Philosophy of Resignation

I thought it was interesting how Satrapi mentions on page 94 the "philosophy of resignation." I researched this a little more and came across an interview with a National Geographic reporter who wrote an article on Iran. She also used the phrase "philosophy of resignation," actually when talking about how people drive so recklessly in Iran and how dangerous the roads were. People drive at high speeds down the wrong side of the road, and mothers walk into streets holding their children by the hand. She attributed this behavior to this philosophy of resignation, the belief that everything is in the hands of Allah, and one can only expect to suffer on earth and gain paradise after death. Perhaps this is why in Persepolis the government puts so much emphasis on mourning the war "martyrs." Maybe this is a way to prove to themselves that resignation is the right path, that life is only pain and death and all that can be hoped for is the afterlife, filled with "food, women, and houses made of gold and diamonds." (persepolis page 100)

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