We have been reading the book Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. This book is about her life as a child, growing up and not understanding what's going on in her environment and surroundings. She lived during the Islamic Revolution. She wanted to be a prophet growing up, because she wanted to change some things about the world she lived in then.
"At the age of six I was already sure I was the last prophet. This was a few years before the revolution."
Due to the Islamic Revoltuion they had to go to an all girls catholic school and had to wear black covers over their heads; they could also not play or interact with their friends that were boys. She didn't like that way of living so figured if she grew up to be a prophet she could change the way everything was. She thought she could be a prophet because she could speak, personally, to God.
"Every night I had a big discussion with God."
She wanted to carry on his will and do things that would change the world, but in the name of God. She eventually looses that will power and no longer speaks to God that often, he leaves once she gets ideas about revolting and demonstrating on the street. After that she rarely speaks to God, in the book, until after she finds out about her grandfather being a prince. Her father tells her about her great-grandfather being king and her grandfather being prince, and about how her grandfather getting into some trouble and ending up in jail.
"...Everytime there was a knock at the door I thought they were coming to take my father to prison."
He started off as a prince but ended up in jail. After they told her that, she wanted to kow more about why he went to jail but they would not tell her anything! She began to get angry that her mother and grandmother were keeping secrets about her grandfather from her. It's a very interesting book, and even has pictures, so it's all good. c:
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