Why did Marjane's parents decide to send her to Europe. Do you think this was the right decision? Why or why not?
Marjane's parents decide to send her to Austria because "considering the person [she is] and the education [she's] received, [they] thought it would be better if [she] left Iran" (147). Marjane was very rebellious leading up to this, especially towards her teachers at school. She had even been expelled.
Marjane likes to stand up for what is right, and her parents respect that. But they just can't stand the fact of her not getting the French education they wanted, or the fact that she could get in a lot more trouble than just expulsion.
I personally also think that the war had something to do with them sending her away. Iran just wasn't a safe place for people to live.
I think their decision to send Marjane away was a good and bad one at the same time. I think it was good that she would be able to be away from the war, live a normal teenage life, and have a better education. I think it was bad because she will rarely be able to see her parents, if ever again.
We'll just have to see in the next section of the book how everything turns out and whether or not Marjane likes it in Austria.
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