Since Marji was young, she was deeply concerned with the large number of deaths as a result of the war. Even after returning from Austria, Marji was affected by the street names being changed in honor of the martyrs; however she quickly changes her morals when she gets a boyfriend. To impress her boyfriend, she "arrived very made-up to give him a surprise." She is wearing lipstick which would get her sent to The Committee. The Guardians show up to raid the street. Marji distracts the men from her makeup by lying and saying an innocent man was harassing her. Why would Marji risk her and another man's life to impress her boyfriend?

Marji does not even know what will happen to the man she accused, because she only thought about herself in that moment of fear. Her attempt to make an impression on Reza was a failure, and in the end, it was pointless. Reza did not like her lipstick and even said, " What are you doing out wearing that flashy lipstick that doesn't even suit you?" (Satrapi 287). Marji endangered a bystander's life for no reason. What would cause Marji to be so irresponsible?

When telling her boyfriend what she has done, he laughs about it as if it were nothing serious; comparitively,  Marji's grandmother had different feelings about her granddaughter's actions. Her grandmother calls her a "selfish bitch". Marji feels bad about her grandmother scolding her.

I think Marji's attitude has changed due to growing up too fast. The war and fighting has affected her whole life, and she is unsure of how to handle things as an adult. After spending four years in Europe, she is immune to the violence and severity, because she was not exposed to it. She is unaware of what will happen to the man, because she has not experienced the regime's strict punishments. Her boyfriend is not affected by the violence, because he served in the war. Having a boyfriend has changed Marji. She disregards her morals for the sake of his attention. Why would Marji abandon her morals for a guy?