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I do like your ideas you brought up about the Marjane and children in wearing of the veil. Growing up as a child required a lot of questions and wondering, especially seeing a different character and the attitude of the people. Marjane and the others female girl was not happy about the wearing of the veil. They keep saying that they do not understand the reason behind the veil. I would say that some of the culture in our society has brought a lot of oppression that women faced today. However, I am not saying that the society does not supposed to have their own culture guiding them. What I am trying to say is that they should make their culture in a way that, no one should rebel or become intimidated about the culture. In addition, most of the

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