What is freedom?
Merriam-Webster defines freedom as "the quality or state of being free: such as the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action." The mothers in Iran faced difficult decisions during and post-war, many of which hindered their autonomy. Women in Iran especially have faced harsh consequences from morality police, being beaten and tortured for things such as wearing their veils incorrectly. This alone imposes on their freedoms.
I will be exploring Taji Satrapi from Persepolis, Roza from The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree, and the family from the short film Life seen in The Year of the Everlasting Storm. Each woman I will be diving into has give up a different freedom, while they all faced similar circumstances what they had to give up was much different.
I will be exploring Taji Satrapi from Persepolis, Roza from The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree, and the family from the short film Life seen in The Year of the Everlasting Storm. Each woman I will be diving into has give up a different freedom, while they all faced similar circumstances what they had to give up was much different.
