Response 2

I think Marjane begins the book the way she does because that point in her life was when her life started changing, and she started growing up. She goes from being an innocent child, to learning all about the revolution and the hardships that come with it. I particularly like where the reading ends on pg. 117 where she smokes a cigarette and says, "with this first cigarette, I kissed childhood goodbye. Now I was a grown-up." because it is the moment where she stops believing she is a child, which is a big moment in someone's life.

If I were to begin a memoir, I would probably start at the beginning of my life. This way someone could see everything that happened to make me who I am today.