Persepolis, The death of a childhood

From reading the book Persepolis, it is very interesting in how her enjoyment of her childhood dies out.   As far as I have read, the book has been very easy to read by all the visuals. What makes this book very interesting and unique is that the essential symbols are revealed in the visuals itself. As I read more of this novel, the more I begin to understand what really is happening in her life.

Why is childhood an important time of life? When does it end?

Childhood plays a great role in a persons life. It is important because "they gradually learn new knowledge by an unawareness way. The lessons at the moment play significant role to form world outlook of human beings many year later". The child enters a stage where the child starts to learn and interact with others throughout life. Some people say that the childhood ends at the age of eighteen. “They go to school until they’re eighteen, so they’re children until they’re eighteen. 

• http://mrsuccessvn.wordpress.com/2010/05/16/childhood-is-the-most-important-period-in-one’s-life/
• http://tolovehonorandvacuum.com/2012/11/when-does-childhood-end/ 
• http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/persepolis.jpg  

In this young girl's perspective of view, Her childhood began to die out when she was isolated from her  closest friends because of the law the leader established. As she lost her friends the only friend that was with her was God. She would start conversations with God and rely as God being her only close friend. 

The later this began to progress was when she started to talk about the reality and what is actually happening in this world. Once you realize that is happening, you know her childhood is coming to an end.

How do people cope when forces they can't control change their lives?

From all the traumatizing experiences she dealt with, it really brings up the topic that she does not have a normal childhood. She begins to follow what the society does and starts to create protests, and violence in her life. She wants to create a revolution at such a young age! She is strongly effected from the society and wants to engage in actions that could be very dangerous and could risk her life. It comes  to a traumatic fall in her childhood and she could never experience the beauty and meaning of childhood ever again.