had the same rights and there was no such thing as discriminated of age, religion, color, or gender. If you were to visit the U.S you would really love it here. You might even write a book of how you might have liked your childhood to get lost imagining of a place like this. Since you were really into punk music you would have loved it even more because of Michael Jackson. Most of all you could wear any style you want and no one can tell you anything. If you were to visit the U.S, would you choose to stay here and write about the difference of the United States and Iran? What would be your message, if so? Who would be your audience this time?