Persona

From personal experience of identity search, I'd say making a decision is always linked to something that has happened once before. Either from watching friends, family, family's church or any outside interest. In this instance there is a little girl growing up watching/hearing her family, government, schools etc. tell her constantly whats wrong and whats right. She is in a constant battle between herself and the life surrounding her. As a ten year old girl growing around contradictions on her family's value system, I completely see why she acts the way's she does. Such as when she felt that her family was striving for equality and then her father completely disconnects the maid and the neighbor because of status. Again with contradiction, Marjane's parents teach her to forgive when they are protesting "all tortures should be massacred!" Of course she will always love her parents but the struggle to determine whats right will always be a question in her mind.