The woman in the story had to wear veils because of their religion. During a protest with people who were agreeing with the veils and the people who wanted freedom for their kids some body toke a picture of her mother and her mother was so embarressed that she died her hair blonde and wore black shades and big long coats.  Marjane wanted to be a prophet but when GOD came to her and asked her, "I thought you wanted to be a prophet?" and in return her answer was," Can we change the subject." The girls and boys were also separated in school.