Moscow
· The title of the chapter I chose, Moscow, was significant in that chapter because Marji’s uncle, Anoosh who is her new hero came to visit after being in Moscow and prison for many years. In the beginning of the chapter Marji is defeated because she keeps hearing about her friends’ parents who are heroes in the war, and she doesn't think that there is anyone related to her who is a hero. Then her father tells her about her uncle, Anoosh, from Moscow just got out of jail and had decided to come stay with her family. He was her new hero, and all she wanted to do was to listen to his stories.
· There is a lot that happens in this chapter, but in the beginning Marji is defeated because neither her father or mother are heroes in the war, neither died for their country, were pilots for fighter planes, neither had been persecuted or in prison. This made her sad because she kept hearing on the radio and from their friends about people who risked their lives for their country and she wanted her parents to be like that. Then, she hears from her father about her uncle who she had never met before because he had been prison for so long. And, he had just gotten out of prison and his mother had finally been reunited with his family. When she met him she immediately loved him and wanted him to live with her family. Although he said he couldn’t do that, he did say that he could sleep over that night and tell her stories about the war. That night he told her about when he was 18 and how he had heard about his uncle and his friends who had proclaimed the independence of the Iranian province of Azerbaijan. His uncle, Fereydoon, became the self appointed leader of the new republic. Once he had heard about his uncle and what was going on, he decided that his uncle’s point of view was like his own. When his father found this out, he became very upset. His father threw him out of the house so he went and became Fereydoon’s secretary. One morning he realized that Fereydoon had been arrested and taken to prison. He became very worried and decided to escape, so he walked for days until he got to his parents house. He knew that the Shah’s police would come find him at his parents’ house, so he swam across the river into Russia. He went on to tell Marji that while in Russia he became a student, and learned about communism. He also told her that he married and had two children. Later he divorced his wife, and decided to come home. On his way home, even though he was in a disguise he was caught and taken to prison. That is where he stayed for 30 years, and he had just been released. Marji thanks her uncle for telling such great stories to her, and he gives her a little swan made out of bread that he made in prison. In the end of the chapter you see Marji telling her friends all about her uncle and what a hero he is, and they just question what she is talking about.
· There is one main new character that is introduced in this chapter. That character is Anoosh, Marji’s hero uncle. He is the main character of this chapter, and in some of the following chapters. He is very involved in teaching Marji what really goes on during the war, and he gives her something to be really happy about, that she has a hero in the family! A subject that is alluded to in this chapter is Marxism-Leninism. Anoosh says that while he was in Russia he became a student, and he studied Marxism-Leninism. And, Marxism-Leninism is expanded version of Marxism about communism and the teachings behind it.
· There are many humorous parts of this chapter, because Marji is a young girl and she is curious about the war, and the different parts of the revolution. Since she is young she doesn’t get all the parts of the war and the things that her parents talk about but she tries to act like she does. Another funny part about this chapter is that Marji is so disappointed that she doesn’t have a “hero” in her family. She wants to have one so desperately, and when she hears about her uncle Anoosh, she is ecstatic. She becomes obsessed with him, and all she wants to do is to listen to stories about his time in prison, and during the war, and she wants him to stay with her forever. This is so funny, because Marji probably would not have ever shown nearly as much interest in her uncle had he not been a hero from the war!
· The picture that I think ties the whole chapter together is the one on the first page of the chapter in the middle row where the six brothers and their mother are all together. This picture is important because it tells many different things, one being that family is important to him. It also ties together the beginning, middle and end of the chapter. In the beginning of the chapter Marji’s father tells her about her uncle who is just out of prison, and before that had been in Russia. The reason he left Russia and ultimately was sent to prison was because he had missed his family and decided to come out of hiding. But, on his way back from Russia he was caught by the police and sent to prison. In the middle of the chapter when he tells his father of his beliefs where he agrees with his uncle his father sends him away. This makes him terribly sad because he loved his father. Then when the police caught Fereydoon, his uncle who he had been working for, and he was going to get caught, he went back to his family to try and escape. He had to leave them though because he knew that they would come looking for him at his mother and father’s house. In the end, he had been in prison for 30 years, and right when he was let out he went straight to his family to reunite with his mother, father, and brothers.
· The title of the chapter I chose, Moscow, was significant in that chapter because Marji’s uncle, Anoosh who is her new hero came to visit after being in Moscow and prison for many years. In the beginning of the chapter Marji is defeated because she keeps hearing about her friends’ parents who are heroes in the war, and she doesn't think that there is anyone related to her who is a hero. Then her father tells her about her uncle, Anoosh, from Moscow just got out of jail and had decided to come stay with her family. He was her new hero, and all she wanted to do was to listen to his stories.
· There is a lot that happens in this chapter, but in the beginning Marji is defeated because neither her father or mother are heroes in the war, neither died for their country, were pilots for fighter planes, neither had been persecuted or in prison. This made her sad because she kept hearing on the radio and from their friends about people who risked their lives for their country and she wanted her parents to be like that. Then, she hears from her father about her uncle who she had never met before because he had been prison for so long. And, he had just gotten out of prison and his mother had finally been reunited with his family. When she met him she immediately loved him and wanted him to live with her family. Although he said he couldn’t do that, he did say that he could sleep over that night and tell her stories about the war. That night he told her about when he was 18 and how he had heard about his uncle and his friends who had proclaimed the independence of the Iranian province of Azerbaijan. His uncle, Fereydoon, became the self appointed leader of the new republic. Once he had heard about his uncle and what was going on, he decided that his uncle’s point of view was like his own. When his father found this out, he became very upset. His father threw him out of the house so he went and became Fereydoon’s secretary. One morning he realized that Fereydoon had been arrested and taken to prison. He became very worried and decided to escape, so he walked for days until he got to his parents house. He knew that the Shah’s police would come find him at his parents’ house, so he swam across the river into Russia. He went on to tell Marji that while in Russia he became a student, and learned about communism. He also told her that he married and had two children. Later he divorced his wife, and decided to come home. On his way home, even though he was in a disguise he was caught and taken to prison. That is where he stayed for 30 years, and he had just been released. Marji thanks her uncle for telling such great stories to her, and he gives her a little swan made out of bread that he made in prison. In the end of the chapter you see Marji telling her friends all about her uncle and what a hero he is, and they just question what she is talking about.
· There is one main new character that is introduced in this chapter. That character is Anoosh, Marji’s hero uncle. He is the main character of this chapter, and in some of the following chapters. He is very involved in teaching Marji what really goes on during the war, and he gives her something to be really happy about, that she has a hero in the family! A subject that is alluded to in this chapter is Marxism-Leninism. Anoosh says that while he was in Russia he became a student, and he studied Marxism-Leninism. And, Marxism-Leninism is expanded version of Marxism about communism and the teachings behind it.
· There are many humorous parts of this chapter, because Marji is a young girl and she is curious about the war, and the different parts of the revolution. Since she is young she doesn’t get all the parts of the war and the things that her parents talk about but she tries to act like she does. Another funny part about this chapter is that Marji is so disappointed that she doesn’t have a “hero” in her family. She wants to have one so desperately, and when she hears about her uncle Anoosh, she is ecstatic. She becomes obsessed with him, and all she wants to do is to listen to stories about his time in prison, and during the war, and she wants him to stay with her forever. This is so funny, because Marji probably would not have ever shown nearly as much interest in her uncle had he not been a hero from the war!
· The picture that I think ties the whole chapter together is the one on the first page of the chapter in the middle row where the six brothers and their mother are all together. This picture is important because it tells many different things, one being that family is important to him. It also ties together the beginning, middle and end of the chapter. In the beginning of the chapter Marji’s father tells her about her uncle who is just out of prison, and before that had been in Russia. The reason he left Russia and ultimately was sent to prison was because he had missed his family and decided to come out of hiding. But, on his way back from Russia he was caught by the police and sent to prison. In the middle of the chapter when he tells his father of his beliefs where he agrees with his uncle his father sends him away. This makes him terribly sad because he loved his father. Then when the police caught Fereydoon, his uncle who he had been working for, and he was going to get caught, he went back to his family to try and escape. He had to leave them though because he knew that they would come looking for him at his mother and father’s house. In the end, he had been in prison for 30 years, and right when he was let out he went straight to his family to reunite with his mother, father, and brothers.
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