So, yeah, instead of doing kid things, Marji is having conversations with God. Maybe it's her halo, or maybe her bald baby head has just been polished to a nice shine (1.19). "I was born with religion," she says, accompanied by an illustration of her as a baby with a seemingly glowing head, like a mini Mr. You might think of girls her age still playing with dolls or racecars (hey, we're not strict adherents to gender norms here)-the point being that they're playing. She goes by the name Marji, and she's not your average girl. Marjane is ten years old in 1980 when the novel begins.
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