Teri -
I think that the characters in Percepolis handle abadonment rather maturely.
They grieve over their loss and move on as best as they can.
In my life, the times I've most felt abandoned was first when my parents told me that I am adopted. I was pretty young at the time (I think 4 or 5 years old) and I didn't exactly understand what it meant. So at the time I felt like my birth mother and father had just given me up. When in fact that was not really the case, my birth mother was doing what she could for me and she had given me the best gift ever by giving me to a family who I was better off with and could afford to give me the best life possible.
They grieve over their loss and move on as best as they can.
In my life, the times I've most felt abandoned was first when my parents told me that I am adopted. I was pretty young at the time (I think 4 or 5 years old) and I didn't exactly understand what it meant. So at the time I felt like my birth mother and father had just given me up. When in fact that was not really the case, my birth mother was doing what she could for me and she had given me the best gift ever by giving me to a family who I was better off with and could afford to give me the best life possible.
As I got older I realized how grateful I was. And no longer feel abadoned by that happening.
Another time I felt abandoned was the time my father decided to move to the east coast because of a job offering (he is a doctor). He moved to Virginia Beach, my parents soon got divorced 6 years alter. Although he moved he didn't completely abadon my family, we still visit each other. Since he has moved to Fairfax, VA, and now he lives in Maryland. For the most part I think we have a pretty healthy relationship.
Another time I felt abandoned was the time my father decided to move to the east coast because of a job offering (he is a doctor). He moved to Virginia Beach, my parents soon got divorced 6 years alter. Although he moved he didn't completely abadon my family, we still visit each other. Since he has moved to Fairfax, VA, and now he lives in Maryland. For the most part I think we have a pretty healthy relationship.
Adam -
I feel as if in Percepolis Marji is the one who tries to make everyone feel comfortable.
In the start of the book she claims to want to be a prophit and fix everyone's pain. Especially her grandmother who has many problems. She tries her hardest to help anyone in need.
She acts out as an independant woman at such a young age.
In my life luckily I've had a lot of friends some that I still have and some that I don't who have helped me through rough times, it also helps that my sister is much older than me (she's 31) and I can turn to her when I'm in need of advice and what not as well.
I can't really describe why because it always differs in the way they helped. It's always good to have a friend when you're going through rough times. The picture I included in this post is one of my best friends, his name is Christian :) I've known him since middle school.
leah - i like how you talk about overcoming feeling abandoned by your birth parents and realizing how grateful you where, you were really good at describing that experience.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I feel like I had a hard time when I was younger but in reality a lot of adopted children have had it way worse so I had no reason to complain.
ReplyDeletei feel what you saying because you should greatful because you could be in a worser place.
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