ELA Blog #1

Clark May II

Dr. Cobos

ELA

September 26 2017

Was It Smart For Her Parents To Send Her to Austria

Marjane and her parents were never in a lot of danger, so they never needed to move from their home. Then on page 142 her parents were put in a tough situation, they had to decide if they send their child away or keep her in danger in Iran. I also believe that on page 119, when Marjane said that if you’re fourteen then you don’t need your parents, may have also influenced their decision. That could have made her parents realize that she was old enough to somewhat take care of herself and that she could be independent. But, like I was saying, Marjane's direct family was not affected to much by the war when it comes to violence, but when they were bombed the parents thought it was too dangerous for their daughter to stay. Parents, in general, are always trying to do as much as they can so that their children have a successful life and Marjane's parents believed that this was the correct decision. It was the correct decision because Marjane's parents gave her the best opportunity to have a successful, and safe life which was the best gift they could have given her at that moment.