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Marjane’s grandmother is an important guiding force in Marjane’s life. Though she doesn’t appear in the graphic novel at all while Marjane lives in Vienna, Marjane sees her grandmother often once she returns to Tehran. Like Marjane’s parents, Marjane’s grandmother is very liberal. She’s sharp with a cutting sense of humor, and she dotes on her granddaughter. However, Marjane’s grandmother also holds tightly to her values. She’s a firm believer in integrity and honor, so when Marjane makes choices that call her integrity into question, Marjane’s grandmother is deeply disappointed. Her frank and uncensored scolding makes an impression on Marjane and encourages Marjane to make better choices in the future. She’s also pivotal in helping Marjane navigate her failing marriage with Reza. Marjane’s grandmother got a divorce 50 years ago, when divorce was very uncommon in Iran. She’s therefore able to make the case that divorce isn’t the end of the world and is actually a good thing, a viewpoint that goes against what Marjane’s friends think. Marjane’s grandmother passes away two years after Marjane leaves for Europe. In Marjane’s estimation, the price of her personal freedom was giving up proximity with her grandmother in the final years of her grandmother’s life.
Marjane’s Grandmother Quotes in Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return
The Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return quotes below are all either spoken by Marjane’s Grandmother or refer to Marjane’s Grandmother. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Skiing
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Certainly, they’d had to endure the war, but they had each other and close by. They had never known the confusion of being a third-worlder, they had always had a home! At the same time, how could they have pitied me? I was so shut off. I kept repeating to myself that I mustn’t crack up.
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The Convocation
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I applied myself. Designing the “model” that would please both the administration and the interested parties wasn’t easy. I made dozens of sketches.
This was the result of my research. Though subtle, these differences meant a lot to us.
This little rebellion reconciled my grandmother and me. [...] And this is how I recovered my self-esteem and my dignity. For the first time in a long time, I was happy with myself.
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Marjane’s Grandmother Quotes in Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return
The Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return quotes below are all either spoken by Marjane’s Grandmother or refer to Marjane’s Grandmother. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Skiing
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Certainly, they’d had to endure the war, but they had each other and close by. They had never known the confusion of being a third-worlder, they had always had a home! At the same time, how could they have pitied me? I was so shut off. I kept repeating to myself that I mustn’t crack up.
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The Convocation
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I applied myself. Designing the “model” that would please both the administration and the interested parties wasn’t easy. I made dozens of sketches.
This was the result of my research. Though subtle, these differences meant a lot to us.
This little rebellion reconciled my grandmother and me. [...] And this is how I recovered my self-esteem and my dignity. For the first time in a long time, I was happy with myself.
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