How does Marjane's view of authority evolve from childhood to adolescence?

• A. She grows skeptical because she witnesses repression and hypocrisy.
• B. She grows increasingly convinced that all authority is inherently just.
• C. She becomes indifferent to politics through adolescence.
• D. She rejects all forms of authority entirely from childhood.

Answer: (B)

Marjane’s understanding of power shifts from trusting and admiring those in charge to questioning and resisting them as she grows. In the early years, authority figures seem legitimate and protective, but as she enters adolescence and the political climate becomes harsher, she directly witnesses repression and hypocrisy—leaders speak of virtue while enforcing oppression, censorship, and violence. Those experiences teach her that authority isn’t inherently just, so she becomes skeptical and more willing to challenge rules and norms. This arc isn’t about becoming indifferent to politics or about accepting every authority as fair; it’s about recognizing when power is used unjustly and developing a critical stance toward it.