| In 1984 Betty Mahmoody and her four-year old daughter acompany her husband to Tehran where they are to meet his relatives. What started out to be a two week trip, turns into a nightmare! After the two weeks, Betty's husband won't allow them to go home. For months, Betty and her daughter Mahtob are yelled at and even beaten by their short-tempered "master". Betty eventually finds poeple who will help her out of the country but not her daughter. She refuses to leave her daughter and waits. Somone then offers to smuggle them both out of the country. | ||
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Plot & Themes Political/social rights fight Yes Plotlet: Ethnic/Relig. of subject (inside) Gender/Class story? - woman's story If this is a culture clash: - visiting a different culture Ethnic/regional/gender Yes Period of greatest activity? - 1950+ Subject of Biography Gender - Female Ethnicity - White Nationality - American Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 () Century: - 1980's-Present Writing Style How much dialogue in bio? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 76%-100% of book |
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