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A Good Man is Hard to Find

{I found the grandmother to be the most interesting character in the story}. “At the beginning, it is clear that she is a stubborn women. This is shown when she is trying to convince the family to go to Tennessee rather than Florida. It is inferred that she had been trying to change their minds for a while. As the story progresses, she becomes more manipulative. This is most prominent when she wants to see the old plantation house she visited as a child. She knows that Bailey won’t want to stop and lose any time so she deceitfully tells the children that there is silver hidden somewhere in the house. This way she is able to get the kids on her side and convince Bailey. I wasn’t too surprised by this behavior as it was also somewhat apparent earlier in the story when she was trying to convince Bailey not to go to Florida by pretending to fear for the family’s safety. She was always trying to get what she wanted throughout the story even if it wasn’t for the good of the others...
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Marjane sent to Europe

Marjane’s parents sent to her Europe to protect her. It wasn’t safe for her to stay in Iran while the war was taking place. People she knew were dying and her parents probably thought it was best that she left. That’s not a situation you want a child growing up in and I think her parents understood this so they decided to give her a chance at a more normal life outside of the war. Her parents were probably somewhat worried she would become emotionally unstable from the constant stress. I think they made the correct choice sending her to Europe. While it’s definitely not recommended to send your child off to another country, I don’t believe they had much of a choice. They could’ve kept her in Iran where she was at risk of being bombed almost everyday or she could go to Europe without her parents and be safer. It’s also important to note that Marjane wasn’t just randomly shipped off without anywhere to go. She was to stay with Zozo (even though that didn’t go exactly as planned...
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Interview Reflection

There’s not much I would change about our interview but if I were to conduct it again, I would create a larger list of questions to ask. Our interview ran a few minutes short so by adding a couple more questions we could’ve reached a more ideal time. My favorite part of the interview process was probably the interview itself. I enjoyed listening to Ms. Joyce speak about her experiences during hurricane Harvey. The advice I would give to any future students conducting the same project is to make sure that their questions are well written and prepared ahead of time like ours were. I think our group worked productively and I would want it to go as smoothly with future projects as well. I think splitting the work evenly and preparing ahead of time is a good way to  ensure everything will go as planned. I could challenge myself in future group projects by taking more initiative with planning and preparation. I didn’t find working in a group to be too difficult. We split up t...
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Marjane's Heroes

I was interested in the way that young Marjane regarded her heroes. Without considering the morals of what they did, it seemed that Marjane would view anyone as a hero as long as they had fought in the war or gone to prison. She most likely adopted this mindset after hearing the stories from other kids about their family members fighting in the war.  This caused her to disregard her parents as she was disappointed they hadn’t ever done anything she considered heroic. Her uncle, on the other hand, had experienced war and prison which Marjane admired. Some of Marjane’s friends had family members that died in prison. While talking to one girl, Marjane claims that the girl should be happy her father died a hero. The girl responds with “I wish he were alive and in jail rather than dead and a hero”. I believe this response caused Marjane to think but she didn’t fully understand or relate until Anoosh was killed.  
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Marjane's Grandmother

             What led to Marjane's grandmother yelling at her? It started with Reza complaining to Marjane that she wasn't made up enough, so she decided to surprise him one day by putting on lots of makeup. As she waited for him, a car full of Guardians of the Revolution approached followed by a bus which signified a raid. She called them over and claimed a man called her something "indecent". This distracted them so she could get away. This is the story she later told her grandmother that caused her to become angered (Pages 185-186)               I believe her yelling was justified. Not only had Marjane gotten an innocent man arrested but she was also laughing and joking about it.  At one point the man even begged her to tell them the truth but instead she called him a lier which probably got him in more trouble. 
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