The sequence I chose from Persepolis is when her uncle Anoosh goes to visit Satrapi. It's after he tells her about his life in prison and in Russia, and now she's going to bed. The dialogue goes:
Anoosh: "And now it's time for bed!"
Marjane: "What? The story's finished?"
Anoosh: "Here, take this swan I made in prison out of bread."
Marjane: "In prison?"
Anoosh: "Pleasant dreams."
(Satrapi, 61)
I thought this was important because prior to this, Marjane wanted a hero in her family; although it was somewhat of a competition for her with the other children regarding who had the best hero in her family, this gives her an even stronger sense of family and pride. She grows so close to Anoosh that he chose her to be the only person he got to see in prison, and gave her another bread-swan. After that, she sees headlines in the newspaper saying they executed Anoosh. This is the first personal loss Marjane experiences and makes her feel even stronger about the war- it even makes her feel angry toward god. When it shows him appearing in her room, she just yells at him to get out. I would question whether or not she'd ever feel as strongly about the things she does now if she hadn't experienced the loss of Anoosh. The illustration when he's putting her to bed shows him carrying her, and through the rest of hte panels she's smiling happily. She also has the duck with her in the two remaining frames after he gives it to her.
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