What reactions does Marjane have to her marriage? How do these reactions affect her?

Marjane in the end was not happy because she felt she was giving up her identity to become someone's wife and have to be submissive to what society perceived her as: a helpless woman.

Marjane was getting married at 21. She was at first excited, as she states on page 312, “I'm only 21! I haven't seen anything yet! But I love him! How can I know if he's the man of my life without having lived with him?” She was confused throughout the process. Through pages 313-319, she contacts her parents, she gets multiple people's opinions, and she gets various responses.
On page 312, Marjane’s father says, “You're the only one who can know. At the same time, if you want to know him, you must live with him, and for that, you must marry.” But on the next page, Marjane says, “Long afterward not father admitted to me that he had always known that I would get divorced. He wanted me to realize by myself that Reza and I were not made for each other.” Her mom doesn't approve, before AND after, but she does end up getting married.
On page 317, Marjane says, “I was already sorry! I had suddenly become ‘a married woman.’ I had conformed to society, while I had always wanted to remain in the margins. In my mind, ‘a married woman’ wasn't like me. It required too many compromises. I couldn't accept it, but it was too late.” She says this right after she gets married. She had gotten all these different opinions and wasn't even sure about what she wanted. She got herself into this mess, and she was very unhappy about it.
Overall, her reactions were not positive. She was in love at the time, but she didn't want to be married or tied down. She wanted to be free, “but freedom had a price..” (341)

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