![]() ![]() ![]() At his coronation the Shah visited the grave of Cyrus the Great, who once “ruled over the ancient world.” Then Marjane’s grandmother describes how, during his rule, “all the country’s money went into ridiculous celebrations of the 2500 years of dynasty and other frivolities” but none of this benefited the people, who couldn’t care less. He was extremely wasteful and bombastic and kept none of his promises, unlike the other historical kings of Iran. She then says that the Shah was even “ten times worse” than the Father of the Shah. ![]() At times she pretended to cook food she did not have just to keep up appearances for the neighbors who could see her through the window. Her grandmother speaks of how poor she was back then. Marjane’s grandmother comes over to the house, and Marjane asks her about the times Marjane’s grandfather was in jail. ![]()
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