On many occasions in Austria, Marjane experienced discrimination (from the nuns, other students, etc.). Why do you think the Austrians felt this way about Marjane, and how do you think this changed Marjane's opinion of Europeans? Use specific examples from the book to support your claims.
Marjane gets a lot of discrimination thrown against her during her four years in Austria as shown by the students in the cafe on page 196 and by many others. I think the Austrians felt this way about Marjane because she was different from them. One of the major differences was probably how she looked different. While the book never actually says it, I'm sure that she had some sort of accent that people also didn't like. The discrimination changed Marjane's views of the Austrians in many ways, one of them being that she obviously thought they were much worse than they were. They also must have seemed alien-like to her because of their cultural and physical differences. All in all, the way that Marjane and the Austrians don't like each other seems very petty and it could easily be solved.
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