Azar Nafisi

Karen Ho, Robert Thurman, and Azar Nafisi all write different passages that are similar in that they touch upon topics of individuality, the self, and how one acts in certain societies. In Ho’s passage titled “Biographies of Hegemony”, she describes the society of Wall Street and how one must conform himself in order to fit in with the elite society. In the passage“Wisdom” written by Thurman, he writes about “the self” and how one must not result into only being one personality trait. But instead

Part I: Symbols/ Motifs F. Scott Fitzgerald uses color as a way to describe in more detail. Some of the main colors are green, grey, white, silver and gold.The color green is one of the most prominent and detailed symbols in the book. Gatsby sees the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock as the distance between him and Daisy, along with what he hopes and aspires for in the future. In the literal sense, the color green also represents his craving for money and vanity of the Roaring Twenties in New

Throughout history, people have been limited in multiple ways, most commonly, their freedom. Dynasties, empires, and kingdoms were responsible for the restriction of liberty of ruling or conquered populations. People had no other choice but to resort to demanding their freedom through both violent and pacific methods. Freedom is never given, but rather demanded by those who lack liberty, colored people in America had to demand their freedom through the civil rights movement, people in Egypt had to

“The negative side of the American Dream comes when people pursue success at any cost, which in turn destroys the vision and the dream”- Azar Nafisi. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald depicts the time period of the 1920’s. The 1920’s were a time where people indulged in parties and drinking. Many dreamed of wealth and the higher end of living. Although this dream remained persistent for many Americans during this era, it seemed virtually unattainable unless born into a somewhat wealthy family

unique. Nafisi writes about her value of Western literature and the ideas it provides her to compare to the occurrences in her own life based on the regime influence and their ideal culture. She is not trying to use these pieces of literature to change her own culture, in fact she tells her readers “…do not, under any circumstances, belittle a work of fiction by trying to turn it into a carbon copy of real life; what we search for fiction is not so much reality but the epiphany of truth” (Nafisi 279)

Reading Lolita in Tehran In the memoir, Reading Lolita in Tehran, it talks about all the extreme risks the women of Iran are taking just to be able to do simple tasks, such as reading westernized literature (The Great Gatsby, Pride and Prejudice). It documents the experiences of women in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. A very thought provoking book might I add. The men are practically free to run around and do as they please within reason. Following the revolution, everything changed…leading

countries women were under strict rule and given little to no rights outside their homes. Azar Nafisi describes the hardships of being a woman in Iran during this time in her memoir titled, "Reading Lolita in Tehran". In this memoir it states, "It is in her best interest not to be seen, not be heard or noticed. She doesn’t walk upright, but bends her head towards the ground and doesn’t look at passersby." (Nafisi 82). This shows that women were nervous to be seen by the men who had all of the power

The idea of rebellion was treated by the authors as, people would get into trouble if they show an act of rebellion. If women showed an act of rebellion, they would get arrested and sometimes killed in certain places or countries. Three stories why the idea of rebellion is treated by the authors as a way to get women in trouble in certain places is “Cairo: my city my revolution”, “reading Lolita”, and “Persepolis 2”. These three stories explain what the authors think of the idea of rebellion is and

fiction stories come from people’s life, or are based in a real fact in order to be credible. In some ways, the truth must be distorted to be understandable, because sometimes it can be too complex to be explained. Both Reading Lolita in Tehran, by Azar Nafisi, and How To Tell a True Story, by Tim O’Brien, attempt to discover the truth even if it was exemplified by fiction,

Critically acclaimed author, Azar Nafisi once said, “The negative side of the American dream comes when people pursue success at any cost, which in turn destroys the vision and the dream.” Within The Great Gatsby, which is set in the midst of the roaring 20s, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s apparent plot is the rekindling between hopeless lovers but in actuality it converses the inevitability of the American dream downfall. The novel is narrated by Nick Carraway who speaks in absolute awe of Jay Gatsby, originally