The Dowry Marjane Summary
The next factor to cause conflict in Marjane’s identity is the opposing views she faces during school. In the chapter “The Dowry”, Marjane has transferred to a new school after being expelled, but still faces issues at her new school. Her teachers states that since the Islamic Republic, there are no longer any political prisoners, but Marjane argues by stating that infact the amount has increased. Consequently, Marjane gets in trouble and when she comes home from school her parents both treat her differently. Her father was content that she defended her beliefs and even said, “she gets that from her uncle,”(145) and while her father doesn’t seem upset, her mother is upset and even rebuttals his comment by saying, “maybe you’d like her to end