On page 32, Marjane's parents and Grandmother are talking. They are talking about a widow who's husband died from cancer, and they thought he was a martyr. Then, the widow joined in saying the king is a killer even though her husband died of cancer. Marjane starts thinking, because she doesn't understand what is happening. Why are they laughing. She thinks, "Something escaped me. Cadaver, cancer, death, murderer. Laughter?" And then she starts laughing, and it is obvious that it is after the moment of laughter. "HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!" "I realized that I didn't understand anything. I read all the books I could" ( Satrapi, 32) I found this interesting because even though she is in Iran, everyone can relate to her at this moment. She is trying to fit in, so since everyone else is laughing, she laughs. After this, she realizes that she needs to figure out why they were laughing, so she goes straight to books. Tries to learn as much as she can so she can understand what these adults are talking about. The pictures really help the reader understand this too. In the first frame, you can tell she is confused. But the second frame really shows the awkwardness of her laughter. All the adults are looking at her like, "why are you laughing?" And then in the third frame, she is all business. You can see it on her face, how determined she is to learn more. Seems that she was embarassed about her laughter, and wants to get back at them with even more knowledge.
I feel like I can relate with her, because when I was a kid, I grew up with eight siblings. If you said something and it wasn't right, the older siblings would just make fun of you. I found myself wanting to learn more so I could prove them wrong. I feel like Marjane is trying to do the same thing here.
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