Persepolis p.1-18

From what I have read thus far, Persepolis is highly enjoyable. Though taking place in the thick of hard times, the atmosphere in the story is a lighthearted one. The wit is subtle and the characters honest. Based around the life and time of author Marjane Satrapi, we are introduced to herself as a child. As children are, she is sweet, innocent, and somewhat unaware. She is a big dreamer with hopes to someday become the last prophet of God. Though gaining the confidence and allegiance of her grandmother, it seems that nobody else has confidence in her or her cause to heal the world as evident by her teacher's disbelief. She does have friends nonetheless and every now and then, she even speaks with God as if he was there with her in person. They talk about her prophecy and what will come from her as a healer until one night he didn't show. This was just after she was denied permission to accompany her parents at a demonstration against the violence around them. Through this, I feel a connection to the character in the sense of wanting to assist a situation, but having nothing I could do. The overwhelming feeling of helplessness that she must have been feeling has come over me on several occasions and made me feel for her. In the coming chapters, I think that it is possible that she could lose faith in her "destiny" as she feels abandoned by God. This could lead to her having the sense of not having a cause or purpose anymore. What do you guys think?  No matter, the character grew on me right away and I feel as if the connection will grow as I continue.