Reading Lolita in Tehran

In the stories "Cairo: my city, my revolution", "Reading Lolita in Tehran", and "Persepolis 2" a common theme is rebellion. Each author had their own view on rebellion and its meaning. Here are the different interpretations of rebellion according to each author… Beginning with “Cairo: my city, my revolution.” Rebellion to this author means standing up for her city. Uniting with her people and fighting for their rights. This is the only story where the characters openly defy their government.

Freedom and liberty hold significant values that many individuals struggle to obtain in their lives, as several obstacles block their way from achieving it. In the novels Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi and The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, (1) gender, (2) religion, and (3) government all depicted barriers that prevented one from attaining free will. Nonetheless, through resistance and rebellion, specific obstacles surrendered to the individuals who fought it, thus allowing humans to

Part I: Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir In Books “Reading Lolita In Tehran: A Memoir In Books” chronicles the life of Azar Nafisi, (a Professor of English), during her years in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The novel documents Nafisi’s experiences while teaching during the Iranian Revolution in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and her life there until abandoning her home for America in 1997. Much of the book focuses on Nafisi as a professor at the University of Tehran, and, (after her expulsion

Reading Lolita In Tehran: A Memoir In Books is a novel that chronicles the life of Azar Nafisi, a Professor of English, during her years in the Islamic Republic of Iran. As described in its ' title, the novel is a “Memoir in Books” that chronicles Azar Nafisi’s experiences while teaching during the Iranian Revolution in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and her life there until leaving for America in 1997. Much of the book focuses on Nafisi as a professor at the University of Tehran, and, (after her

result can better understand the people discussed and their struggles. An American can benefit by reading literature from and about different cultures as it can lead to an understanding of others and an acceptance of different groups of people. Azar Nafisi’s memoir Reading Lolita in Tehran describes how she lived through the Iranian Cultural Revolution

The main human universal evident in the text of the Gatsby Chapters of Reading Lolita In Tehran is that of the power of dreams and their relationship to reality. Webster defines dreams as “a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person 's mind during sleep.” However, there is a much broader definition of dreams applicable to this novel. In Nafisi’s world, dreams represent more than just a picture show of thoughts we have while we sleep. In Iran, it was the dreams of one man that

The fight for freedom is the fight that people of the past and the present are trying to win. A fight where the result are endless options. In the texts “I have a dream” by Martin Luther King Jr, “Persepolis 2” by Marjane Satrapi, and “Reading Lolita in Tehran” by Azar Nafisi the demand for freedom is shown through the thoughts and worries of the people. Martin Luther King Jr believes that people of colors haven’t really been given freedom, even though they’re no longer slaves. In his speech Luther

students grab this power from women or even other students. They are stripped down to nothing and the only way they see to regain this power is through dominating the opposite gender and even violently taking control of their own gender. Through Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi the male government and male figures in their lives oppress the women, and they ultimately find refuge in a literature class that break down these gender barriers. In both articles the constant search for true identity of

form of story to provide her readers a sharper understanding of what these experiences entail. Similarly, Azar Nafisi recounts her experiences in vivid detail through a narrative. In Nafisi 's “Selections from Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books,” her rough experiences in Tehran become fully pronounced as she describes her conflict with clashing cultures through a series of firsthand

fascinating portrait as well as a deep exploration of the Islamic revolution in Iran while showing how it affected a university professor and her students. In “ Reading Lolita in Teheran” Nafisi is looking for a way to escape reality and find out if art can be more powerful than a dictatorship. Because of her deep passion for literature and reading, Nafisi chooses to teach a sampling of world’s greatest literature to seven of her most committed female students. Thus, every Thursday morning they gather