Ah good, a first customer! Yes, Nafisi makes a point of color differentiating each of the members of her group, particularly after they've shed their uniform black.
I think another general theme here is the relationship of fiction to reality. Various incidents that she relates both in Nabokov's writings and things she's experienced are dovetailed together quite well. To her credit, she doesn't shove our noses into it, but rather leads us to the place and lets us draw our conclusions (deliberately being vague here until the official discussion starts on Monday).
As for the oppression, I think I'll wait to hear some of the female participants for their views. Speaking for myself, it's certainly consciousness opening to hear a first hand story of what it's like to live under those conditions. Hearing it on the news is one thing, but reading/hearing it in a more personal context I think is very different.
I'm very much enjoying the book so far as I find it to be very well written, even if a bit on the slow side every so often.
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