Remembering Satrapi—Prophet of the Personal
Faceless soldiers with keys slung around their necks are flung to martyrdom in a minefield bombing during the Iran-Iraq War. They are the teenagers to whom the Islamic Republic under Ruhollah Khomeini distributed “keys to heaven”, in exchange for joining the Iranian forces. On the very same page, a young Marji dances with glee, accompanied by laughing friends. She is attending her first party.
