5/30/2023 0 Comments The complete persepolis sparknotes![]() ![]() Everything they own had been destroyed by the Iraqi bombers. ![]() They find Mali and her family at the door. Marjane imagines a glut of cars attempting to leave the border towns, all engulfed in flames. Marjane notes that after Abadan, Iranian border towns had been targeted by bombers. Marjane’s mother attempts to call Mali but they get no answer. Abadan is an Iranian border city where Mali, a good friend of the family’s, lives with her husband and children. A gas station attendant tells the family that the oil refineries at Abadan had been bombed by the Iraqis. Her father comforts her and they attempt to find a restaurant, but the roads are so jammed that they cannot get home until 2 am. Marjane’s mother yells at the women, “If everyone took only what they needed there would be enough to go around!” She then tells Marjane that they should go to the convenience store to get as much rice as they can because “you never know!” At the convenience store, Marjane’s mother and father get into a fight over the rationing of gasoline. Marjane’s mother breaks up a fight between two women tussling over a box of food. Marjane and her mother have a hard time finding food at the supermarket because of war rationing. ![]()
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