Question

read the excerpts from does my head look big in this? and persepolis. excerpt from does my head look big in this?: when i was in elementary school, different - colored socks were enough to get you teased. so when youre a non - pork - eating, eid - celebrating mossie (as in taunting nickname for muslim, not mosquito) with an unpronounceable last name and a mother who picks you up from school wearing a hijab and gucci shades and drives a car with an islam means peace bumper sticker, a quiet existence is impossible. excerpt from persepolis: what different perspectives do the narrators tones reveal? amal stands out as different, but marjane does not. amal is not ashamed of her wealth, but marjane is. amal cares about appearances, but marjane does not. amal is not facing a conflict, but marjane is.

Explanation:

In the first excerpt, Amal's description of her non - typical (for her school environment) Muslim identity, her mother's hijab, Gucci shades, and the "Islam means peace" bumper sticker shows she is different. In the second excerpt, Marjane is ashamed of her father's Cadillac (a symbol of wealth in a context of revolution), which implies she tries to fit in or not stand out as wealthy.

Answer:

Amal stands out as different, but Marjane does not.