Week 6 Response: Azar Nafisi, “Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books”

This article talks about a group of women who are trying to survive in a totalitarian regime. These are women have formed a hidden group where they read books, and using their imagination create another world for themselves. In countries like Iran, totalitarian regimes are common, and people who do not follow them are punished severely. But these women are strong enough to try to do something about their interests. Although they appear to be strong, they are also weak and scared at the same time. All these women belong to different backgrounds, but have the same view about escaping totalitarian regime. They like to analyze books and watch movies, play sports, listen to music, dance. It gives them a sense of freedom which is hardly felt in their country.

Hitler can be easily said to be a dictator who imposed totalitarian regimes on the people of Germany.