Throughout Persepolis Marji is constantly trying to create a sense of identity, like all adolescents do. However her adolescence is a bit different because it is during the Iranian Revolution, a time where she is forced to dress and act a certain way in public. On pg. 131 we see how Marji moves into her teen years and brings to life her inner "teenager," which is clearly influenced by Western culture; in order for her to enjoy this Western cultural influence on her life she has to do so in the privacy of her own bedroom. Although she has to abide to Iranian law by wearing her headscarf in public, behind closed doors she expresses herself as best as she can in an attempt to create her own sense of identity. The pictures on pg. 130-131 show Marji receiving a pair of Nikes and posters that her parents brought back for her and you can tell her how happy she is in the images. Marji then hangs up the posters in her room, listens to Western music, and dresses in her "...denim jacket with the Michael Jackson button, and of course, my headscarf" (131). This shows Marji's attempts at trying to gain a sense of freedom and to grow into her own person even if she is only able to do so in small ways.
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