I am currently reading further and further into Azar Nafisi's mixed up life. The revolution is starting to get more and more dangerous and there are more bombings. She says she was not afraid for most of the time, but some bombs definitely scared her, especially the ones that hit close. She went back to teaching at another University after being convinced by her "magician" which is a character I don't really understand but he gives her advice. She likes it and continues describing many works of fiction that have presented themselves in her life.
The themes that are present in the book right now are to have no fear and to hold onto what you believe in. Like I said earlier, Tehran was getting much more dangerous and violent due to the revolution going on between different political groups.
"Attention, attention! The siren you hear is the danger signal. Red
alert! Leave at once and repair to your shelters!" I wonder at what
point in my life, and after how many years, the echo of the red siren-
like a schreeching violin that plays mercilessly all over one's body-
would cease in my mind. (185).
This really hit home for me because usually I'm not just casually walking home from school when a siren goes off telling me to hurry up and get home so I won't get hit by a bomb from a war that i'm not even fighting in. The revolution took a big toll on everyone living in Tehran at the present time. But that was because many people fought for what they believed in. "I remember one day when my leftist students had canceled classes, protesting the fresh murder of three revolutionaries, I was walking downstairs when they caught up with me" (95). There was always propaganda everywhere around the University and there were many arguments held on it's grounds. Some people that Azar taught at the University were murdered because of what they believed in. I can't wait to finish the book I am finally starting to like it because now there is SOME conflict!
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This sounds like a very interesting book. In our lifetimes, we haven't known what it's like to live in a country that is at war, at least, one that is being attacked because of a war. None of the US's conflicts have directly affected us. So it's good to find out what it is like for other people, and understand their experiences. The passage you chose about the siren really demonstrates that.
Wow I can't imagine having to live in a place where there is the potential of getting hit by a bomb everyday. Azar must be very courageous to not fear the bombs or to not give up when her students were murdered. Great job; your quotes really helped me to understand what was going on.
This sounds incredibly interesting and I think this sounds like a good read. These kinds of book are a wake up to those of us that live in more fortunate areas. War is a horrible thing and hearing sirens as you walked home from school would be horrible. Azar must be exceptionally strong to life in a society like this.
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