In this quote, Marjane is reflecting on a book she had read by her favorite author Ashraf Darvishian. After reading the book she started becoming more aware of social classes. This quote is important because this was the start of Marjane's coming of age. She wanted to start havig an opinion on the Revolution however she did not know much. The books educated her about the Revolution and that helped guide her in her opinions on it.
This quote is a metaphor. Marjane Satrapi compares her shame to the Revolution. The metaphor has an impact on the passage meaning. The metaphor helps you see Marjane's coming of age. She is able to understand the cause of the Revoluntion and is even able to connect it to her own feelings. The tone of this passage is angry. In the panel you can see anger in Marjane's drawing of herself. Marjane is upset about the social classes and starts feeling shameful that she rides in her dad's Cadillac.
The quote is significant because this is the point in the story in which Marjane decides she wants to start demonstrating. She very upset with the idea of social classes. If it wasn't for her reading the books and wanting to become educated she would not have these feeling towards social classes. The theme of this quote is Coming of Age. She once was uneducated of the Revolution and didn't really have an opinion. However after she's educated herself through books she wants to start protesting against the government. She doesn't even care if she gets in trouble or not.
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