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God is portrayed to appear in Marjane's dreams. God has the shape of a man and mostly consists of white solid color, with minimal details that make out his outline, beard, and face. He comes to Marjane to speak to her when she wants to be a prophet and helps her in times of need. God appears and has a discussion with Marjane every night, until she cuts God out of her life. Gods looks are compared to Marx, with Marx's beard a bit more wavy than God. God is vital to the story, for God is part of Marjane's early dreams and later helps her out again when she is lost. God acted as a messenger between her and her family. Marjane believes that when her mom prayed for her to God, God would make it happen. God is important to the overall story because while Marjane talked with God and God helped her, the entire revolution that changed her life was for a god. 

When Marjane left Iran, the first time, she left thinking that this was just a temporary move (pg. 152). She was not prepared to leave her home and family when she did and when she hit rock bottom, the sentimentality and homesickness came back and she went home to Iran (pg. 145). When she came back to Iran it was a transition to a familiar yet a new strange way of life. It wasn't the exact same Iran she had left, but one with enough familiarity. With her family, and memories, Marjane felt at home. As time went by the restrictions that did not affect Marjane as a child came into affect. For example when she and Reza were trying to be together in the first part of their relationship (pg.  290), she realized how restrictive the law and the strong religious presence in Iran was. She learned that in order to be free she had to leave Iran with the intent of leaving permanently, to create a home of her own, only coming back to visit not to stay. The price for this, as Marjane sai...

During the time Marjane's Uncle Anoosh was released, the people in the prisons who did something against the shah were considered hero's and to to the children everyone wanted a family member to be one. Anoosh was in prison for working with his uncle, Fereydoon, and was released after nine years. Marjane was happy to hear the stories of her uncle, and have a hero she could talk about to her friends. Anoosh like Marjane because he thought it was important that she does not forget her family's memory and she listened to him with interest. His fondness for her can be seen by him giving  Marjane a bread swan, an uncle and a nephew, and when he asks for Marjane to be his only visitor. Marjane is the last person to see Anoosh before his execution and probably learns or confirms her belief that the newspaper lies when they labeled Anoosh as a Russian spy. Their relationship was important for the both of them and Anoosh's memory is carried on by Marjane.