Lesson 4 - pp. 118-153

1. Persepolis
Lesson 4: Women in Iran
L.O. Understanding why
Marjane’s parents
decide to send her
abroad

2. Starter: Marjane’ personality
• In pairs: write a descriptions of
Marjane’s personality as we see it at
the end of ‘The story of a Childhood’.
Include ideas on how she relates to
other people (family, teachers, friends,
authority figures). Offer examples to
back up your findings.
• Your final description should answer
the question: What does Marjane find
important in life?

3. • What happened & happens to Niloufar (Marji meets her briefly
when they try to get her sick uncle Taher a passport)?
• Why is her story important to Marjane’s development?
• What does the story of ‘the passport’ tell us about Iranian
society in the new theocratic state?
• How is Niloufar’s story connected to the decision to send
Marjane abroad?
• How do the ‘Kim Wilde’ & ‘The Shabbat’ chapters fit into all of
this?
The story of
Niloufar

4. Plenary: leaving
Use these images to explain
the emotions of some of the
characters when Marjane
leaves & comment on how
she has portrayed these
emotions (p. 151-153).