Marjane and her family seldom let the craziness of the outside world negatively affect their lives; they held weekly parties, drank alcohol and celebrated friendship in the comfort of their own home (Satrapi 105-106). The family's bravery in hosting social get-togethers is off the wall considering the trouble it could have gotten into. Even owning "banned items" such as records and tapes, cards and board games were condoned, and earned Tinoosh 75 whip lashes (Satrapi 105). But throughout all the hardships outside, Marjane's family continued with the parties because "without them it wouldn't be psychologically bearable," while carrying on with all the "illegal," westernized things including music, wine, and games (Satrapi 106). Unfortunately, parties were often crashed by police guards (Satrapi 108). However, these guards were often very young, and I was astonished how Marji's dad bought off the investigation of a guard simply because "their faith has nothing to do with idology" (Satrapi 110). This shows how corrupted society had become with the religious leaders in charge, because though the religious leaders were obeyed by some people, these same people did not actually accept the ideas imposed on them. I just wish that all these citizens would not let government brainwash them, and instead take their own stands on issues, because together, they make up a large population and had they spoken out together, Iran may be in a better place than it is in today."Cultural propaganda|Alcohol in Iran"
This is a great video that shows instances that resulted from liquor bans in Chicago and from the Persepolis film.
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