Prisoner Of Tehran Setting Analysis

The scariest experiences can make the most important impacts. In “Prisoner of Tehran”, Marina Nemat utilizes setting and quotes to convey her many challenges that someone at her age should have never encountered. These challenges triggered memories of her earlier childhood before being arrested. In 246, Marina experienced discomfort and fear. In the different prison she met Taraneh and got to see her old friend Sarah. 246 did not have enough room for all the prisoners. “During the time of the Shah, 246, upstairs and downstairs combined, had fifty or so prisoners in total. Now, the number was close to six hundred fifty.” -Marina. The crowded cells causes the girls to sleep on the floor side by side. It was a challenge to go to the bathroom at night because there was no room to move around all the sleeping bodies. The …show more content…
At Marina’s cottage by the Caspian Sea was a place Marina named her Prayer Rock. The Prayer Rock was a monument Marina would go to escape from her family to have time to herself. She discovered this place on her own, and every morning she would say the Our Father there. Marina loved to imagine on the rock. “I loved to stand on it, open my arms to the gentle breeze, close my eyes, and image the sea surrounding me…” -Marina. This shows that Marina goes into her own world when she’s at her special place. She feels powerful at the rock because it gives her the ability to think and make her own decisions. In the Bible, Psalm 18:2 reads, “The Lord is my rock, my fortress, my stronghold in whom I take refuge, my shield, the glory of my salvation, and my high tower.” This line is referring to how the Prayer Rock can also be a spiritually monument. Marina does not mention this in the story, but her Prayer Rock is God who protectors her. The Prayer Rock is an object in Marina’s life that became a safe haven for her, and helped her grow up and become the strong and brave women she is