Question
Read the excerpts from Does My Head Look Big in This? and Persepolis.
Excerpt from Does My Head Look Big in This?:
I can’t image what my class will say if I walk in with the hijab on. Oh boy, does this give the walking-into-class-naked dream another dimension. Except in my case, I’m not walking in naked. I’m walking in fully covered and yet I’m still breaking out into a sweat.
Come to think of it, though, it’s not like I’m not used to being the odd one out. I attended a Catholic elementary school because we lived too far away from the Islamic school and my parents didn’t have time to travel the distance twice a day. Plus, all that "love thy neighbor," "respect your parents," and "cleanliness is next to godliness" stuff was basically what I would have been taught in Religious Education in an Islamic school anyway.
Excerpt from Persepolis:
4 panels from the graphic novel Persepolis. A girl is shown at 10 years old in 1980. She is wearing a hijab along with the other girls in her class photo. This was during the time of the Islamic Revolution when girls had to wear a veil in school.
What similarities do the narrators’ perspectives most reveal? Select two options.
They both experience alienation in school.
They both feel similar to everyone around them.
They are both unsure about being told what to wear.
They both resent their religious education.
They both know the effects of war firsthand.
Excerpt from Does My Head Look Big in This?:
I can’t image what my class will say if I walk in with the hijab on. Oh boy, does this give the walking-into-class-naked dream another dimension. Except in my case, I’m not walking in naked. I’m walking in fully covered and yet I’m still breaking out into a sweat.
Come to think of it, though, it’s not like I’m not used to being the odd one out. I attended a Catholic elementary school because we lived too far away from the Islamic school and my parents didn’t have time to travel the distance twice a day. Plus, all that "love thy neighbor," "respect your parents," and "cleanliness is next to godliness" stuff was basically what I would have been taught in Religious Education in an Islamic school anyway.
Excerpt from Persepolis:
4 panels from the graphic novel Persepolis. A girl is shown at 10 years old in 1980. She is wearing a hijab along with the other girls in her class photo. This was during the time of the Islamic Revolution when girls had to wear a veil in school.
What similarities do the narrators’ perspectives most reveal? Select two options.
They both experience alienation in school.
They both feel similar to everyone around them.
They are both unsure about being told what to wear.
They both resent their religious education.
They both know the effects of war firsthand.
Answers
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The two options that best highlight the similarities in the narrators’ perspectives from the excerpts of *Does My Head Look Big in This?* and *Persepolis* are:
1. **They both experience alienation in school.** - In *Does My Head Look Big in This?*, the narrator feels anxious about being the "odd one out" and how her classmates will react to her wearing a hijab. In *Persepolis*, the girl is part of a class photo wearing a hijab, indicating that she conforms to societal expectations but also feels the weight of this imposition.
2. **They are both unsure about being told what to wear.** - The narrator in *Does My Head Look Big in This?* explicitly expresses uncertainty and discomfort about wearing the hijab. Similarly, the girl in *Persepolis* is required to wear a hijab as a result of the Islamic Revolution, reflecting a lack of choice and uncertainty about the implications of her attire.
These choices reflect their feelings of alienation and uncertainty regarding the societal expectations and norms imposed on them.
1. **They both experience alienation in school.** - In *Does My Head Look Big in This?*, the narrator feels anxious about being the "odd one out" and how her classmates will react to her wearing a hijab. In *Persepolis*, the girl is part of a class photo wearing a hijab, indicating that she conforms to societal expectations but also feels the weight of this imposition.
2. **They are both unsure about being told what to wear.** - The narrator in *Does My Head Look Big in This?* explicitly expresses uncertainty and discomfort about wearing the hijab. Similarly, the girl in *Persepolis* is required to wear a hijab as a result of the Islamic Revolution, reflecting a lack of choice and uncertainty about the implications of her attire.
These choices reflect their feelings of alienation and uncertainty regarding the societal expectations and norms imposed on them.